Research interests 

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• Kinematics & dynamics of star-forming galaxies at z~1-3
• Molecular vs ionized gas kinematics of galaxies at high-z
• Evolution of galaxies & scaling relations
• IFU spectroscopy observations in optical/IR with OASIS, SPIOMM, MUSE, KMOS, SINFONI
• Observations in the millimeter/submillimeter with ALMA
• Gravitationally lensed galaxies
• Local galaxies analogs to high-z galaxies (DYNAMO sample)

Publications - First author

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5. Systematic difference between ionized and molecular gas velocity dispersion in z~1-2 disks and local analogues

M. Girard, D. B. Fisher, A. D. Bolatto, et al. Accepted for publication in ApJ -- arXiv:2101.04122

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4. The KMOS Lens-Amplified Spectroscopic Survey (KLASS) : Kinematics and clumpiness of low-mass galaxies at cosmic noon

M. Girard, C. A. Mason, A. Fontana et al. 2020, MNRAS, 497, 173 -- arXiv:2006.14633

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3. Towards sub-kpc scale kinematics of molecular and ionized gas of two strongly lensed galaxies at z~1

M. Girard, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, F. Combes, et al. 2019, A&A, 631, A91 --  ​arXiv:1909.07400

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2. Physics of a clumpy lensed galaxy ​at z=1.6

M. Girard, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, D. Schaerer et al. 2018, A&A, 619, A15 -- arXiv:1801.05816

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1. KMOS LENsing Survey (KLENS): Morpho-kinematics analysis of star-forming galaxies at  z~2

M. Girard, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, D. Schaerer et al., 2018, A&A, 613, A72 -- arXiv:1809.01162

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Publications - Contributing author

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5. SIGNALS : I. Survey description

Rousseau-Nepton, L. et al. 2019, MNRAS, 489, 5530

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4. KLASS: The role of low-mass galaxies from cosmic dawn to cosmic noon 

Fontana, A., Mason, C., Girard, M. et al. 2019, Msgr, 176,  33 - Link to the paper

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3. The CORALIE survey for southern extrasolar planets. XVIII. Three new massive planets and two low-mass brown dwarfs at greater than 5 AU separation

Rickman E. L., et al. 2019, A&A,  625, A71

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2. ALMA Reveals Metals yet No Dust within Multiple Components in CR7

J. Matthee et al. 2017, ApJ, 851, 145

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1. MUSE Commissioning 

R. Bacon et al. 2014, Msngr, 157, 13

Conferences & Workshops

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December2019
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October
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February 2019

December 2018

July
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June
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November 2017
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November 2017
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October 2017
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November
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Perth,
Australia
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Quebec,
Canada
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Melbourne, Australia
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Sydney, Australia
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ESO Munich, Germany
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Cambridge,
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Beijing,
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Quebec,
​Canada
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Montreal, QC
​Canada
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Valletta,
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Spetses, Greece
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ESO Munich, 
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ESO Munich, Germany
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Ohio,
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Hamilton, Canada

St-Alexis-des-Monts, Quebec Canada
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Quebec,
​Canada
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Aussois, Alpes
France
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Saskatoon, 
Canada

The build-up of galaxies through multiple tracers and facilities ​- Australia-ESO joint conference
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Colloquium - Université Laval, Quebec

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Colloquium - University of Melbourne

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Linking galaxies from epoch of initial star formation to today - Australia-ESO joint conference
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KMOS@5: Star and Galaxy Formation in 3D - Challenges at KMOS 5th Year 

The Laws of Star Formation: From the Cosmic Dawn to the Present Universe
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KIAA Forum for Gas in Galaxies : Star Formation and Quenching

Colloquium/Astro-lunch - Laval University

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Gender Summit 11 North America

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The Role of Gas in Galaxy Dynamics

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Galaxy Formation School

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Discs in Galaxies conference

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ESO/OPTICON School on X-Shooter and KMOS

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Participant talks at the Space Studies Program

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Canadian Astronomical Society Annual Meeting (CASCA)
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Center for research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ) annual meeting
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Canadian Conference for Undergraduate Women in physics (CCUWiP)
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Busy Week of the MUSE collaboration

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Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference (CUPC)
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