People
I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work with quite a few amazing scientists. Below I list several people with whom I am actively collaborating.
Erica Behrens
Erica earned her PhD in Astronomy from the University of Virginia in April 2026 and is now a postdoctoral researcher in Eva Schinnerer’s research group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany. I have been extremely fortunate to work with Erica over the past six-plus years on a wide-range of studies of molecular spectral line and continuum imaging of the star formation process in galaxies.
Mathilde Bouvier
Another excellent researcher that I am fortunate to work with is Mathilde Bouvier, who is a postdoc in Serena Viti’s group at Leiden University. Mathilde’s specialty is astrophysical chemistry, lately focusing on sulfur-bearing molecules. Sulfur chemistry is interesting in that it can help us understand how dynamic processes, such as outflows, shocks, etc., influence the star formation process in galaxies.
Cosima Eibensteiner
A Jansky Fellow at NRAO Charlottesville, Cosima has brought her considerable experience and expertise in the characterization of the molecular ISM and evolutionary status of galaxies to our collaboration.
Serena Viti
I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Serena Viti and her research group at the University of Leiden. Serena is a world-renowned astrochemist and the maintainer of one of the most widely-used chemical models in astrophysics: UCLCHEM.