Shamus Tobin

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I’m interested in exploring the wonders of the universe and all the insights it can offer us. I study star formation, but more specifically, I focus on the disks of gas and dust formed around new stars, known as protostellar disks. My research is focused on taking high-sensitivity multi-wavelength ALMA observations of protostellar disks and fitting them with radiative transfer models. We’re looking to constrain the physical characteristics of a sample of disks with annular substructure in the form of rings and gaps. Outside of research, I’m involved with the Queen’s Graduate Physics Society, helping to organize fun social events, and representing its members in Queen’s Society for Graduate and Professional Students. You can often find me having endless fun with friends playing all the great board games and weight training at the gym.