High Energy Astrophysics
Potential PhD supervisors of IMPRS Heidelberg
| Prof. Christian Fendt (MPIA) ( fendt @ mpia.de ) | Jets, AGN, star formation, MHD, computational astrophysics |
| Prof. Jochen Heidt (LSW) ( jheidt @ lsw.uni-heidelberg.de ) | Host galaxies, cluster environment, variability of BL Lac objects & QSOs |
| Prof. Jim Hinton (MPIK) ( jim.hinton @ mpi-hd.mpg.de) | Particle physics, gamma-ray astrophysics |
Prof. Michela Mapelli (ITA) | Binary black hole formation, gravitational-wave astrophysics (Virgo, Einstein Telescope), star clusters, binary evolution, computational astrophysics |
| Dr. Annalisa Pillepich (MPIA) ( pillepich @ mpia-hd.mpg.de ) | Cosmological simulations for galaxy formation and evolution, large scale structure, cosmology, cosmology with galaxy clusters |
| Dr. Brian Reville (MPIK) ( brian.reville @ mpi-hd.mpg.de ) | Astrophysical plasma theory; theoretical observational aspects of sources of high energy particles, associated radiative signatures |
| Prof. Friedrich Roepke (HITS) ( friedrich.roepke @ h-its.org ) | Theoretical stellar astrophysics, numerical simulations of physical processes in stars, stellar evolution, supernova explosions, compact astrophysical objects, nucleosynthesis in stars and stellar explosions |
| Dr. Fabian Schneider (HITS) ( fabian.schneider @ uni-heidelberg.de ) | Theoretical stellar astrophysics, single and binary star evolution, stellar mergers, magnetic massive stars, supernova explosions, stellar remnants, stellar populations, massive star formation, IMF, Bayesian statistics |
| PD Felix Spanier (ITA) ( felix.spanier @ uni-heidelberg.de ) | Simulations in high energy astrophysics, AGN, particle transport, plasma turbulence theory |