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Why Does the Universe Look the Way It Does?
I am a theoretical astrophysicist who uses supercomputer simulations to study how the visible Universe evolves from the Big Bang until today.
My scientific interests include:
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Galaxy Formation and Evolution
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Circum-Galactic and Intergalactic Gas
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Supermassive Black Holes
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The Epoch of Reionization
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The Cosmic Web
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Movie by D. Narayanan
View of a present-day disk galaxy in the Simba simulation
Alternate Affiliation: Extraordinary Professor of Physics, University of the Western Cape
Formerly: SARChI Chair in Cosmology at UWC, SAAO, AIMS (2013-2017)
Formerly: Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona (2003-2013)
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