Sune Toft

Sune Toft is a Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, and a key member of the Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN). His research focuses on galaxy formation, evolution, and cosmology, particularly through observations of high-redshift galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Euclid mission data.

• Education: PhD in Astronomy, 2003

Research Interests include galaxy mergers, dark matter halos, stellar mass assembly, and photometric redshift calibration. He leads major projects like the COSMOS-Web and DAWN JWST Archive, analyzing galaxy morphology and clustering across cosmic time. His work with the Euclid Collaboration spans instrument calibration, mock catalogues, and early universe studies.

Scientific Contributions highlight trends in galaxy interactions, disk instabilities, and tidal disruption events. His peer review activities extend to journals like The Astrophysical Journal Letters and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Press/media coverage includes the 2017 Hubble discovery of a 'massive dead disk galaxy' challenging galaxy evolution theories, with ongoing media engagement via blogs, social media, and Mendeley discussions.