I am currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge (UK) and a Research Associate at King's College, Cambridge.
I am an observational astronomer, looking at faint structures around galaxies to understand their formation and evolution.
I did my PhD in Astrophysics at the Strasbourg astronomical Observatory (FR).
I also obtained a non-specialised engineering degree from the Télécom Physique Strasbourg engineering school (FR), as well a Master's degree in Astrophysics from the University of Strasbourg (FR).
I am interested by the faint, diffuse, Low Surface Brightness (LSB) structures that originate from galaxy mergers.
These features act as fossil records of the past interactions and can be used to study the formation and evolution of galaxies.
My research focuses on the detection and characterisation of these structures in the local Universe.
To do so, I use observational images from the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT),
DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys (DESI-LS) and more recently ESA's Euclid space telescope.
Image credit: MATLAS
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I am passionate about sharing my love for astronomy with the public, and my goal is to astronomy accessible to everyone. I have been involved in various outreach activities, including public talks, planetarium shows, guided tours, and school visits.
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Learn moreFind out more about galaxies and what hides in the faint Universe.
Galaxies evolve over time, and grow through successive mergers with other systems. Have a look at two colliding galaxies a simulation !
Image credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and K. Noll (STScI)
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Discover the galactic outksirts hidden in the very faint Universe and understand how they and help constrain galaxy formation and evolution.
Image credit: CFIS/UNIONS, E. Sola
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Revealing the LSB Universe requires carefully-reduced images. Explore some deep images taking by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) and ESA's Euclid space telescope.
Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA.SA
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How can we characterise tidal features in a quantitative way ?
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