Her research interests include galaxy evolution, chemical evolution, star formation, and extragalactic neutral hydrogen. She received a B.S. in Astronomy and Chemistry from Haverford College in 1991, a M.S. in Astronomy in 1994, and a Ph.D. in Astronomy in 1996 from Cornell University, where she worked with BPA and NAS member Martha Haynes. Dr. van Zee has been on the IU Astronomy faculty since 2001. She was a Jansky Postdoctoral Fellow at NRAO-Socorro and a Research Associate at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics. She is currently involved in the E-ALFA consortium which will undertake several blind surveys for neutral hydrogen in galaxies using the new seven feed L-band receiver at Arecibo Observatory. Dr. van Zee uses a variety of instruments and radio wavebands for her research.