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