I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in Heidelberg, where I lead theoretical studies of galaxies, their diffuse gas, and their embedding cosmic structure. I designed and ran some of the largest simulations of galaxy formation. To this end, I develop high-performance tools and algorithms to analyze these simulations, and to test our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution since the Big Bang. I am particularly interested in the diffuse gas surrounding galaxies, which is now increasingly mapped in emission and absorption with modern telescopes. In Heidelberg, I work with Dylan Nelson, running and analyzing cosmological galaxy formation simulations, as well as development of new high-performance codes. Before moving to Heidelberg in 2021, I obtained my PhD in Physical Cosmology at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Eiichiro Komatsu’s group.

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