About me

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the MPA and I study the origin of the elements in the universe with modern, multi-dimensional astrophysical simulations and cutting edge nuclear and neutrino physics.

Research Topics

Nucleosynthesis, Supernovae, Neutrinos and Massive stars

The NUC4SIM project

Core-collapse supernovae are dramatic explosions of giant stars at the end of their evolution giving birth to neutron stars and black holes. They are amongst the most energetic phenomena in the universe. They play a crucial role in our understanding of the chemical composition of the universe and are ideal laboratories for studying neutrino and particle physics. Funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions programme, the NUC4SIM project aims to advance state-of-the-art models of predicting supernova compositions that do not treat the stars as 1D spherically symmetric bodies. Instead, we use first-principle three-dimensional calculations to more accurately study the composition of the explosion ejecta.