Through developing semi-analytic models and using state-of-the-art cosmological hydrodynamic simulations, my research focusses on the formation and evolution of galaxies. 

I am the author of the DARK SAGE semi-analytic model of galaxy evolution. This model is publicly available and version controlled on Github. DARK SAGE is a heavily modified version of the SAGE code, for which I was also a primary contributor. Galaxy catalogues from DARK SAGE can be obtained from the Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory, and further information regarding the model can be found here or in the paper and thesis links below. Development of both SAGE and DARK SAGE was a significant component of my PhD thesis.  

Beyond this, I have worked extensively with cosmological hydrodynamic simulations, such as IllustrisTNG, EAGLE and MassiveBlack-II. I combine these different methods of modelling (semi-analytics and hydrodynamic simulations) to best contribute towards establishing a complete theory of galaxy evolution with the astronomical community. My greatest interests are in the physical mechanisms that shape the angular momentum, gas content, and structure of galaxies. My research extends to the role supermassive black holes play in accreting gas and causing feedback onto galaxies. I am also a member of the Mocking Astrophysics collaboration, which comprises many galaxy formation theorists and modellers around the world, with the goal of understanding and contrasting various ways of simulating the growth of structure and galaxies in the Universe.

PhD Thesis

I was awarded my PhD in 2016 from Swinburne University of Technology, which I completed in conjunction with the University of Cambridge. My supervisors were Prof. Darren Croton, Dr. Marie Martig, Dr. Debora Sijacki, and Prof. Karl Glazebrook.  Entitled "Angular momentum in astrophysical discs and its impact of galaxy evolution", my thesis comprised 5 published research articles, ranging from analytic theory of black holes, to semi-analytic modelling of galaxy formation, and analysis of cosmological hydrodynamic simulations.