Employment History

Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of Wyoming, 2005-present

Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of Wyoming, 2000-2005

Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Indiana University, 1994-2000

Research Associate, Kitt Peak National Observatory, 1991-1994

Research Associate, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 1988-1991

Education

Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 1988

M.S. in Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 1983

B.S. in Astrophysics, University of Oklahoma, 1980

Refereed Publications:

37. " The Frequency of Mit-Infrared Excess Sources in Galactic Surveys," Uzpen, B. et al. (including Pierce, M.J.), Astronomical Journal, in press, astro.ph 12235U, 2006.

36. " A Radial Velocity Survey of the Cygnus OB2 Association," Kiminki, D. et al. (including Pierce, M.J.), Astronomical Journal, in press, astro.ph 9772K, 2006.

35. " Improved u'g'r'i'z' to UBVRcIc Transformation Equations for Main Sequence Stars," Rodgers, C. T., Canterna, R., Smith, J., Pierce, M. J., Tucker, D. L., Astronomical Journal, 132, 989, 2006.

34. " Discovery of a New Low-Latitude Milky Way Globular Cluster Using GLIMPSE," Kobulnicky, H. A. et al. (including Pierce, M.J.), Astronomical Journal, 129, 239, 2005.

33. " An Optical Survey of the Position Error Contours of Unidentified High-Energy Gamma-Ray Sources at Galactic latitude |b|>20," Bloom, S. D. et al. (including Pierce, M. J.), Astronomical Journal, 128, 56, 2004.

32. " A Wide-field, Broadband Imaging Survey of the Butcher-Oemler Cluster Cl 0024+1654: The Catalog," Alexov, A, Silva, D. R., & Pierce, M. J., Astronomical Journal, 126, 2644, 2003.

31. " Evidence for streaming Motions in the Cores of Giant Elliptical Galaxies: A Kinematic Signature of Mergers?," Pierce, M. J., & Berrington, R., Astrophysical Journal, 531, L99, 2000.

30. " Distances from the Period-Luminosity Relation of Red Supergiant Variables. II. The Distance to M101," Jurcevic, J. S., Pierce, M. J. & Jacoby, G. H., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 313, 868, 2000.

29. " Distances from the Period-Luminosity Relation of Red Supergiant Variables. I. The Absolute Calibration," Jurcevic, J. S., Pierce, M. J. & Crabtree, D., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 313, 271, 2000.

28. " Distances to Galaxies from the Correlation Between Luminosities and Linewidths. III. Cluster Template and Ho," Tully, R. B. & Pierce, M. J., Astrophysical Journal, 533, 744, 2000.

27. " Constraints on the Hubble COnstant from Observations of the Brightest Red Giant Stars in a Virgo Cluster Galaxy," Harris, W. E., Durrell, P., Pierce, M. J., & Secker, J., Nature, 395, 45, 1998.

26. " Cosmological Parameters from Mutiple-arc Gravitational Lensing Systems," Link, R. & Pierce, M. J., Astrophysical Journal , 502, 63, 1998.

25. " Global Extinction in Spiral Galaxies," Tully, R. B., Pierce, M. J., Huang, J., Saunders, W., Verheijen, M. A. W., & Witchalls, P. L., Astronomical Journal , 115, 2264 1998.

24. " The Ursa Major Cluster of Galaxies. I. Cluster Definition and Data,"e; Tully, R. B., Verheijen, M. A. W., Pierce, M. J., Huang, J. S., & Wainscoat, R., Astronomical Journal , 112, 2471 1996.

23. " Response to Schaefer's Comments on Pierce & Jacoby (1995) Regarding the Type Ia Supernova 1937C," Pierce, M. J., & Jacoby, G. H., Astronomical Journal , 112, 723 1996.

22. " ``New'' B and V Photometry of the ``Old'' Type Ia Supernova SN 1937C: Implications for H₀," Pierce, M. J., & Jacoby, G. H., Astronomical Journal , 110, 2885, 1995.

21. " The Hubble Constant and Virgo Cluster Distance from Observations of Cepheid Variables," Pierce, M. J.,Welch, D. L., McClure, R. D., van den Bergh, S., Racine, R., & Stetson, P. B., Nature , 371, 385, 1994.

