Hi! I'm Alon, an astrophysics PhD student at Tel Aviv University.
email: alongurman at gmail dot com
Research
I am interested in all things ISM. I use the GHOSDT (Galaxy HydrOdynamical simulations of Supernova Driven Turbulence) simulations to investigate the cold ISM, star-formation self-regulation, and to predict emission lines. With a kpc boxsize and ~0.2 pc resolution, GHOSDT allows us to investigate the ISM with resolved molecular cloud structure and formation of single stars.
![Metallicity dependence of [C II] emission](picture3.png)
About Me
I live a second life as a rock climber. I have toured North America living out of a minivan climbing some big walls and sometimes equally challenging small rocks, from Tutokanula (El Capitan) in Yosemite Valley to Mount Hooker in the Wind River Range. I am very interested in the political history of the middle east, have been vegan since 2010, and my favorite fruit is watermelon 
Publications
The GHOSDT Simulations: II. Missing H2 in Simulations of a Self-Regulated Interstellar Medium
he Astrophysical Journal, December 2025, Volume 995, Number 2, Page 186
Molecular Hydrogen in High-redshift Damped Lyman-α Absorbers
The Astrophysical Journal, December 2025, Volume 995, Number 1, Page 116
The GHOSDT Simulations: I. Magnetic Support in Gas-rich Disks
The Astrophysical Journal, May 2025, Volume 984, Number 2, page 142
[C II] Emission in a Self-regulated Interstellar Medium
The Astrophysical Journal, April 2024, Volume 965, Number 2, page 179
H I in Molecular Clouds: Irradiation by FUV Plus Cosmic Rays
The Astrophysical Journal, January 2024, Volume 960, Number 1, page 8
H I-to-H2 Transitions in Dust-free Interstellar Gas
The Astrophysical Journal, October 2021, Volume 920, Number 2, page 83