Dark matter in dwarf galaxies
Image credits: Fornax dwarf galaxy and its globular clusters, by ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Learn moreAbout me
I am an astrophysicist currently working as a
Royal Society Newton International Fellow at the
University of Edinburgh
and a member of the
HSTPROMO
collaboration. I also enjoy sharing
my enthusiasm for the cosmos with the public
through outreach activities.
My research focuses on the dynamical
modeling of stellar systems, such as
globular clusters and dwarf galaxies. I aim
to understand how dynamic interactions
influence their evolution and mass
distribution. This inquiry delves into
fascinating topics, from galaxy evolution
and its connection to dark matter to the
formation of compact objects like black
holes and white dwarfs. I utilize data
from the Hubble Space Telescope,
JWST, and Gaia, along
with advanced numerical simulations.
I was born and raised in the Brazilian
sea of hills of
Minas Gerais
. I attended the Instituto
Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA)
and continued my
studies at École Polytechnique
in France, where I graduated with a degree
in Engineering and a master's in Astrophysics
through the Paris Observatory program. I
completed my Ph.D. in Astrophysics in 2022
at the Institut d'Astrophysique de
Paris (Sorbonne Université).
Side image credits: Simulation of
the internal motions of stars in the core
of the globular cluster NGC 6656 based on
the HACKS
catalogs. Video created by
Mattia Libralato
.
Background image credits:
Soumita Samanta
.
