(University of Cambridge, United Kingdom): His research focuses on near-field cosmology, using high-precision studies of the kinematics, dynamics, stellar populations, and chemical abundances of the oldest systems in the local universe to infer fundamental properties of structure formation and the nature of dark matter in the early universe. He works with data from current surveys and 8-meter-class telescopes, which are ideal for this type of study. In addition, he participates in research that leverages the groundbreaking data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, launched in December 2013, which has transformed this field and many other areas of astrophysics.
