Gergö Popping

I'm an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO), where I work in the ALMA Regional Centre. In this role, I support the astronomical community in making the most of ALMA's capabilities while continuing to pursue my own research on galaxy evolution.

I aim to understand how gas and dust shape the formation and evolution of galaxies across cosmic time. By combining observations—particularly from ALMA—with theoretical modeling and simulations, I explore how the interstellar medium fuels star formation and drives galaxy growth. My goal is to bridge the gap between observation and theory to build a more complete picture of galaxy evolution.

I'm the co-PI of the ALMA Chemical Evolution (ACE) Large Program, which provides the first detailed view of how gas, metals, and dust evolve in low-metallicity galaxies at Cosmic Noon (z~2). ACE will offer critical insight into how molecular gas and dust grow together and how they drive the mass-metallicity relation during the peak of star formation in the universe.