I'm currently a postdoctoral researcher at Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan). I gained my undergraduate, master, and Ph.D. degrees at Tohoku University under the supervisors of Masafumi Noguchi and Keiichi Wada. I investigated the structures (bars and spirals) and dynamics of disk galaxies using large-scale N-body/hydrodynamic simulations taken into account self-gravity, radiative cooling/heating, star formation from cold, dense gas, supernova feedback. At present, I investigate the formation and evolution of disk galaxies (especially, z<~2) by using N-body/hydrodynamic simulations, semi-analytic models, and observational data.
Dobbs, C. L., & Baba, J.,: "Dawes Review 4: Spiral Structures in Disk Galaxies", PASA, Volume 31, id.e035 40 pp.