My main research interest include low, intermediate, and high redshift starburst galaxies, and their formation and evolution. In particular, I am interested in the identification and characterization of the global properties of Luminous Compact Blue Galaxies (LCBGs).

 

LCBGs are observationally characterized by having colors that are bluer than a typical Bbc galaxy, and both high luminosities and surface brightnesses. They were first identified at intermediate redshift, where they are ubiquitous among the blue galaxy population that dominates the number counts in optical surveys.

 

Nevertheless, they are very rare among the galaxies that populate the Universe today. Thus, a study of their physical properties may be a key insight in the understanding of the physical processes that drove their formation and evolution.

 

Furthermore, I am interested in astronomical instrumentation, in particular integral field units (IFUs). IFUs provide both spectral and spatial information to gather both photometrical and spectroscopical data with the same instrument.