I am a computational astrophysicist, currently faculty at the University of Connecticut's Department of Physics. I am also a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History, where I was previously an NHFP Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow and a Guest Researcher at the Center for Computational Astrophysics, where I was formerly a Flatiron Research Fellow. 

My science is aimed at finding out what the most important dynamic drivers of planet formation are -- ultimately, so that we can use our understanding of star and planet formation physics to make predictions about planet populations in the Galaxy. My group primarily uses numerical methods, including hydrodynamic, radiative transfer, and astrochemical calculations. 

I am interested in the many ways people talk about and conceive of science, especially in informal settings and with some liberal blurring of disciplinary boundaries. My science communication work is primarily within museums, including work done with institutions like the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History and the Adler Planetarium. 

You can contact me with questions about my work at:

 astro [dot] kuznetsova [at] gmail [dot] com