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Research Interests
My research interests lie mainly in understanding the interstellar medium of the Galaxy. Through observational and theoretical work, I'm pursuing questions about the nature and origin of interstellar plasma, or ionized gas, and how it is related to other phases of the medium.
I am interested in HII regions, supernova remnants, planetary nebulae and diffuse ionised gas that permeates the Milky Way. I am part of a team that has built a specialized instrument, the Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper (WHAM), that is dedicated to studying very faint, diffuse optical emission from the night sky. We have created the first full three-dimensional view of the ionized gas in the northern sky that has allowed us to characterize the physical conditions of the gas.
I am now leading an effort to relocate the instrument to the southern hemisphere that will complete our view and allow us to address new questions about interstellar plasma in the Galactic center and Magellanic Clouds.
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