PhD student
Galaxy Formation
Active Galactic Nuclei
Hydrodynamical Simulations
Biography:
2017 - present: PhD in Astronomy; supervisors: Dr Debora Sijacki & Prof. Martin Haehnelt (IoA & KICC, University of Cambridge)
2013 - 2017: MPhys Physics (New College, University of Oxford)
Research Interests
I am interested in galaxy formation theory, in particular numerical models of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Using the moving mesh code AREPO, I investigate different AGN models with a special focus on how AGN feedback might affect the evolution of dwarf galaxies.
KeywordsGalaxy formation and evolution |
Collaborators
Key Publications
A little FABLE: exploring AGN feedback in dwarf galaxies with cosmological simulations; Sophie Koudmani, Nicholas A. Henden and Debora Sijacki (submitted to MNRAS), [ADS] [astro-ph]
Fast and energetic AGN-driven outflows in simulated dwarf galaxies; Sophie Koudmani, Debora Sijacki, Martin A. Bourne and Matthew C. Smith (2019, MNRAS), [ADS] [astro-ph]
