My study focused on modelling physics of galaxy formation and evolution. I am especially interested in the interaction between stars and the dust and metals in the interstellar medium. I got my PhD from Swinburne University in Melbourne, with a thesis focused on a semi-analytic model with a detail dust treatment, investigating how dust alter the physical and spectral properties of galaxies. I spent a year as a postdoc at the Australian National University working on modelling the H2 region before joining CfA.