Nadine Soliman

Nadine Soliman is a Postdoctoral Scholar and Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), affiliated with the Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy. Her research focuses on dusty astrophysical environments, including the dynamics of dust in star-forming regions, radiation effects on gas dynamics, and the interplay between dust and galactic evolution. She uses numerical simulations to model processes like dust evacuation around massive stars, dust grain size impacts on molecular clouds, and alternative explanations for observed stellar abundance variations.

Her work often employs the STARFORGE simulation framework to explore phenomena such as dust-to-gas ratio variations, radiation transfer, and feedback mechanisms in astrophysical systems. She has contributed to understanding how dust dynamics influence star formation efficiency and the observable signatures of these processes.

Nadine's research also extends to black hole-galaxy co-evolution, examining accretion models and their implications for galaxy evolution. She collaborates with prominent researchers like Prof. Philip F. Hopkins and Dr. Michael Y. Grudić on projects that bridge computational astrophysics with observational data interpretation.