E/S0 Galaxies on the Blue Color-Stellar Mass Sequence at z=0: Fading Mergers or Future Spirals? Kannappan, S. J., Guie, J. M., and Baker, A. J. 2009. AJ, submitted

Galaxy Gas Fractions, Characteristic Mass Scales, and the RESOLVE Survey. Kannappan, S. J. and Wei, L. H. 2008. In AIP Conference Proceedings 1035: The Evolution of Galaxies Through the Neutral Hydrogen Window, Eds. R. Minchin and E. Momjian, 163

Systematic Uncertainties in Stellar Mass Estimation for Distinct Galaxy Populations. Kannappan, S. J. and Gawiser, E. 2007. ApJ, 657, L5

New Horizons in Astronomy: Frank N. Bash Symposium 2005. [Conference Proceedings Book: link goes to Table of Contents] Eds. S. J. Kannappan, S. Redfield, J. E. Kessler-Silacci, M. Landriau, N. Drory. 2006. ASP Conference Series 352

SN 2005cg: Explosion Physics and Circumstellar Interaction of a Normal Type Ia Supernova in a Low-Luminosity Host. Quimby, R., Hoeflich, P., Kannappan, S. J., Rykoff, E., Rujopakarn, W., Akerlof, C. W., Gerardy, C. L., Wheeler, J. C. 2006. ApJ, 636, 400

UBVRI Light Curves of 44 Type Ia Supernovae. Jha, S., et al. 2006. AJ, 131, 527

Extending the Search for Counterrotating Gas and Stars in Galaxies: A Study of Late-Type Dwarfs. Guie, J. M., Kannappan, S. J., Balog, Z., and Berlind, P. 2005. In Proceedings of the Ninth Texas-Mexico Conference on Astrophysics. Eds. S. Torres-Peimbert and G. MacAlpine. RevMexAA (Serie de Conferencias), 23, 111

Linking Gas Fractions to Bimodalities in Galaxy Properties. Kannappan, S. J. 2004. [Please print in COLOR.] ApJ, 611, L89

Tools for Identifying Spurious Luminosity Offsets in Tully-Fisher Studies: Application at Low Redshift and Implications for High Redshift. Kannappan, S. J. and Barton, E. J. 2004. AJ, 127, 2694

Forming Young Bulges within Existing Disks: Statistical Evidence for External Drivers. Kannappan, S. J., Jansen, R. A., and Barton, E. J. 2004. AJ, 127, 1371

Photometry and Spectroscopy of GRB 030329 and Its Associated Supernova 2003dh: The First Two Months. Matheson, T., Garnavich, P. M., et al. 2003. ApJ, 599, 394

Interpreting Offsets from the Tully-Fisher Relation. Kannappan, S. J., Barton Gillespie, E., Fabricant, D. G., Franx, M., and Vogt, N. P. 2003. RevMexAA (Serie de Conferencias), 17, 188. In Proceedings of Galaxy Evolution: Theory and Observation. Cozumel, Mexico, April 8-12, 2002. Eds. Avila-Reese, Firmani, Frenk, and Allen

Building a CCD Spectrograph for Educational or Amateur Astronomy. Kannappan, S. J., Fabricant, D. G., and Hughes, C. B. 2002. PASP, 114, 577

Physical Sources of Scatter in the Tully-Fisher Relation. Kannappan, S. J., Fabricant, D. G., and Franx, M. 2002. AJ, 123, 2358

Kinematic Clues to the Formation and Evolution of Galaxies. Kannappan, S. J. 2001. PhD Thesis for the Physics Department, Harvard University

Calibrating Evolution in the Tully-Fisher Relation. Kannappan, S. J., Fabricant, D. G., and Franx, M. 2001. [This paper is being extended to include an analysis of stellar mass fraction evolution in collaboration with N. P. Vogt. Only the pre-extension version is available at this time. For a citable version see my Ph.D. thesis.]

