group

Charlotte Mason, PhD

Associate Professor
charlotte.mason [at] nbi.ku.dk

My work focuses on understanding “Cosmic Dawn” – when and how did the first galaxies form, what are their connections with the dark matter halos they form in, and how was intergalactic hydrogen reionized? Outside of work I try to spend as much of my time as possible away from a computer, usually in or on water (mostly swimming and rowing).

Kimi Kreilgaard, MSc

PhD student

I joined DAWN as a master’s student exploring how we can infer measures of the escape fraction of ionising photons from galaxies. I recently started as a PhD student in the group, where I will use JWST data to investigate how we can better measure the high redshift galaxy population and explore different hypotheses for why star-formation may be different in the early Universe. Outside of work I enjoy reading and drawing - and when the Danish weather allows it, you can find me playing football.

Ting-Yi Lu, MSc

PhD student

Ting-Yi joined DAWN from the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. Her thesis is focused on developing ways to measure the morphology of Reionization.

Gonzalo Prieto Lyon, MSc

PhD student

Gonzalo joined DAWN from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His thesis is focused on understanding how Lyman alpha emission is produced and escapes high redshift galaxies.

Viola Gelli, PhD

Postdoc

I joined DAWN as a postdoc after getting my PhD at the University of Florence, under the supervision of Stefania Salvadori. My research focuses on studying the first galaxies in our Universe, investigating how they formed their stars and how they evolved. Beyond astrophysics, I’m passionate about music and exploring the world on my bike.

Anne Hutter, PhD

DAWN Fellow
https://annehutter.github.io/

My work focuses on understanding the Epoch of Reionisation with theoretical models and simulations - what was the nature of the first galaxies emerging in our Universe, and how did they evolve? What were their footprints in the ionisation state of the intergalactic hydrogen gas?

Victoria Strait, PhD

DAWN Fellow
https://victoriastrait.github.io

Victoria got her PhD under the advisement of Maruša Bradač at the University of California Davis. She is now a DAWN Fellow co-supervising Gonzalo, and is interested in understanding the properties of early galaxies. Outside of work, she enjoys many forms of movement, including biking, climbing, and running.

Alexa Morales
previously: REU student at Center for Astrophysics, from Florida International University
now: Graduate Student, University of Texas, Austin

Alexa modelled the evolution of the Lyman alpha luminosity function during Reionization. Read more in her paper

Lily Whitler
https://astro.lilywhitler.com
previously: REU student at Center for Astrophysics, from Arizona State University
now: NSF Graduate Research Fellow, University of Arizonia

Lily investigated the impact of scatter in the UV luminosity - halo mass relation on the the visibility of Lyman alpha emission during Reionization. Read more in her paper