My Research
My research interests involve exploring supermassive black holes and the effects of active galactic nuclei (AGN) feedback on intergalactic scales. In particular I explore ways that AGN feedback may affect the Lyman-alpha forest and the gravitational wave background. I conduct this work using computation techniques and by comparing simulated data to observations. Constraining AGN feedback is a multi-scale problem so developing accurate models is complex. Exploring the life cycle of supermassive black holes from the accretion disk level (~sub-pc scales) out to intergalactic scales (~Mpc scales) is necessary to fully understand the complexity of these objects. I present my first author projects below. For a full list of works I am involved in check out my ORCiD.
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Gravitational Waves and Galactic Feedback
Implications of the nanoHertz Gravitational-Wave Background for Galactic Feedback and Massive Black Hole Growth
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The Lyman-alpha Forest Power Flux Spectrum
The Effects of AGN Feedback on the Lyman-alpha Forest Flux Power Spectrum
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The Impact of AGN Jets on the Intergalactic Medium
Efficient long-rang AGN feedback affects the low redshift Lyman-alpha forest
The Lyman-alpha Forest on Habitable Worlds Observatory
Reconstructing galactic feedback history via the Lyman-alpha forest with Habitable Worlds Observatory
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The Lyman-alpha Forest in CAMELS
An Exploration of AGN and Stellar Feedback Effects in the Intergalactic Medium via the Low Redshift Lyman-alpha Forest
Supermassive Black Hole Growth Models
Running Late: Testing Delayed Supermassive Black Hole Growth Models Against the Quasar Luminosity Function