Galaxy Formation Group
In the last few years, a standard model of cosmology has emerged, called the LCDM model. Ordinary luminous matter (baryons) makes up only a small fraction (about 4 percent) of the total mass density. The remaining part of the universe is dark and made up of two different ingredients: Dark Matter and Dark Energy.
The theory of cold dark matter (CDM) provides now a successful framework for understanding structure formation in the universe. In a universe dominated by CDM and a cosmological constant galaxy formation and evolution is a complex combination of hierarchical clustering, gas dissipation, merging events and secular evolution
NYU Abu Dhabi's Galaxy Formation Group uses state of the art numerical cosmological simulations to study galaxy formation and evolution during cosmic times with the aim to use the visible part of the Universe to unveil its dark side.
Research Fields
- Hydro-Dynamical Cosmological Simulations of Galaxy Formation
- Nbody and Hydro Simulations of Non-Standard Dark Energy Models
- Nbody and Hydro Simulations of Different Dark Matter Models (WDM, WCDM, etc.)
- Galaxy - Dark Matter Connection
- Numerical Modeling of Feedback Processes
- Gravitational Lensing
- Simulations of Galaxy Mergers and Galactic Dynamics
Research Team
Researchers | Title |
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Andrea V. Macciò | Principle Investigator |
Marvin Blank |
Research Associate |
Keri L. Dixon | Research Associate |
Mario Pasquato | Research Associate (CAP3) |
Matteo Nori | Postdoctoral Associate |
Moaz Abdelmaguid | PhD Student |
Changhyun Cho | PhD Student |
Zehao Jin | PhD Student |
Stefan Waterval | PhD Student |
Nadine Soliman | Post-Graduation Research Fellow |
Harper Cho | Undergraduate Capstone Student |
Sana Elgamal | Undergraduate Capstone Student |
Kacper Lecki | Undergraduate Capstone Student |
Contact Us
Andrea Macciò
Associate Professor of Physics, Head of the Physics Program
Email: maccio@nyu.edu