My research centers on the properties and evolution of galaxies. Following initial work on nearby starburst galaxies, my focus shifted to galaxies at redshift z~1–3 and, more recently, my interests have extended to the z~4–7 cosmic epochs. These studies involve detailed spatially-/spectrally-resolved data of individual galaxies as well as global population properties of large statistical samples obtained with infrared, optical, and millimeter instruments. I led the SINS/zC-SINF and KMOS3D near-IR IFU surveys at z~1–3 with SINFONI and KMOS, respectively, at the ESO VLT. At millimeter wavelengths, I was actively involved in the PHIBSS 1 & 2 programs at IRAM and am a core team member of the on-going NOEMA3D survey as part of the MPG-IRAM Observatory Program. Other major programs studying distant galaxies at higher resolution include a ~90-night GTO IFU survey of z~1–3 galaxies with the new ERIS instrument at the VLT, and CRISTAL, an ALMA Cycle 8 Large Program on z~4–6 galaxies.
Research Interests
Formation and evolution of galaxies
Kinematics, structure, stellar populations, ISM, star formation and AGN activity, feedback processes
Stellar populations, dynamical, and photoionization modeling
Multiwavelength observations, especially in the optical/IR/millimeter; imaging, spectroscopy, integral field spectroscopy, interferometry
AGN and Galactic Center science with the near-IR interferometer GRAVITY at the VLT
Science cases for future instrumentation at near-IR/optical wavelengths