Nearby Young Stellar Populations
Massive stars are the main source of kinematic energy and chemical enrichment of their host galaxies, and dominate the integrated spectra of distant star-forming galaxies and starbursts. In an effort to disentangle unresolved populations in distant systems we need to fully understand the role of environment in stellar evolution. To this end we have obtained large spectroscopic surveys of young, massive stars in the Magellanic Clouds and in other Local Group galaxies. For more information about past surveys and new kinematic studies of resolved stellar populations, please contact Chris Evans.