I am currently working on the evolution of globular clusters progenitors from redshift 1.5-2 to z=0 as a consequence of the interaction with the host galaxy.
During my PhD, I studied how star formation proceeds in the star-forming clumps observed in the tails of jellyfish galaxies, i.e. cluster galaxies undergoing strong ram-pressure stripping as a consequence of the interaction with the hot and dense intracluster medium and characterized by long tails of stripped gas in which stars can eventually form. The stellar clumps observed in the tails allow to study star formation under peculiar conditions, that can possibly affect how stars form. The comparison among a statistically relevant sample of clumps in jellyfish galaxies and other clumps in different types of galaxies (either starburst and isolated) can unveil how the environment affects star formation.
For my Master thesis I studied how action-based distribution functions can be used to characterize the dynamics and morphology of local globular clusters, in the context of the search for Intermediate-Mass Black Holes signatures.
