I am a radio astronomer specializing in the field of galaxy evolution. I have an undergraduate degree in Physics and a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Western Australia. I worked for 4 years as a Research Fellow at the University of Zagreb in Croatia. I then moved to the University of Cape Town Astronomy Department where I was a South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Research Fellow before taking up a Lectureship at UCT in early 2022. My research makes use of data from South Africa's MeerKAT telescope. I am a primary or co-author on 32 peer-reviewed publications. I have significant science communication experience and am the co-creator, producer and host of The Cosmic Savannah podcast bringing African astronomy research to the general public.
Experience
2022–present
Lecturer, University of Cape Town
2018–2021
Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Cape Town
2014–2018
ERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Zagreb
Education
2014
University of Western Australia, PhD
2008
University of Western Australia, BSc (Physics) (First class Honours)
Publications
2021
MIGHTEE: Are giant radio galaxies more common than we thought? , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 501, 3833
2017
The VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project: The infrared-radio correlation of star-forming galaxies and AGN to z ≲ 6 , Astronomy and Astrophysics, 602, A4
2013
Detection of HI in distant galaxies using spectral stacking, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 433, 1398