Angela Adamo and Ragnhild Lunnan at the Department of Astronomy have been appointed to docents.
Angela Adamo (left) and Ragnhild Lunnan (right) are new docent appointees in astronomy.
On the 17th of June and 25th of September Angela Adamo and Ragnhild Lunnan were appointed to docents in astronomy by the Faculty board of Natural Sciences at Stockholm University.
Angela's research focuses on star formation in galaxies, in particular how star clusters form and evolve, from the very first phase when the clusters are embedded in a thick cloud of gas and dust, to their end phase as globular clusters. She studies star clusters in nearby galaxies, but also, through the use of gravitationally lensed galaxies, newly formed clusters in galaxies that emitted their light billions of years ago. In her work Angela primarily uses the James Webb Space Telescope and is one of the top awardees of Webb telescope time among Swedish astronomers.
Ragnhild's research is in the field of supernovae, the explosions that mark the end of life for very massive stars. Her focus is on observing and understanding rare types of supernovae, in particular so called super luminous supernovae. These are much more luminous than common supernovae, but it's still unclear which physical processes that powers their intense emission of radiation. Ragnhild is the project leader of the ERC-funded TransPIre project and is a member in the Zwicky Transient Facility science team. She is also a member of the Young Academy of Sweden.
At the Department of Astronomy, we use observations from optical to radio wavelengths combined with modelling to understand how galaxies were formed and evolve.
