Research Interests 0

The evolution of the Universe as a whole from the Big Bang to the present day, and the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy

Formation and evolution of galaxies, distribution of baryons and dark matter, gas and stellar dynamics, active galactic nuclei, interstellar medium

Neutron stars and black holes, stellar coronae, supernova remnants, and clusters of galaxies. Transient and explosive events such as novae, supernova, gamma-ray bursts, and mergers of compact objects

Ground and space-based observatories and experimental astrophysics. Projects span the E&M spectrum and include the quest to directly detect dark matter and gravitational waves

Observational studies spanning the electromagnetic spectrum: radio, submillimeter, infrared, optical, ultraviolet, soft and hard X-rays, and gamma rays; searches for gravitational waves and dark matter; neutrino astrophysics

Modeling of planetary origins, giant and terrestrial planet atmospheric physics, the development and use of instrumentation for direct imaging of exoplanets, and exploration of our own solar system

Computational investigations of X-ray clusters, galaxy formation and evolution, the interstellar medium, star formation at low and high redshifts, force-free electrodynamics, collisionless dynamics, planetary and accretion disks

Stellar variability and evolution, detection and properties of binary systems featuring compact objects, multi-wavelength observation and theory of neutron stars and white dwarfs

Planetary atmospheres, star– and planet–formation, accretion onto compact objects, galactic dynamics, general relativity and black holes, modified gravity theories, and the early universe