I am a Postdoc
at the I. Physikalisches Institut at the University of Cologne in the research group of Prof. Dr. Dominik Riechers. My research interests range from the dynamics of the interstellar medium (ISM) and stellar feedback to giant molecular cloud (GMC) properties conducive for star formation in our Galaxy as well as external galaxies such as M33.
I am a member of the FEEDBACK consortium, a NASA SOFIA project that has used the upGREAT heterodyne receiver to map the [CII] 158 micrometer line in Galactic molecular clouds. It studies the interaction of massive stars with their environment (stellar feedback) in a sample of 11 sources with stellar properties ranging from single OB stars to small groups of O stars to rich young star clusters and mini starbursts.
I am also a member of NASA’s Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS) high-altitude balloon mission, with one main science goal to study stellar feedback in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
Lagoon nebula (M8) as measured by the Hubble Space Telescope. For me, the most beautiful image of the sky.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI
A selection of my research interests is presented at the research page. My publications as first author and co-author are listed here, while my resume/CV can be found here.
If you are interested in a little more personal information about me, you can find some here.
I. Physikalisches Institut, University of Cologne
Zülpicher Straße 77
50937 Köln
Germany
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