My research has focused on several key questions:
- How do the compositions (i.e., dust, gas, stars) of the first galaxies compare to those of local galaxies, and is there a continuous evolution of these properties?
- What are the relative effects of mergers, in- and outflows, and secular accretion on the baryon cycle, gas content, and star formation of these galaxies?
- How can we improve current models and analysis techniques to maximize the yield of the relatively limited observations of high-redshift galaxies?
To tackle these, I have used ALMA and JVLA observations of z>4 galaxies to characterize their kinematics, derive gas masses, and characterize their dust properties. Since coming to Oxford, I have joined two complementary JWST NIRSpec GTO teams (JADES and GA-NIFS), where I examine galaxy kinematics and star formation activity at high-redshift.
Research interests
Astrophysics
Selected publications
GA-NIFS: JWST/NIRSpec integral field unit observations of HFLS3 reveal a dense galaxy group at z ∼6.3
Astronomy & Astrophysics EDP Sciences 682 (2024) A122
New constraints on the molecular gas content of a z ∼ 8 galaxy from JVLA CO(J = 2–1) observations
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters Wiley 529:1 (2023) L1-L6