Mohammad K. Mardini

My research focuses on the identification, spectroscopic follow-up, detailed chemical abundance, and kinematics study of the oldest stars in our Galaxy and the Universe (CEMP, UMP, r-II stars). The photometric and spectroscopic analysis of these stars enables us to extract information about their formation, the evolution of the chemistry in the early Universe, initial mass function, and early supernova yields. In addition, the coupling of the observed abundance patterns of these stars with kinematics derived from Gaia DR2 observations and results from cosmological simulations will enable us to study the Galactic assembly.