Research

I am a first-generation computational cosmologist who developed an original code capable of modeling multiple types of fluids, principally dark and ordinary matter, within large cosmic volumes. Early applications led to the first models of X-ray emission from galaxy clusters and the first simulations in which disk galaxies like our Milky Way formed naturally from collapse within a cosmic web of large-scale structure. Around the world, dozens of codes have since emerged and evolved to incorporate a wide range of astrophysical processes with growing fidelity in reproducing features of the observed extragalactic sky. I collaborate on cosmological research as a builder of the Dark Energy Survey and a member of the XMM-XXL project. My recent work developing educational services has fueled an interest in the emerging fields of Learning Analytics and Educational Data Science.