David Nidever

Dr. David Nidever is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Montana, affiliated with the College of Letters & Science. His research focuses on galaxy formation and evolution, particularly analyzing the Magellanic Clouds using large-scale surveys like APOGEE and Gaia. He teaches advanced astrophysics courses including stellar astrophysics, observational techniques, and Python programming for physics.

His work emphasizes understanding the structure and chemical evolution of galaxies through stellar populations, abundance gradients, and dynamic interactions. Recent studies include discoveries of ancient star clusters, metal-rich stellar knots in the galactic center, and split stellar streams in the Magellanic periphery.

He leads the NSF-funded 'Survey of the Magellanic Stellar History' and serves on committees for conferences like 'XMC II: Clouds Over Yellowstone' and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V review board. Nidever actively contributes to the DELVE and APOGEE collaborations, advancing observational and computational methods in galactic astronomy.