Bio

Dr Rongmon Bordoloi is an observational astrophysicist studying galaxy evolution. He is particularly interested in understanding how galaxies form and evolve, by studying the cycling of baryons into and out of galaxies. He is an expert observer, who routinely uses  multi-wavelength spectroscopy and imaging (both from the ground and space) to study the galaxy baryon cycle. The baryon cycle is vital in regulating  star-formation in galaxies and dictate the evolution of a galaxy. These diffuse reservoirs of gas outside galaxies contain most of the missing baryons in the Universe.  Dr. Bordoloi works closely with theorists who use numerical simulations to study galaxy formation. This close interaction with theorists help in interpreting his own observational results and in constraining different theories of galaxy evolution. He also works on topics related to the formation of the first galaxies, observational cosmology, and the Fermi Bubbles.

Dr Bordoloi joins the Physics Department as an Assistant Professor in 2019. Dr Bordoloi received his PhD from ETH Zurich in 2013. After that he moved to US as a postdoctoral fellow at Space Telescope Science Institute till 2015.  He then moved to Boston to join Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a NASA Hubble Fellow.

Publications

Complete list of publications

Education

PhD, Physics, ETH Zurich (2013)
MS, Physics, ETH Zurich (2009)

Honors and Awards

• Hubble Fellow (2015-2018)

Selected Publications

The radial and azimuthal profiles of Mg II absorption around 0.5< z< 0.9 zCOSMOS Galaxies of different colors, masses, and environments
R. Bordoloi et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 743, 1, (2011), doi:10.1088/0004-637X/743/1/10

The COS-Dwarfs Survey: The Carbon Reservoir around Sub-L* Galaxies
R. Bordoloi et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 796, 2, (2014), doi:10.1088/0004-637X/796/2/136

Mapping the Nuclear Outflow of the Milky Way: Studying the Kinematics and Spatial Extent of the Northern Fermi Bubble
R. Bordoloi et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 834, 2, (2017), doi:10.3847/1538-4357/834/2/191

The Formation and Physical Origin of Highly Ionized Cooling Gas
R. Bordoloi et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 848,2, (2018), doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa8e9c

On the CGM Fundamental Plane: The Halo Mass Dependency of Circumgalactic H I
R. Bordoloi et al.
The Astrophysical Journal, 864, 2, (2018), doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aad8ac