Kenneth G. Gayley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Astronomy Graduate Advisor
Biography
Research Interests:
Radiative transfer; radiation hydrodynamics; spectral line diagnostics
Research:
- Theory Topics: highly supersonic stellar winds accelerated by photon pressure; radiation transport in stellar atmospheres and disks; how massive stars lose mass prior to a supernova
- Simulation Topics: colliding winds in hot-star binaries, radiation transport in outflows from stars
- Students may participate in international collaboration in stellar research
- Students' experience in writing dynamic numerical simulations prepares them for positions either as academic postdocs or as software specialists in industry
Research areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space Physics
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