20. " Luminosity--Line-width Relations and the Extragalactic Distance Scale. II. A Comparison with Type Ia & II Supernovae," Pierce, M. J., Astrophysical Journal , 430, 53, 1994.

19. " Observations of a High Surface Brightness Arclet Associated with the Cluster of Galaxies GHO 2154+0508," Lavery, R. J., Pierce, M. J., & McClure, R. D., Astrophysical Journal , 418, 43, 1993.

18. " A Critical Review of Selected Techniques Used for Measuring Extragalactic Distances," Jacoby, G. H., Branch, D., Ciardullo, R., Davies, R., Harris, W., Pierce, M. J., Pritchet, C. J., Tonry, J. L., & Welch, D. L., Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific , 104, 599, 1992.

17. " High-Resolution Imaging of Distant Clusters I. Close Pairs, Interactions and the ``Butcher-Oemler Effect'' at z = 0.4," Lavery, R. J., Pierce, M. J., & McClure, R. D., Astronomical Journal , 104, 2067, 1992.

16. " High Resolution Imaging of Virgo Cluster Galaxies. I. The Distance Based on the Brightest Stars in NGC 4571," Pierce, M. J., McClure, R. D., & Racine, R., Astrophysical Journal , 393, 523, 1992.

15. " An Absolute Calibration of Type Ia Supernovae from Photometry of the Brightest Stars in IC 4182," Pierce, M. J., Ressler, M. E., & Shure, M. S., Astrophysical Journal , 390, L45, 1992.

14. " The Intrinsic Colors of Supernovae of Type Ia," van den Bergh, S., & Pierce, M. J., Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific , 104, 408, 1992.

13. " Nearby Galaxy Flows Modeled By the Light Distribution, Shaya, E. J., Tully, R. B., & Pierce, M. J.," Astrophysical Journal , 391, 16, 1992.

12. " Nearby Galaxy Flows Modeled By the Light Distribution: Distances, Model, and The Local Velocity Anomaly," Tully, R. B., Shaya, E. J., & Pierce, M. J., Astrophysical Journal Suppl. , 80, 479, 1992.

11. " Luminosity-Line-width Relations and the Extragalactic Distance Scale. I. Absolute Calibration," Pierce, M. J., & Tully, R. B., Astrophysical Journal , 387, 47, 1992.

10. " CCD Surface Photometry of Early-Type Barred Galaxies. I. Data Reduction and Results," Wozniak, H., & Pierce M. J., Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement , 88, 325, 1991.

9. " The Dustiness, Luminosity, and Metallicity of Galaxies," van den Bergh, S., & Pierce, M. J., Astrophysical Journal , 364, 444, 1990.

8. " Classification of Galaxies on CCD Frames," van den Bergh, S., Pierce, M. J., & Tully, R. B., Astrophysical Journal , 359, 4, 1990.

7. " The Shape of Bars in Early Type Barred Galaxies," Athanassoula E., et al., (including M. Pierce), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 245, 130, 1990.

6. " An Absolute Calibration of the L-sigma and L-sigma-Sigma Relations for Elliptical Galaxies and the Distance to the Virgo and Fornax Clusters," Pierce, M. J., Astrophysical Journal , 344, L57, 1989.

5. " The Distances to the Virgo and Ursa Major Clusters and a Determination of H₀," Pierce, M. J., & Tully, R. B., Astrophysical Journal , 330, 579, 1988.

4. " Stellar Ovals and Nuclear Rings in the Interior of M51 and M100," Pierce, M. J., Astronomical Journal , 92, 285, 1986.

3. " The Structure of the Cygnus A Radio Galaxy," Pierce, M. J., & Stockton, A., Astrophysical Journal , 305, 204, 1986.

2. " High Resolution Imaging from Mauna Kea: The Astrometric Binary mu-Cassiopeiae," Pierce, M. J., & Lavery, R. J., Astronomical Journal , 90, 647, 1985.

1. " The Extragalactic HI Cloud in Leo, Pierce," Pierce, M. J., & Tully, R. B., Astronomical Journal , 90, 450, 1985.

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