Research Group
Desika Narayanan
Associate Professor [Astronomy, Physics, University of Florida]
International Affiliate [Cosmic Dawn Centre, Copenhagen]
Postdoctoral Scholars
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Max Parente
Postdoctoral Scholar
The Astrophysics of Dusty Galaxy Evolution
Graduate Students
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Neil Ghugare
Incoming PhD Student [Astronomy]
Neil joins us from Todd Thompson’s group at The Ohio State University in Fall 2026. -
Jesse Kelley-Derzon
PhD Student [Physics]
Early Universe galaxy evolution -
Charlie Rubin
PhD Student [Astronomy]
The Physics of PAHs in galaxy simulations -
Ethan Savitch
PhD Student [Astronomy]
The physics of the 2175 Bump in the Early Universe -
Darianette Valentin-Martinez
PhD Student [Astronomy]
Models of molecular gas in galaxies across cosmic time -
Dhruv Zimmerman
PhD Student [Astronomy]
AI x Computational Astrophysics; Simulation Based Inference; Dusty Galaxy Evolution across Cosmic Time
Former PhD Students
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Karolina Garcia [2024]
Thesis Title: Tracing the Large Scale Structure through Cosmic Time
Current Position: Center for Astrophysical Surveys Postdoctoral Fellow at UIUC -
Sidney Lower [2023]
Thesis Title: The Macro and Micro of Cosmic Dust: A Holistic Study of Dusty Galaxy Evolution with Cosmological Simulations
Current Position: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -
Prerak Garg [2023]
Thesis Title: Modeling Nebular Emission in Cosmological Galaxy Formation Simulations
Current Position: KPMG -
Qi Li [2022]
Thesis Title: The Formation and Evolution of Cosmic Dust
Current Position: MPA Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching -
Sankalp Gilda [2022]
Thesis Title: Uncertainty Quantification, Knowledge Transfer, and Model Interpretability in Astronomy: A Machine-Learning Based Perspective
Current Position: Stealth Artificial Intelligence -
Ben Kimock [2020]
Thesis Title: Lyman Alpha Blobs in Cosmological Simulations
Current Position: Redjack