The common thread in my research interests can be summarized by the question: how can we push further our understanding of the laws of physics by probing the beautiful and complex laboratories that populate the sky above us? Astrophysical objects encompass a variety of extremes that cannot ever be achieved on Earth: of gravitation, energy, density, temperature, and magnetic field. For this reason, the discoveries in the sky in the past century have pushed forward our understanding as dramatically as discoveries on Earth.

This is an exciting time for stellar astrophysics as high-cadence time domain surveys (Gaia, PTF, ZTF, ATLAS, Kepler, TESS, and, in the near future, the Vera Rubin Observatory) are revolutionizing the landscape of stellar studies by allowing the exploration of the dynamic sky. Furthermore, spectroscopic surveys are ongoing (SDSS V, DESI, WEAVE etc.), which will provide spectral classifications for millions of stars. Space missions are also opening new windows on stars and their remnants: December of 2021 alone saw the launch of JWST, with its unprecedented sensitivity in the infrared, and of IXPE, the first mission dedicated to X-ray polarimetry. And LISA and Roman are just around the corner.

I have expertise in both theory and observations, and I investigate stars and their remnants by mining rich datasets from large surveys, leading multi-wavelength observational campaigns, and developing theoretical models for their emission processes, structure, and evolution. Here you can see some of my projects. If you are interested, click on READ MORE to find out more about the topic.