My main research is focussed on mapping and understanding the nature of kinematic substructure in the disc of our galaxy, the Milky Way. By combining large scale Galactic surveys one can obtain highly precise position/velocity/distance information for several million stars in the Galaxy.  Comparing the observed motion of stars with Galactic models, then allows one to understand the origin of non-axiysmmetry (spiral arms/bar) in the disc (example below from Khanna et al. 2019). My work mostly revolves around the Gaia/Galah/APOGEE/LAMOST surveys.

I also maintain an interest in distance tracers such as the Red Clump, Galactic extinction, and the applications of Asteroseismology.