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I am an observational astrophysicist studying galaxies near and far. I obtained my PhD in Physics at the University of Cambridge in 2015. After that, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich, before starting a Marie Curie Fellowship at the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF-OABrera) in late 2016. In September 2019 I joined the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics of the University of Oslo, initially as associate professor and now as  full professor. Since 2020, I am appointed teacher of the Observational Astronomy course for Bachelor students in Physics at the University of Oslo. 

My main research area is the study of feedback processes and how they shape the baryon cycle in galaxies, with a focus on the cold and dense molecular gas phase - which is the raw fuel for star formation. 

I am the Coordinator of two EU Research Infrastructure grants funding the interdisciplinary research needed to plan for the Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) observatory: the Horizon 2020 Design Study (2021-2024, 3.5M EUR, see this link) and the Horizon Europe consolidation study AtLAST2 (2025 - 2028, 4M EUR, see this link). Visit the AtLAST project website for further information.