Research is like life. Some days are enjoyable and rewarding, while others are tough and demanding. The journey itself is unique, and the outcomes are incredibly fulfilling. I have a profound appreciation for this field and am dedicated to finding answers to fundamental questions through scientific research.
Current Projects
Chemistry driven hydrodynamics of stellar explosions - supernovae and novae
JWST detections of local supernovae - can supernovae be the major dust
factories of the universe?
Role of astrophysical shocks in formation and destruction of dust
The IR observations and theory of binary stars, their winds, and circumstellar environments
Extinction measurements and predictions for high-redshift galaxies
Dynamics of AGN winds and the dusty torus
Collaborations
Large Network
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Dusty Supernovae collaboration
NASA/STScI, JWST GO Program
PI/Lead Ori Fox, Melissa Shahbahdeh, Arka Sarangi, Tamas Szalai
The Origin and Fate of Dust in the Universe
Chalmers University of Technology
PI/Lead Kirsten Knudsen, Wouter Vlemmings, Susanne Aalto, Gunnar Nyman
Transient Science collaboration
STScI - HST, JWST, Roman, LSST
PI/Lead Armin Rest, Ori Fox, Adam Riess
Pan-STARRS, Zwicky Transient Facility
PI/Lead Ryan Foley, Jens Hjorth, Gautham Narayan