Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Life and explosive death of massive stars
The origin of the elements
Nuclear astrophysics
Current work comprises the study of massive to supermassive stars (10-100,000 solar masses); the first generations of stars in the universe (Pop III stars); evolution of rotating massive stars and the spin of their remnants (including predictions for GW sources); mixing and transport processes in the stellar interior; nucleosynthesis and the origin of elements, including galacto-chemical evolution - which elements are made where and when; supernovae (mechanisms and nucleosynthesis); gamma-ray bursts (collapsars and similar models) and their progenitors; modeling of Type I X-ray bursts and superbursts (thermonuclear explosions on the surface of neutron stars); stellar rotation of misaligned systems (internal rotation evolution, binary and mutile stars dynamics and interaction).
Biography
Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, 2015 -
Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, 2012 - 2014.
Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Univeristy of Minnesota, 2008-2012.
Technical Staff Member, Theoretcial Astrophysics Group (T-6), Theory Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2003-2008.
Fellow, Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, 2001-2003.
Alexander von Humboldt Feodor Lynen Fellow, Department of Astronomy, The University of Califrnia at Santa Cruz, 1998-2001.
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Dr. rer. nat. (TUM), 1995-1998.
Physics Diploma, TUM, 1989-1995.
Supervision interests
PosDoc, PhD, Masters, Honours, Undergraduate Research (e.g., PHS2350, PHS3350), and Summer Vacation Scholar Projects in the areas above.
Consulting
Happy to help with problems related to Python and numerical applications (Numpy).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Guest Professor, Tsung-Dao Lee Institute
1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2020
Guest Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 Jan 2015 → 31 Jan 2020
Research area keywords
- Stars
- Origin of the Elements
- Nuclear Astrophysics
- The FIrst Stars
- Stellar Rotation
- Supermassive Stars
- Accreting Compact Stars
- Type I X-ray Bursts
- Stellar Astrophysics
- Supernovae
- Stellar Structure and Evolution
- Hypernovae and GRBs
- Particle Astrophysics
- Binary and Multiple Stars
Network
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Explosive Astrophysics from Siding Spring Observatory
Lidman, C., Colless, M., Brough, S., Wolf, C., Travouillon, T., Seitenzahl, I., Möller, A., Brown, M., Kamath, D., Einecke, S., Heger, A., Ruiter, A. J., Galloway, D., Wen, L. & O'Toole, S.
1/05/23 → 1/05/24
Project: Other
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3D Heat Transport, Burning, and Evolution
Heger, A., Mueller, B. & Goodwin, A.
ADACS - Astronomy Data And Computing Services
1/06/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Exploring the Dynamic Universe with DREAMS
Moore, A., Freeman, K. C., Travouillon, T., De Marco, O., Ryder, S., Ellis, S., Heger, A., Cooke, J., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Ashley, M., Devillepoix, H., Antoszewski, J., Soira, R., Kasliwal, M. & Simcoe, R.
6/01/21 → 5/01/22
Project: Research
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BT: MPI Parallelisation of a Boltzmann Solver for Supernova Simulations
Mueller, B., Heger, A. & Powell, J.
4/01/21 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Horizons: nuclear astrophysics in the 2020s and beyond
Schatz, H., Becerril, A. D., Best, A., Brown, E. F., Chatziioannou, K., Chipps, K. A., Deibe, C. M., Ezzeddine, R., Galloway, D. K., Hansen, C. J., Herwig, F., Ji, A. P., Lugaro, M., Meisel, Z., Norman, D., Read, J., Roberts, L. F., Spyrou, A., Tews, I., Timmes, F. X., & 3 others, 1 Nov 2022, In: Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics. 49, 11, 79 p., 110502.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Impact of the New 65As(p, γ)66Se Reaction Rate on the Two-proton Sequential Capture of 64Ge, Weak GeAs Cycles, and Type I X-Ray Bursts Such as the Clocked Burster GS 1826-24
Lam, Y. H., Liu, Z. X., Heger, A., Lu, N., Jacobs, A. M. & Johnston, Z., 1 Apr 2022, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 929, 1, 14 p., 72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Long-term Evolution of Postexplosion Helium-star Companions of Type Iax Supernovae
Zeng, Y., Liu, Z. W., Heger, A., McCully, C., Röpke, F. K. & Han, Z., 1 Jul 2022, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 933, 1, 10 p., 65.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Measurement of 19F(p, γ)20Ne reaction suggests CNO breakout in first stars
Zhang, L., He, J., deBoer, R. J., Wiescher, M., Heger, A., Kahl, D., Su, J., Odell, D., Chen, Y., Li, X., Wang, J., Zhang, L., Cao, F., Zhang, H., Zhang, Z., Jiang, X., Wang, L., Li, Z., Song, L., Zhao, H., & 16 others, 27 Oct 2022, In: Nature. 610, 7933, p. 656-660 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus) -
The Regulated NiCu Cycles with the New 57Cu(p, γ)58Zn Reaction Rate and Its Influence on Type I X-Ray Bursts: the GS 1826-24 Clocked Burster
Lam, Y. H., Lu, N., Heger, A., Jacobs, A. M., Smirnova, N. A., Nieto, T. K., Johnston, Z. & Kubono, S., 1 Apr 2022, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 929, 1, 16 p., 73.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)