Astrophysics Research

My research is focused on understanding star formation and feedback in galaxies and stellar clusters through the use of hydrodynamical simulations. A full list of my publications can be found as an ADS search for Jill P. Naiman.

I'm also part of the IllustrisTNG Project which is a suite of cosmological simulations which is the successor of the original Illustris simulations.

Lead Author Papers

Wind and Pulsar Heating in Star Clusters

Wind Retention and Expulsion in Star Clusters

r-Process in Simulated IllustrisTNG Milky Ways

ytini: Scientific Visualization with Houdini

AstroBlend: Astronomy Visualization with Blender

Nuclear Star Clusters Enhancing Black Hole Accretion

External Mass Accumulation onto Core Potentials

Ultra Luminous X-ray Sources in the Antennae

Nth Author Papers

• Similar star formation rate and metallicity variability timescales drive the fundamental metallicity relation, Torrey+ 2018.
• First results from the IllustrisTNG simulations: matter and galaxy clustering, Springel+ 2018.
• First results from the IllustrisTNG simulations: the stellar mass content of groups and clusters of galaxies, Pillepich+ 2018.
• First results from the IllustrisTNG simulations: the galaxy colour bimodality, Nelson+ 2018.
• The size evolution of star-forming and quenched galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulations, Genel+ 2018.
• The uniformity and time-invariance of the intra-cluster metal distribution in galaxy clusters from the IllustrisTNG simulations, Vogelsberger+ 2018.
• Simulating galaxy formation with the IllustrisTNG model, Pillepich+ 2018.
• The evolution of the mass-metallicity relation in IllustrisTNG, Torrey+ 2018.
• A census of cool core galaxy clusters in IllustrisTNG, Barnes+ 2018.
• First results from the IllustrisTNG simulations: radio haloes and magnetic fields, Marinacci+ 2018.
• Simulating galaxy formation with black hole driven thermal and kinetic feedback, Weinberger+ 2017.
• Transport and Mixing of r-process Elements in Neutron Star Binary Merger Blast Waves, Montes+ 2017.
• The dynamics, appearance and demographics of relativistic jets triggered by tidal disruption of stars in quiescent supermassive black holes, De Colle+ 2012.
• Measuring Distance and Properties of the Milky Way's Central Supermassive Black Hole with Stellar Orbits, Ghez+ 2008.