Members

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Faculty and Research Scientists

Volker Bromm, Assistant Professor Various topics of research in Theoretical Astrophysics homepage: Volker Bromm email: vbromm@astro.as.utexas.edu

Robert Duncan, Research Scientist Theoretical studies of neutron stars; soft gamma-ray repeaters; gamma-ray bursts; dynamos and astrophysical magnetic fields; quasar absorption lines homepage: Robert Duncan email: duncan@astro.as.utexas.edu

Peter Hoeflich, Research Scientist Supernovae; explosion mechanisms; cosmology; radiation transfer; radiation hydrodynamics; non-LTE; nucleosynthesis; molecule formation; progenitor evolution homepage: Peter Hoeflich email: pah@astro.as.utexas.edu

Pawan Kumar, Professor Gamma ray bursts; helioseismology; binary stars; tidal interaction; accretion disks; cosmology homepage: Pawan Kumar email: pk@astro.as.utexas.edu

John Scalo, Professor Star formation; interstellar medium; turbulence; galaxy evolution; complex systems: astrobiology; planetary atmospheric evolution homepage: John Scalo email: parrot@astro.as.utexas.edu

Paul Shapiro, Professor Theoretical Astrophysics; cosmology; galaxy formation; the interstellar medium; the intergalactic medium; interstellar dust grains; astrophysical hydrodynamics homepage: Paul Shapiro email: shapiro@astro.as.utexas.edu

Greg Shields, Professor Theoretical studies of quasars and ionized nebulae homepage: Greg Shields email: shields@astro.as.utexas.edu

J. Craig Wheeler, Professor Theoretical Studies of Stellar Evolution, Supernovae and Astrobiology homepage: J. Craig Wheeler email: wheel@astro.as.utexas.edu

Steve Weinberg, Professor (joint appt. with Physics) Research theory of elementary particles, quantum field theory, cosmology homepage: Steve Weinberg email: weinberg@physics.ph.utexas.edu

Don Winget, Professor Theory and observation; cosmochronology; evolution of the Milky Way; late stages of stellar evolution; stellar pulsations; the Whole Earth Telescope homepage: Don Winget email: dew@astro.as.utexas.edu

Graduate Students

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Kyungjin Ahn Advisor: Paul Shapiro Research: Dynamics of formation and evolution of cosmological halos email: kjahn@astro.as.utexas.edu

Shizuka Akiyama Advisor: Craig Wheeler Research: MHD Jet-induced Supernovae email: shizuka@astro.as.utexas.edu

Marcelo Alvarez Advisor: Paul Shapiro Research: Radiative Transfer and simulation of galaxy formation email: marcelo@astro.as.utexas.edu

David Smith Advisor: John Scalo Research: Astrobiology, astrophysical radiation environments, exogenetics email: dss@astro.as.utexas.edu webpage: http://exogenetics.org/dss/