Staff
Staff
Doris Arzoumanian
Associate Professor (Inamori Frontier Program)
Specialized Fields
Astronomy, Astrophysics
Low mass stars, like our Sun, may host planets where life could emerge, and the most massive stars (like Betelgeuse and Rigel) govern the physics and the chemical enrichment of the interstellar medium of galaxies. Describing the physical processes at play in the interstellar medium leading to the formation of stars is thus important to understand the evolution of galaxies and planet formation.
Elongated molecular gas filaments have been recently identified as the main sites of star formation. My research interest is to study the role of the main physical processes (turbulence, gravity, magnetic field) leading to the formation of these filaments and investigate how they fragment and collapse into new stars. In addition, I am interested in constraining the impact of stellar radiation from young and evolved stars on the surrounding interstellar medium.
For my research, I analyze multiwavelength observational data obtained with various international telescopes. In parallel, I work with theorists to confront observational results with numerical simulations and theoretical models.
Elongated molecular gas filaments have been recently identified as the main sites of star formation. My research interest is to study the role of the main physical processes (turbulence, gravity, magnetic field) leading to the formation of these filaments and investigate how they fragment and collapse into new stars. In addition, I am interested in constraining the impact of stellar radiation from young and evolved stars on the surrounding interstellar medium.
For my research, I analyze multiwavelength observational data obtained with various international telescopes. In parallel, I work with theorists to confront observational results with numerical simulations and theoretical models.
Message
My research goal is to build a comprehensive picture of star formation by constraining the physical processes and the timescales governing the cycle of the interstellar medium. In addition, I aim at discussing the birth environment of the Sun as part of our improved paradigm of star formation, connecting the studies of the formation of all stars to the origin of our star, the Sun, and investigate the formation of habitable planets and the emergence of life on Earth.
I am delighted to be an Inamori FP Faculty, as this position provides the ideal conditions to further develop my projects in collaboration with researchers at Kyushu University and as part of the international research community.
Brief History
- Jan, 2013 - Aug, 2015
- Post-doctoral researcher, Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS), France
- Jan, 2016 - Aug, 2016
- Post-doctoral researcher, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique-Instrumentation-Modelisation (AIM), France
- Oct, 2016 - Apr, 2019
- International Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS fellow), Nagoya University, Japan
- Apr, 2019 - Jul, 2020
- Post-doctoral researcher, Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), Portugal
- Nov, 2020 - Aug, 2021
- Post-doctoral researcher, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), France
- Sep, 2021 - March, 2025
- Project Assistant Professor (NAOJ Fellow), National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Japan
- Apr, 2025 - Present
- Associate Professor (Inamori Frontier Program), Kyushu University
Affiliated academic society
- International Astronomical Union
- The Astronomical Society of Japan