Josephine F. W. Baggen
PhD Student in Astronomy at Yale University
Hi! I am a PhD student in the Department of Astronomy at Yale University, working with Prof. Pieter van Dokkum. My research focuses on the formation of the first massive galaxies and black holes in the early Universe. In particular, I study the newly discovered population of compact red sources, known as Little Red Dots, identified by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Little Red Dots
Little Red Dots are a newly discovered population of compact red sources seen less than a billion years after the Big Bang identified by the James Webb Space Telescope, whose nature remains a mystery.
JWST images of Little Red Dots
Beyond Astronomy
Outside of research, I play tennis as part of the Yale Club Tennis team. We competed at the USTA Tennis on Campus National Championship.