Scientific Interests

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<b>Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies</b> <br> My primary work focusses on the formation and evolution of large, low surface brightness galaxies called Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs). I am currently placing observational constraints on their masses to help our understanding of the dark matter halos they form in.
<b>Low Surface Brightness Instrumentation</b> <br> We can only study the parts of the Universe we are able to see. Through developing new image reduction techniques I hope to expand the frontiers of modern astronomy.
<b>Galaxy Halos</b> <br> In the modern understanding of galaxy formation, galaxies grow through accretion and merging. We study these process through the imprints they leave that are embedded in the galaxy's stellar halos.
<b>Dark Matter</b> <br> Dark matter comprises roughly 27% of the Universe today. Through studying low surface brightness structure in the Universe I hope to place observational constraints to better our understanding of dark matter.
<b>Globular Clusters</b> <br> Globular clusters are small balls of hundreds of thousands to millions of stars. Globular clusters are important probes of galaxy formation and evolution and can be used to trace galaxy properties out to large radius.