My primary field of research is observational high energy astrophysics, with a main focus on the properties of accreting stellar and super-massive black holes, and the production of relativistic outflows as a source of energy input into the interstellar and intergalactic medium. More recently, I became interested in the effects of high-energy stellar irradiation in the context of exoplanets.
Since Sept 2019, I have been serving on the The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), the executive arm of the University of Michigan Senate and of the Senate Assembly.