Jess Thorne

Jess Thorne is a Researcher at The University of Western Australia, focusing on astrophysical research involving galaxy evolution, star formation, and spectral energy distribution modeling. Their work integrates observational data from large surveys like DEVILS, GAMA, and MIGHTEE to study galaxy formation and active galactic nuclei activity over cosmic time. Key collaborations involve institutions such as the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System.

Research interests include forensic reconstruction of galaxy evolution, metallicity evolution, and the interplay between star formation and AGN activity. They contributed to developing tools like ProSpect for spectral energy distribution modeling and led the doctoral thesis Lighting the Night: The Spectral Energy Distributions of Galaxies.

Recent articles explore topics such as the sSFR-M* plane evolution (2025), SFR-radio luminosity correlations (2024), and galaxy quenching timescales (2023). Their work spans 28 publications and datasets, with notable contributions to understanding cosmic star formation history and multiwavelength galaxy analysis. No explicit awards are listed, though their research has been featured in news outlets and academic blogs.

Thorne’s research leverages large-scale surveys and computational methods to address fundamental questions in galaxy evolution, emphasizing data integration (e.g., KiDS-GAMA assimilation) and advanced SED fitting techniques. No formal grants or students are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts.