Barbara is an astrophysicist studying how galaxies grow and evolve, with a focus on the winds that can blow gas out of galaxies. Galactic winds are gigantic streams of matter driven out of galaxies by supernova explosions. They can carry gas and dust far beyond their host galaxies, affecting the material available to form new stars and influencing how galaxies grow and change over billions of years.

As a Forrest Fellow at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) at UWA, Barbara combines observations from the world’s most powerful telescopes, including the Very Large Telescope, Keck, ALMA, the James Webb Space Telescope, and MeerKAT. By tracing gas and dust in galactic winds, she aims to understand how these winds regulate the growth of galaxies and shape the Universe we see today.

Barbara completed a Master of Engineering and a Master’s degree in Astrophysics in Strasbourg in 2018, followed by a PhD in astrophysics in Paris in 2022. She then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Swinburne University of Technology as part of the ASTRO 3D Centre of Excellence.

Outside astronomy, Barbara has been a handball goalkeeper for twenty years. Since moving to Australia, she has represented Melbourne and Victoria.