A Broad Search for Counterrotating Gas and Stars: Evidence for Mergers and Accretion. Kannappan, S. J. and Fabricant, D. G. 2001. AJ, 121, 140

Kinematic Asymmetries in a Broad Galaxy Sample. Kannappan, S. J. and Fabricant, D. G. 2001. In ASP Conference Series 230: Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies, eds. J. G. Funes and E. M. Corsini, 449

Frequency of Gas-Stellar Counterrotation. Kannappan, S. J. and Fabricant, D. G. 2001. In ASP Conference Series 230: Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies, eds. J. G. Funes and E. M. Corsini, 447

The Nearby Field Galaxy Survey: A Spectrophotometric and Photometric Study of Nearby Galaxies. Jansen, R. A. and Kannappan, S. J. 2001. Ap&SS 276, 1151

Rotation Curve Measurement Using Cross-Correlation. Barton, E. J., Kannappan, S. J., Kurtz, M. J., and Geller, M. J. 2000. PASP, 112, 367

NGST NIR Spectrograph Study. Final report of the NGST Near-IR Spectroscopy Panel: D. Axon, J. Frogel, G. Hasinger, L. Hillenbrand, J. Huchra (Chair), G. Illingworth, S. Kannappan, K. Long, S. Satyapal, T. Williams. 1999.

The Type Ia Supernova 1998BU in M96 and the Hubble Constant. Jha, S., et al. 1999. ApJS, 125, 73

Angular Size Measurements of Carbon Miras and S-Type Stars. van Belle, G. T., Dyck, H. M., Thompson, R. R., Benson, J. A., Kannappan, S. J. 1997. AJ, 114, 2150


Talks and Posters

The Environmental Dependence of Neutral Hydrogen Content in Spiral Galaxies. Miner, J., Rose, J., and Kannappan, S. 2008. Poster given by Jesse Miner with minor contributions from me. In AIP Conference Proceedings 1035: The Evolution of Galaxies Through the Neutral Hydrogen Window, Eds. R. Minchin and E. Momjian, 208

Coordinated Galaxy Growth from Nuclear to Global Scales: Analysis of an Unusually Resonant S0 Galaxy and Its Companion. Scarborough, T. A. and Kannappan, S. J. 2007. Poster given by my undergraduate student at the Frank N. Bash Symposium at the University of Texas at Austin.

S0 Galaxies. Kannappan, S. J. 2006. Guest lecture given at the University of Texas at Austin.

Early-Type Galaxies on the Blue Color-Stellar Mass Sequence. Kannappan, S. J. 2006. Poster given at the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Washington D.C.

Gas on the Red Sequence and Early Types on the Blue Sequence. Kannappan, S. J. 2005. Talk given at the "Nearly Normal Galaxies" conference at UC Santa Cruz.

Extending the Search for Counterrotating Gas and Stars in Galaxies. Guie, J. M. and Kannappan, S. J. 2005. Poster given by my undergraduate student at the summer meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Minneapolis.

Forming Young Bulges Within Existing Disks: Statistical Evidence for External Drivers. Kannappan, S. J. 2003. Talk given at Zurich conference, "Star and Structure Formation: From First Light to the Milky Way."

How Can We Select Galaxies by Mass? Drory, N. & Kannappan, S. 2003. Joint talk on work in preparation. Note that B-band luminosities in these figures are extinction-corrected using observed axial ratios.


Articles and Activities for the General Public

The Expanding Universe. Student activity for grades 9-12 designed for teachers workshop. Kannappan, S. J. 2006. McDonald Observatory.

Long Ago and Far Away. Student activity for grades 9-12 designed for teachers workshop. Kannappan, S. J. and Hemenway, M. K. 2006. McDonald Observatory.

Build Your Own Galaxy. Introductory activity for family or classroom use; best enjoyed after reading about galaxies in the StarDate Beyond the Solar System guide. Activity designed by Armosky, B. & Kannappan, S. J. 2005. McDonald Observatory.

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot: The Universe in X-rays. Hynes, R. I. and Kannappan, S. J. 2003. StarDate Magazine, September/October issue, 15.

Building a CCD Spectrograph for Educational or Amateur Astronomy. Kannappan, S. J., Fabricant, D. G., and Hughes, C. B. 2002. PASP, 114, 577.

Border Trading: The Amateur-Professional Partnership in Variable Star Astronomy. Kannappan, S. 2001. Masters Thesis for the History of Science Department, Harvard University.

Getting the Most from a CCD Spectrograph. Kannappan, S. J. and Fabricant, D. G. 2000. Sky & Telescope, July issue, 125-132. Even if you're not into equipment, check out page 3 for a fun introduction to the spectroscopic life story of a star!

A Survey of Amateur & Professional Participants in the Variable Star Observing Partnership. Kannappan, S. J. 2000. In ASP Conference Series 220: Amateur-Professional Partnerships in Astronomy, eds. J. R. Percy and J. B. Wilson, 29.