Claudia Lagos Urbina

Claudia Lagos Urbina is an Associate Professor at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) within The University of Western Australia. Her research focuses on galaxy formation and evolution, including theoretical modeling of gas accretion, star formation, and black hole dynamics. She holds roles as an ARC Research Fellow and journal referee for prominent astrophysical journals.

Education and Previous Positions:

• PhD Candidate (2009-2012): Institute for Computational Cosmology, Durham University, UK
• European Southern Observatory Fellowship (2012-2015): Garching, Munich

Research Interests: Galaxy co-evolution with supermassive black holes, multi-wavelength surveys, and cosmological simulations. Key areas include molecular gas dynamics, high-redshift galaxy observations, and dark matter halo interactions. Her work bridges theoretical models with observational data from facilities like ALMA.

Recent Research Trends: Recent publications explore molecular gas distributions at z ~ 6, dust mass measurements in high-redshift galaxies, and merger dynamics in quiescent systems. These studies emphasize environmental impacts and cosmological structure formation.

Awards and Grants:

• ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (354,000 AUD)
• MERAC Postdoctoral Studies Award (150,000 EUR)
• Research Collaboration Awards (2014 & 2015)

Grants and Projects (2021-2026): Leads 'Beacons in the Night' and SKA-era collaborations, focusing on dark matter illumination and galaxy surveys using advanced simulations. Co-investigator on multiple ARC and international grants.

Labs and Teams: Active in ICRAR's astrophysics research groups and international collaborations like the Cosmic Vine project and DEVILS survey.