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1 Cover Page The handle holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation. Author: Richings, Alexander James Title: Non-equilibrium chemistry and cooling in simulations of galaxy formation Issue Date:

2 PUBLICATIONS 1. The effects of metallicity, UV radiation and non-equilibrium chemistry in highresolution simulations of galaxies A. J. Richings & J. Schaye 2015, arxiv: , submitted to MNRAS 2. Non-equilibrium chemistry and cooling in the diffuse interstellar medium - II. Shielded gas A. J. Richings, J. Schaye & B. D. Oppenheimer 2014, MNRAS, 442, Non-equilibrium chemistry and cooling in the diffuse interstellar medium - I. Optically thin regime A. J. Richings, J. Schaye & B. D. Oppenheimer 2014, MNRAS, 440, The connection between radio loudness and central surface brightness profiles in optically selected low-luminosity active galaxies A. J. Richings, P. Uttley & E. Körding 2011, MNRAS, 415, The hot interstellar medium of the interacting galaxy NGC 4490 A. J. Richings, G. Fabbiano, J. Wang & T. P. Roberts 2010, ApJ, 723, Field and globular cluster low-mass X-ray binaries in NGC 4278 G. Fabbiano, N. J. Brassington, L. Lentati, L. Angelini, R. L. Davies, J. Gallagher, V. Kalogera, D.-W. Kim, A. R. King, A. Kundu, S. Pellegrini, A. J. Richings, G. Trinchieri, A. Zezas & S. Zepf 2010, ApJ, 725,

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4 CURRICULUM VITAE I was born on 29 th June 1988 in Huntingdon, UK. I completed my pre-university education at Tavistock Sixth Form College in July 2006, with A-levels in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths and Critical Thinking, and Advanced Extension Awards (AEAs) in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. I started a four year undergraduate Master of Physics (M.Phys) course in Astrophysics at the University of Southampton in September During this time I had several opportunities to experience research in astronomy. In the summer of 2008 I undertook a research project with Dr. Phil Uttley at the University of Southampton, on the connection between radio loudness and central surface brightness profiles in optically selected low-luminosity active galaxies. This research was funded by a Nuffield Foundation undergraduate research bursary. For the final year of my degree I moved to the US to conduct a research project with Dr. Giuseppina Fabbiano at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, on the hot interstellar medium of the interacting galaxy NGC I graduated with first class honours in July I then moved on to study for a Master of Advanced Studies (MASt) degree in Applied Mathematics at the University of Cambridge in October I graduated with distinction in July In September 2011 I moved to the Netherlands to start a Ph.D. position at Leiden Observatory, under the supervision of Prof. dr. Joop Schaye. For my Ph.D. project, I worked on developing hydrodynamic simulations of galaxies, with a particular focus on modelling the non-equilibrium chemistry of ions and molecules in these simulations. During the course of my Ph.D. I presented my work at conferences and workshops in the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Italy and Switzerland. I also attended the Jerusalem Winter School in January 2013, and the 43 rd Saas- Fee Advanced Course in Switzerland in March In January 2016 I will move to the US to start a Lindheimer fellowship at Northwestern University. 221

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6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am very grateful to everyone who has helped and supported me throughout the course of my Ph.D., and have made this thesis possible. Firstly, I would like to thank Joop for hiring me and giving me the opportunity to study here in Leiden, and for all of the help and support that you have given me over the last four years. I would also like to thank all of the members of Joop s group, both past and present: Ali, Antonella, Bart, Ben, Chris, Fabian, Freeke, Geert Jan, Gunjan, Joki, Jorryt, Lorrie, Marcel, Marco, Marijke, Milan, Monica, Paula, Rob and Sylvia, thank you for making our weekly group and preprint meetings so enjoyable! Ben, thank you for all of your support throughout my Ph.D. and for your advice when I was applying for postdoc positions, and thank you for showing me around Boulder! Marijke, thank you for translating my thesis summary into Dutch. Also, special thanks to my office mates, Marco and Monica, for making our office such a fun place to work! I would also like to thank everyone at the Sterrewacht for creating such a fun, lively and sociable atmosphere, whether it was during coffee breaks, at the weekly borrel, or at the many parties and trips that were organised outside of work: thanks to Alex, Andra, Berenice, Bernard, Bram, Carl, Caroline, Christian, David, Emanuele, Fabian, Francisco, Gleb, Gerard, Heather, Henriette, Irene, Jeroen, Jesse, Leah, Luke, Maria, Marissa, Maryam, Mattia, Matteo, Mayuresh, Sebastiaan, Steven, Tiffany, Tim, Wendy and Willem, and to anyone else that I have forgotten! Finally, I would like to say a very special thank you to Mum, Dad, Ollie, my grandparents and my whole family. You have always supported me and encouraged me to pursue my dreams, and I could not have done this without you. 223

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