I find great joy in trying to understand why and explain how spiral galaxies evolve through internal, secular processes. In this endeavor, I typically use analytical methods and modeling to connect fundamental physics and physical processes to trends in simulated and observed data. The following is a selected list of my interests:

 

• Dynamics of disks and clusters

• Galaxy evolution

• Disk galaxy structure

• Dynamical resonances

• Chaotic orbits

• Radial migration

• Nature of spiral structure

• Spiral formation and disruption

• Chemical evolution