Daniel Horta Darrington, Ph.D.

Danny joined the Center for Computational Astrophysics as a Flatiron Research Fellow in September, 2022. He is a member of the Nearby Universe and Milky Way Group. Danny studies the Milky Way, and is interested in using the kinematic and chemical properties of stellar halo stars to answer fundamental questions about galaxy formation. He earned his Ph.D. in Astronomy & Astrophysics from Liverpool John Moores University (UK), working with Ricardo Schiavon. He earned his M.Phys. in Physics and Astrophysics from Northumbria University, Newcastle.