I am a cosmologist working at Berkeley Lab and a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.

I am interested in answering questions such as: How can we use the astronomical objects we see (galaxies, stars, quasars) to understand the things we cannot see (dark matter, dark energy, intergalactic gas) ? How can we leverage current galaxy surveys to measure, with both precision and accuracy, the expansion history of the universe ? How can we best design future galaxy surveys to learn more about the initial conditions of our universe ?

My research topics include large-scale structure, intergalactic-medium based cosmology, data analysis and survey operations.

After completing a Bachelor in Mathematics, Physics & Mechanics in my hometown of Lyon in France, I went to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) for my Masters Thesis and subsequently obtained a Masters in High Energy Physics from Sorbonne University in Paris. I earned a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Barcelona in Spain, under the supervision of Prof. Jordi Miralda-Escudé. I spent two years as a postodoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester NY before being recruited by LBNL in my current position. Here is a recent version of my CV (contact me directly for the latest version). My publication record can be accessed here.

I see value in the sharing of one’s experience and expertise. As such, I make it a point to dedicate a portion of my time to teaching, supervising and mentoring junior scientists, as well as conducting speaking engagements in educational structures, governmental structures and in industry.

In my spare time, I combine my expertise as an artist and a scientist to engage in science communication around my work studying the history of the universe. If you would like to know more about my artistic projects and my cross-disciplinary research, do get in touch with me.