Jarrett L. Johnson
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Theoretical Modeling of Cosmic Structures (TMoX) Group at the Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching, Germany.

My research primarily concerns the formation of the first stars and galaxies, in particular the prospects for observing these objects with future facilities such as the James Webb Space Telescope and the European Extremely Large Telescope.

 
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Contact Information                 
Email: jjohnson_at_mpe.mpg.de                    
Telephone: +49-89-30000-3868 (office)        




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News and Popular Press
In May 2009 I completed my Ph.D. in Astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin, where I was a member of the new Texas Cosmology Center.


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In August 2008 our simulation of radiation from the first stars appeared in the New York Times.


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In July 2008 our work on the progenitors of gamma-ray bursts was published in the journal Science.


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In December 2007 our work on Population III star formation in the assembly of the first galaxies was reported by the New Scientist.
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Curriculum Vitae See my biographical information
Complete Publication List View all of my scientific publications through the ADS
Recent Publications View my latest publications
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A selection of recent research topics:
red color bar Observable Signatures of Primordial Stellar Clusters

Watch a movie of the growth of the H II region around a primordial dwarf galaxy
red color bar Assembly of the First Galaxies

Watch a movie showing the temperature of the primordial gas as it collapses to form a galaxy
red color bar The Chemical Signature of the First Stars

red color bar Radiative Feedback from the First Stars

 Watch a movie showing the radiative effects of Population III stars in the formation of a protogalaxy
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