A novel galaxy formation code that resolves individual stars and supernovae.
Welcome!
I am currently a NASA
Hubble fellow in computational astrophysics at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawai'i.
Previously, I was at Princeton University. Before that, I was an independent research fellow at the
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Munich, Germany.
My research interests include all things galaxies: their formation in the nascent Universe, their merging and assembly, their star formation and
inter-stellar medium. In detail, this means I think about the nature of dark matter and about cosmology and the expansion of the Universe.
I think about energetic feedback coupling from supernovae and stellar radiation.
To tackle these questions,
I develop a galaxy formation model called LYRA within the framework of the cosmological hydrodynamic simulation code
AREPO. It simulates galaxy formation and includes a multi-phase ISM, individual stars and resolved supernovae.
Get in touch with me if you are interested in my simulations! I am happy to provide the simulations for new analysis projects or to perform certain analysis myself "on-demand" for observational comparisons. Also get in touch if you are interested in collaborating!
Previous Science
Elliptical galaxy formation, the circum-galactic medium and the initial mass function of stars.
About
A bit about me and my CV.
Teaching
Teaching materials
LYRA papers
Recorded Talks
In the media
Requiem Survey:Original ESO press release
Newsweek
Fox News
Science Daily
EXPRESS (UK)
Medium
EDUCATION thinks physics
Irish Times
Frankfurter Rundschau (German)
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Other:
Spektrum.de mentions my talk at March for Science in Heidelberg (German)
Nature Astronomy Meeting Report mentions LYRA