Dimitri Gadotti

Dimitri Gadotti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Durham University. He holds a PhD from the University of São Paulo (2004) and specializes in observational galaxy evolution. His research utilizes advanced instrumentation like MUSE and Spitzer to study galactic structures, including barred galaxies, nuclear discs, and stellar populations.

His primary research interests focus on galaxy evolution through image decomposition and integral-field spectroscopy. Gadotti investigates secular processes, bar-driven dynamics, and the assembly history of galaxies. Key areas include the role of stellar bars in reshaping galaxies, the formation of nuclear discs, and the interplay between morphology and star formation.

Gadotti's recent publications emphasize galaxy evolution in low-redshift systems, leveraging large surveys (TIMER, S4G) to explore bar formation, stellar kinematics, and secular evolution. Trends include high-resolution studies of barred galaxies, dynamical modeling of galactic centers, and JWST-era investigations into early universe morphology. His work consistently bridges observations with simulations to understand galactic lifecycle processes.

He leads/co-leads major projects including the TIMER survey (Time Inference with MUSE in Extragalactic Rings), S4G (Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies), and Fornax3D. These collaborations focus on spatially resolved spectroscopy and multi-wavelength galaxy mapping.