Gergö Popping

Hi! I am an astronomer at ESO, working in the European ALMA Regional Centre. My scientific work focuses on galaxy formation and evolution through a combination of (mostly ALMA) observations and theoretical models.

I have a general multi-wavelength observational and theoretical interest in the formation and evolution of galaxies, especially at cosmic noon and higher redshifts. I am the co-PI of the recently accepted ALMA Large Program 'ALMA Chemical Evolution (ACE) Survey: A Full Census of the Cycle of Gas, Metals, and Dust at Cosmic Noon'. In this program we will be studying the cold gas and dust properties of normal star-forming galaxies at cosmic noon, the period during which our Universe was most actively forming stars, in concert with their metal information. I am furthermore involved in many efforts to better understand the resolved cold gas properties of galaxies and their dynamics. My recent theoretical work has concentrated on the dust properties of galaxies and dust continuum and sub-mm line radiative transfer efforts to create mock observations that provide a theoretical context for observations. Feel free to contact me for research oppertunities to work together on these themes at ESO.

Includes the data files necessary to reproduce the figures in Popping, Behroozi, & Peeples 2015. Many more outputs are available. Please contact me if you have a specific request.

gas_sham.data.tar.gz Download file

Includes the data files necessary to reproduce the mean trends presented in Popping et al., 2015. Many more outputs are available. Please contact me if you have a specific request.

gas_candels.data.tar.gz Download file

Astronomer in the EU ALMA Regional Center at ESO,
Garching, Germany, 2019 - present

MPIA Postdoctoral fellow,
Heidelberg, Germany, 2017 - 2019

Research fellow, European Southern Observatory, Garching,
Germany, 2014 - 2017

PhD - thesis (Cum Laude), Kapteyn Institute, Rijks Universiteit Groningen, 2010-2014 The evolution of the atomic and molecular interstellar medium in star-forming galaxies (supervisors: prof. dr. S.C. Trager, prof. dr. M. Spaans, prof. dr. R. S. Somerville)

Master of science (2010), Rijks Universiteit Groningen A complete picture of star-formation along the strong NGC 2903 bar, (supervisor: dr. I. Perez, prof. dr. J.M. van der Hulst, dr. A. Zurita)

Bachelor of science (2009), Rijks Universiteit Groningen Star formation in the bar of NGC 2903, (supervisor: dr. I. Perez, dr. A. Zurita, prof. dr. R.F. Peletier)

A full overview of my publications can be found here