Els Peeters

My research

I study the inter -and circumstellar medium and star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. My primary focus is on large carbonaceous molecules (such as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, PAHs, and fullerenes), carbon nano-particles, and dust. Most of my research involves infrared spectroscopy and imaging.

Together with Emilie Habart and Olivier Berné, I am leading the JWST Early Release Science Program "PDRs4All: Radiative feedback from massive stars". For more information on this program, see the program's website and the STScI website on this program.

Current group members:

• Bethany Schefter: Ph.D. student (2022 - ...)
• Nicholas Clark: M.Sc. student (2022 - ...)
• Baria Khan: M.Sc. student (2022 - ...)
• Charlotte Smith-Perez: M.Sc. student (2023 - ...)
• Aidan Hembruff: undergraduate student (summer 2024)
• Congcong Zhang: visiting Ph.D. student (fall 2023, now remote, University of Science and Technology of China)
• Alice Guerras: visiting M.Sc. student (summer 2024, University of Paris-Saclay)
• Arnab Chowhan: volunteer (remote)

Former group members:

• Postdocs:
• Ryan Chown
• Collin Knight
• Alexandros Maragkoudakis
• Elisabetta Micelotta
• Matt Shannon
• Ameek Kaur Sidhu
• Dave Stock
• Graduate students:
• Arnab Chowhan (remote)
• Amy Fare
• Dimuthu Hemachandra
• Nina Ivkovich
• Collin Knight
• Jacqueline Otaguro
• Sofia Pasquini
• Rajib Saha
• Ruma Samadder
• Matt Shannon
• Ameek Kaur Sidhu
• Luis Giuliano Victorero Moya
• Undergraduate students:
• Vipul Baghel
• Sam Barber
• Josh Bazeley
• Dong Yup Choi
• Arnab Chowhan
• Rajarshi Choudhury
• Patrick Cookson
• Dhruvil Doshi
• Ian Fare
• Joelene Hales
• Raphaela Kestler
• Khaledi Ramzi
• Asad Khan
• Danial Khan
• Heather McIsaac
• Colin Metrow
• Holly Raynor
• Charlotte Smith-Perez
• Saied Sorkhou
• Jason Sung
• Ronak Toprani
• Roy Zang
• Research Assistants:
• Laila Ladhani
• Dimuthu Hemachandra
• Roy Zang
• Visiting students:
• Pernille Jensen (Aarhus University, Denmark)