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My work deals with understanding the evolution of nearby galaxies by studying their different forms and structures. I am especially interested in barred and non-barred spiral galaxies and how their morphology connects to the supermassive black hole they harbor in their nucleus, as well as the enormous halo of dark matter they reside in. I collect spectroscopic data in order to measure the velocities of the gas and stars that make up a galaxy. I also collect multi-wavelength imaging data in order to measure and quantify various observed structures. I produce dynamical simulation models in order to recreate what is observed both spectroscopically and through imaging. Doing so allows me to routinely bridge the gap between the observational and theoretical realms of extragalactic astronomy.
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