Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 6712, Email: julia at mso.anu.edu.au
I am a Research Fellow at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University, which I joined in May 2009. My main research interest is the dynamics and evolution of AGN host galaxies and the putative link between galaxy mergers, starburst activity, and the formation/fuelling of the AGN. I am primarily interested in optical and near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy as well as in numerical multi-particle simulations of galaxy mergers.
After receiving my PhD from the University of Cologne (Germany) in 2005 I spent four years as an ESO Fellow in Chile, sharing my time between research work and functional tasks in the Science Operations Department of the La Silla Observatory. At La Silla I worked as a support astronomer at the NTT (New Technology Telescope) and as an instrument scientist of the optical imager SuSI2 (Superb Seeing Imager 2) and the near-infrared imager and spectrograph SofI (Son of ISAAC).
Last modified: August 7th, 2009
Julia Scharwächter
