About us
We study structure formation in the Universe through observations and theory taking into account details of various astrophysical processes. Our sophisticated approach allows us to obtain a more precise and realistic view of how stars and galaxies form and evolve than what presented in the current picture. We use observations with ground- & space-based telescopes acting across a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum combined with simulations for this endeavor.
International Collaborations

Science with SKAO
The Square Kilometer Array will soon be the largest radio observatory of the world. As members of SKA Science Working Groups, we study the role of the thermal and nonthermal processes in structure formation and evolution of galaxies.

LOFAR MKSP/SKSP
As members of LOFAR Magnetism and Surveys Key Science Projects, we study low-frequency properties of the interstellar medium (ISM) in galaxies and investigate the interplay between ISM and star formation.

IRAM-IMEGIN
The IMEGIN project is one of 5 Guaranteed Time Large programs proposed by the NIKA2 collaboration with the 30m IRAM telescope. This project allows us to study dust in galaxies which is important for the formation of molecular gas and stars.

The MIGHTEE Survey
MIGHTEE is an extragalactic radio survey with the South African MeerKAT radio telescope at GHz frequencies. MIGHTEE observations enables us to study star-formation and AGN activity over cosmic time, as a function of stellar mass and environment, free of dust obscuration.
Research Group Members
Head
Fatemeh Tabatabaei
Postdoctoral Researchers
Golshan Ejlali
Mahdiyar Mousavi-Sadr
Asiyeh Yaghoudi
Maryam Khademi
Mohammad Hosseinirad (ex-postdoc)
Elham Eftekhari (ex-postdoc)
Masoumeh Ghasemi-Nodehi (ex-postdoc)
PhD Students
Farideh Mazoochi
Amir Yarahmadi
Monireh Khatami
Saba Pashaei
Golshan Ejlali (ex-PhD Student)
Research Assistants/Master Students
Mohammadreza Shojaei (RA)
Roshanak Mahdavi-Rad (RA)
Reihaneh Karimi (RA)
Reihaneh Javadi (ex-RA)
Hossein Hatamnia (ex-RA)
Parvin Howaida (ex-RA)
Negin Nezhad (ex-RA)
Marta Reina-Campos (ex-RA)
Hamid Hassani (ex-MSc)
Haleh Mesgari (ex-MSc)
MJ Shahhoseini (ex-MSc)
Mohammadreza Nasirzadeh (ex-MSc)
Samaneh Shamyati (ex-MSc)
Eduardo Alberto Mantero Castaneda (ex-MSc)
Paloma Minguez (ex-MSc)
Recent Publications
Evidence for inverse Compton scattering in high-redshift Lyman-break galaxies
The influence of magnetic fields on second-generation star formation in globular clusters
Interpreting millimeter emission from IMEGIN galaxies NGC 2146 and NGC 2976
Radio–FIR correlation: A probe into cosmic ray propagation in the nearby galaxy IC 342
Molecular cloud matching in CO and dust in M33: II. Physical properties of giant molecular clouds
ISM/IGM Focus Science with SKA: Energy balance and structure formation over cosmic time
Early Disk-Galaxy Formation from JWST to the Milky Way
Cloud-scale radio surveys of star formation and feedback in Triangulum Galaxy M 33: VLA observations
Evolution of thermal and non-thermal radio continuum emission on kpc scales - predictions for SKA
The role of thermal and non-thermal processes in the ISM of the Magellanic Clouds
Discovery of massive star formation quenching by non-thermal effects in the centre of NGC 1097
The Radio Spectral Energy Distribution and Star-formation Rate Calibration in Galaxies
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Fatemeh Tabatabaei is a distinguished researcher and a professor at the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences-IPM. She is currently a co-Chair of the SKAO ExGal Continuum Science Working Group.
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