Research

I am a professor of theoretical astrophysics at the University of Toronto, working on the fluid dynamics of gravitational collapse and energetic feedback in:
 -  star and star cluster formation,
 -  molecular cloud evolution and the interstellar medium,
 -  black hole formation and accretion,
 -  stellar tidal disruptions,
 -  supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and related transients.


Current graduate students:
    Shivan Khullar
          Statistical properties of molecular clouds; stellar feedback & molecular cloud evolution within galaxy simulations
    Aaron Tohuvavohu
          Astrophsyical transients; autonomous gamma-ray data retrieval & analysis; novel small UV satellite for gravitational wave follow-up.

Past graduate students:
    Ayushi Singh - Niloufar Afsariardchi - Stephen Ro - Peter Jumper - Pegah Salbi - Sherry Yeh - Mubdi Rahman - Britta Hansen - Kaitlin Kratter

 Current Undergraduate students:
    Nan Jiang
          Star formation  rates in nearby molecular clouds
    Isabella Armstrong
          Observable signatures of mirror stars
    Berkin Gurbuz
          Observable signatures of mirror stars
    Ben Scully
          Aspherical supernovae