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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).
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
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):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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On the origin of very massive back holes
Mueller, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Heger, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Moriya, T. J. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
30/06/24 → 29/06/27
Project: Research
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Binary stars and Planets
Heger, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Mardling, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Siess, L. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
30/01/24 → 29/01/27
Project: Research
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NCMAS: 3D Simulations of Core-Collapse Supernovae
Heger, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Mueller, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Powell, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Explosive Astrophysics from Siding Spring Observatory
Lidman, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Colless, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brough, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wolf, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Travouillon, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seitenzahl, I. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Möller, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kamath, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Einecke, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Heger, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ruiter, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Galloway, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wen, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & O'Toole, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/05/23 → 1/05/24
Project: Other
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StarFit II
Heger, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Nordlander, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/23 → 30/06/23
Project: Other
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Convection and the core g mode in proto-compact stars - A detailed analysis
Jakobus, P., Müller, B. & Heger, A., Jul 2025, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 540, 4, p. 3008-3031 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Determination of the birth-mass function of neutron stars from observations
You, Z. Q., Zhu, X., Liu, X., Müller, B., Heger, A., Stevenson, S., Thrane, E., Chen, Z. C., Sun, L., Lasky, P., Galloway, D. K., Hobbs, G., Manchester, R. N., Gao, H. & Zhu, Z. H., Apr 2025, In: Nature Astronomy. 9, 4, p. 552-563 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Explodability criteria for the neutrino-driven supernova mechanism
Maltsev, K., Schneider, F. R. N., Mandel, I., Müller, B., Heger, A., Röpke, F. K. & Laplace, E., 1 Aug 2025, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 700, 27 p., A20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Minimum Neutron Star Mass in Neutrino-Driven Supernova Explosions
Müller, B., Heger, A. & Powell, J., 21 Feb 2025, In: Physical Review Letters. 134, 7, 6 p., 071403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The Impact of Initial Composition on Massive Star Evolution and Nucleosynthesis
West, C., Heger, A., Côté, B., Serxner, L. & Sun, H., 1 Jul 2025, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 987, 1, 16 p., 51.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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