I work with submillimeter interferometry data, primarily from ALMA. I analyze both molecular line and continuum data through physical-chemical modeling with e.g. RADMC-3D and DALI and compare observational data with theoretical models and exoplanet studies.
My research focuses on the density structure of gas and dust in circumstellar disks through ALMA observations. I work mostly on large samples and aim to connect my work with exoplanet properties and planet formation models. A key aspect of my work are dust traps: concentrations of millimeter-dust pebbles seen as rings or asymmetries in disks which prevent the dust from drifting inwards. Dust traps can be used to indicate the presence of giant planets in disks, but also regulate the dust disk evolution, enhance planetesimal formation and affect the icy chemistry in disks, and are thus connected with every aspect of planet formation. I analyze observational data through e.g. visibility modeling, radiative transfer and physical-chemical modeling and connect the results with theoretical work on dust evolution, planet-disk interaction and hydrodynamical models, and with exoplanet populations, exoplanets revealed through direct imaging and studies of exoplanet atmospheres.