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My research focuses on reconstructing the formation conditions of the Milky Way using the positions, kinematics, ages, and chemical compositions of pulsating variable stars. I use data from proprietary surveys and publicly available databases, including (but not limited to) the Halo Outskirts With VAriable STars (HOWVAST), the Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey (S⁵), and the Gaia mission. These projects are pivotal to lay the groundwork for exploiting the large amount of data upcoming in the next generation of large sky surveys.
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I am an observational cosmologist that develops novel instrumentation and analysis techniques for studying the origin, composition, and evolution of the universe. One of such instruments is the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), a ground-breaking radio telescope that is mapping the large-scale structure of neutral hydrogen to constrain the expansion history of the universe. Thanks to its unique design and powerful digital backend, CHIME has also become a leading facility for studying the radio transient sky, including the mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs). I am now focused on the development of CHIME/FRB Outriggers and the Canadian Hydrogen Observatory and Radio-transient Detector (CHORD), next-generation telescope arrays that will provide unprecedented observational capabilities for cosmology and radio transient science.
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My primary research interest in theoretical astrophysics is the study of the structure and evolution of planets, accretion discs and stars. The fluid dynamics of these objects is a topic I particularly enjoy exploring, through a combination of analytical and numerical simulation work.
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