Lars Hernquist

Mallinckrodt Professor of Astrophysics

Lars Hernquist is a world expert in cosmological simulations of galaxy formation and evolution. He has been involved in several large projects, including Illustris, IllustrisTNG, and MilleniumTNG. Lars is primarily interested in the role of stellar and AGN feedback in shaping the present day population of galaxies. Today, he is proud to facilitate an active and socially vibrant group.

Recent news

Trip to Australia

Lars, Magda, Ana María, Olga, Vadim, Yifei, as well as Lisa Kewley, Kim-Vy Tran, and Peixin Zhu went to Australia to the conference ''Connecting Simulations and Observations in 3D Across Cosmic Time''.