Galaxy Evolution and Cosmology

Potential PhD supervisors of IMPRS Heidelberg


PD Coryn Bailer-Jones (MPIA) ( calj @ mpia.de )	Galactic structure, open clusters, brown dwarfs, Gaia satellite, machine learning, Bayesian inference, mass extinctions
Dr. Eduardo Banados (MPIA) ( banados @ mpia.de )	The most distant quasars, understanding the formation and characterization of the earliest structures in the universe, mining of large datasets
Dr. Sarah Bosman (ITP/MPIA) ( bosman@mpia.de )	Observational cosmology, large-scale structure, epoch of reionisation, early galaxies and quasars, origins of supermassive black holes
Dr. Tobias Buck (IWR/ITA) ( tobias.buck@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de )	Galaxy formation and evolution with machine learning, galactic chemical evolution and chemical abundances, Milky Way satellite system, numerical simulations, stellar feedback, Model based AI
Dr. Mélanie Chevance (ITA) ( chevance@uni-heidelberg.de )	ISM physics, star formation and feedback, galaxy formation and evolution.
Dr. Frederick Davies (MPIA) ( davies @ mpia.de )	Epoch of reionization, intergalactic medium, first quasars, numerical and cosmological simulations.
Dr. Anna de Graaff (MPIA) ( degraaff@mpia.de )	Galaxy evolution and cosmology, little red dots, black hole stars
Dr. Walter Dehnen (ARI) ( walter.dehnen@uni-heidelberg.de )	Stellar and galactic dynamics, black holes
Prof. Eva Grebel (ARI) ( grebel @ ari.uni-heidelberg.de )	Galaxy evolution, near-field cosmology, dwarf galaxies, stellar populations
Dr. Max Gronke (ARI) ( maxbg@mpa-garching.mpg.de )	Formation and evolution of galaxies, circumgalactic medium and the galactic ecosystem, epoch of reionization, multiphase gas dynamics, radiative transfer, computational astrophysics
Prof. Jochen Heidt (LSW) ( jheidt @ lsw.uni-heidelberg.de )	Host galaxies, cluster environment, variability of BL Lac objects & QSOs
Dr. Knud Jahnke (MPIA) ( jahnke @ mpia.de )	Evolution of galaxies and AGN
Prof. Andreas Koch-Hansen (ARI) ( andreas.koch @ uni-heidelberg.de )	Galactic Chemical Evolution, Globular Clusters, Origin of the Elements, dwarf galaxies
Dr. Kathryn Kreckel (ARI) ( kathryn.kreckel @ uni-heidelberg.de )	ISM physics, galaxy formation and evolution
Dr. Dylan Nelson (ITA) ( dnelson @ uni-heidelberg.de )	Cosmological simulations, galaxy formation and evolution, circumgalactic medium and the baryon cycle, numerical methods
Dr. Nadine Neumayer (MPIA) ( neumayer @ mpia.de )	Co-evolution of black holes & galaxies, nuclear star clusters, build-up of galaxy centres, Galactic dynamics, 3D spectroscopy
PD Anna Pasquali (ARI) ( pasquali @ ari.uni-heidelberg.de )	Galaxy star formation history
Dr. Annalisa Pillepich (MPIA) ( pillepich @ mpia-hd.mpg.de )	Cosmological simulations for galaxy formation and evolution, large scale structure, cosmology, cosmology with galaxy clusters
Prof. Hans-Walter Rix (MPIA) ( rix @ mpia.de )	Dynamics & evolution of galaxies, gravitational lensing, data modeling
Prof. Björn-Malte Schäfer (ARI) ( bjoern.malte.schaefer @ uni-heidelberg.de )	Structure formation, dark energy, Sachs-Wolfe effect, weak lensing
Dr. Eva Schinnerer (MPIA) ( schinner @ mpia.de )	Galaxy formation, fueling of galactic centers, COSMOS survey
PD Fabian Walter (MPIA) ( walter @ mpia.de )	Highest redshift galaxies, star formation in nearby galaxies
Prof. Joachim Wambsganss (ARI) ( jkw @ ari.uni-heidelberg.de )	Gravitational lensing, galaxy clusters, cosmology
Prof. Dominika Wylezalek (ARI) ( dominika.wylezalek @ uni-heidelberg.de )	AGN feeding, feedback and outflows. Role of AGN in galaxy evolution. Spatially resolved kinematics. Star formation rate quenching and evolution. Build-up of stellar mass in the universe. Galaxy clusters. Role of AGN in galaxy clusters.