Highlights

My Curriculum Vitae

Here is a link to my full CV. I select and condense a few items off my CV and list them down below:

Education

University of Connecticut
PhD in Physics, 2024
Advisor: Prof. Daniel Anglés-Alcázar

University of Connecticut
MS in Physics, 2020

The City University of New York at Lehman College
BS in Physics, 2018

Research Experience

University of Connecticut
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2024 - present
Advisor: Prof. Daniel Anglés-Alcázar

University of Connecticut
Graduate Research Assistant, 2020 - 2024
Advisor: Prof. Daniel Anglés-Alcázar

American Museum of Natural History/Center for Computational Astrophysics
Undergraduate Student Researcher, 2017 - 2018
Advisor: Prof. Jillian Bellovary and Dr. Tjistke Starkenburg

Teaching Experience

University of Connecticut
Undergraduate Mentor, 2023 - Present

University of Connecticut
Teaching Assistant, 2018 - 2020

Queensborough Community College
Adjunct Lecturer, 2018

Publications

First Author

  1. "Local positive feedback in the overall negative: the impact of quasar winds on star formation in the FIRE cosmological simulations", Mercedes-Feliz, J., Anglés-Alcázar, D., et al. 2023, MNRAS, 524, 3
  2. "Dense stellar clump formation driven by strong quasar winds in the FIRE cosmological hydrodynamic simulations", Mercedes-Feliz, J., Anglés-Alcázar, D., et al. 2024, MNRAS, 530, 3

Co Author

  1. "The impact of AGN-driven winds on physical and observable galaxy sizes", Cochrane, R.K., Anglés-Alcázar, D., Mercedes-Feliz, J., et al. 2023, MNRAS, 523, 2
  2. "Deciphering the imprint of active galactic nucleus feedback in Seyfert galaxies: Nuclear-scale molecular gas deficits", García-Burillo, S., ..., Mercedes-Feliz, J., et al. 2024, A&A, 689, A347