Distinguished McKnight University Professor (MIfA Director of Graduate Studies), Director , Minnesota Institute for Astrophysicists
My research focus on problems related to the formation and evolution of galaxies. My work is mostly observational/experimental in nature, but I have also developed new theoretical models to interpret observational results. Recently, my work and the work of my group focused on planning/optimizing the upcoming Euclid space mission and on the study of the physical conditions that enabled the reionization of the Universe at z>6. Additionally, over the past few years I became involved in the field of Multi Messenger Astrophysics. Specifically, in collaboration with Vuk Mandic, we are studying the cross correlation between the Gravitational Wave Stochastic background and large scale galaxy surveys.