short CV

Education

Sept. 2022 - Present   PhD in Physics (Theoretical)  | [Newcastle Univeristy]

• Thesis title: Understanding the connections between supermassive black holes and galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope.

• Supervised by: Dr. David Rosario & Dr. Christopher Harrison & Dr. Tiago Costa 

•  Awarded:  STFC studentship & Newcastle University Overseas Research Scholarship

Sept. 2020 - June 2022  M.Sc in Astrophysics  | [Observatoire de Paris - PSL]

Two year Master's programme entailing the following tracks: 

1. M1 in Sciences of the Universe and Space Technologies (2020-2021) 

2. M2 International Research Track in Astrophysics (2021-2022)

•  Classification: First Class with Honours

•  Awarded: International Mobility Grant 

Sept. 2017 - July 2020   BSc in Astrophysics  | [Queen Mary University of London]

•  Classification: First Class with Honours

•  Awarded: International Excellence Scholarship

Research Experience 

Jan. 2022 - July 2022   [Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris]

Investigating how low-mass satellite galaxies lose their ability to form stars (i.e., quench) while joining a new cluster by tracing forward in time their evolution from (z=1 to z=0), and exploring the possible quenching mechanisms (e.g., ram pressure stripping, AGN feedback)

•  Supervised by:  Dr. Gary Mamon

•  Master Thesis title: Who turned the lights off? And when?: Quenching insights in IllustrisTNG

•  Relevant Skills: Theoretical, Computational, and Analytical  Modelling

Sept. 2021- Dec. 2021  [LERMA - Observatoire de Paris]

 Following the growth of supermassive black holes using the TNG simulation, and comparing the results with current observational constraints.

•  Supervised by:  Dr. Mélanie Habouzit & Prof. Françoise Combes 

•  Relevant Skills: Merger tree algorithms, Model fitting

Jan. 2021- Aug. 2021   [Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie] & [Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris]

Predicting the fraction of  supermassive black holes and active galactic nuclei in nearby dwarf galaxies using six different cosmological simulations (Horizon-AGN, EAGLE, SIMBA, Illustris, TNG100 and TNG300). 

•   Supervised by:    Dr. Mélanie Habouzit & Prof. Marta Volonteri

•   Relevant Skills: Data Treatment &  Visualisation; Numerical Analysis

Sept. 2020- Dec. 2020   [LESIA - Observatoire de Paris]

A numerically conducted research project, where I calibrated the PL relation using LMC Cepheids and examined the application that this has on the Hubble Constant.

•   Supervised by:  Dr. Louise Breuval

•  Relevant Skills:  Model fitting & MCMC algorithm

Programs