Exiting news! My VLA Large Program got accepted

Our Very Large Array (VLA) Large Program of ~55o hours that I am the PI of got accepted (PI: Eibensteiner, co-PI: Koch, Chown, Chiang). We will use the B, C and D configurations to get exquisite maps at ~8" angular resolution (300-800 pc) of neutral atomic gas of the most studied nearby spiral galaxies -Continue reading "Exiting news! My VLA Large Program got accepted"

Public outreach talk for Charlottesville Astronomical Society (CAS)

Two weeks ago, I gave a public talk for the Charlottesville Astronomical Society (CAS) at the Leander McCormick Observatory. I really enjoyed it, and if you want to see some pretty pictures (& more) of nearby galaxies, go check out the recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K8xgpVfXJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K8xgpVfXJc

CosmicAI Bootcamp

In May, I participated at the CosmicAI Bootcamp in Austin, Texas at the Texas Advanced Computing Center. Lectures and hands-on sessions included: Machine Learning and Supervised Learning, Advanced Supervised Learning, Deep Learning, Distributed Deep Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI and LLMs, Deep Reinforcement Learning, and Astro-AI Software Demos. It was an intensive and very informativeContinue reading "CosmicAI Bootcamp"

PHANGS team meeting in Nice, France

In February of each year, members of the Physics at High Angular Resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) usually meet in person to discuss our achievements of the previous year and set goals for the new year. Since 2022, I've been co-leading the HI and Radio Continuum Science Working Group within PHANGS. Similar to the yearsContinue reading "PHANGS team meeting in Nice, France"

Study about what drives the molecular gas fraction in nearby galaxies using new MeerKAT HI observations is published

My paper with the title "PHANGS-MeerKAT and MHONGOOSE HI observations of nearby spiral galaxies: Physical drivers of the molecular gas fraction, Rmol" was published in Astronomy & Astrophysics in November 2024.