Mentoring

Mentorship is one of the most rewarding parts of my work as a researcher. I genuinely enjoy guiding students and early-career scientists through the discovery process—helping them develop their ideas, build confidence, and gain the skills they need to thrive in research. Investing time in others’ development strengthens the science we do together and builds the collaborative, supportive culture in which I believe research should be rooted.

Supervising, Co-Supervisiong, and Mentoring students

Anna Dignan
(UVa Graduate Student, on-going)

Multi-wave view on star formation in nearby galaxies

Nerea Real Nsi
(REU Summer student, 0.2 yr)

Excitation of CO in ultra-luminous galaxies

Ellie Spande
(REU Summer student, 0.2 yr)

HI and CO velocity dispersion in nearby galaxies

Breanna Yeboah
(NAC Summer Student, 0.2 yr)

Excitation of CO in one ultra-luminous galaxy

Sebastian Laudage
(Master student, 1 yr)

HI Kinematics of nearby galaxies with new MeerKAT data
(published in A&A)
(now: PhD in experimental particle physics)

Anna Dignan
(NRAO Post-Bacc, 0.5 yr)

Star formation via radio continuum emission
(published in ApJ)

Josephine Benna
(Bachelor student, 0.5 yr)

Stability analysis of nearby galaxies with MeerKAT data
(now: Master student at MPfIR)

Roberto Emulo
(Master student, 1 yr)

Star formation in
extended HI disk

Recent News & Updates

  • Master Student’s paper is published

    Sebastian Laudage (Master Student I supervised) published his paper in Astronomy & Astrophysics in October 2024. Here is the link: Neutral atomic and molecular gas dynamics in the nearby spiral galaxies NGC 1512, NGC 4535, and NGC 7496

  • 2 (!) ALMA proposals as PI got accepted

    I applied together with the PHANGS and MHONGOOSE collaborations for some ALMA time in Cycle 11. One proposal got grade A and the other one grade B.

  • MeerKAT@5 confernce | South Africa

    In February 2024, the picturesque town of Stellenbosch in South Africa hosted the MeerKAT@5 conference. It marked the fifth anniversary of the MeerKAT radio telescope’s contributions to the astronomical community. As a participant and speaker at the conference, I have had the privilege of diving into the discussions that are leading us to new frontiers…