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Prof Kinwah Wu
Mullard Sapce Science Laboratory
University College London
Holmbury St Mary, Dorking
Surrey
RH5 6NT
Appointment
- Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
- Dept of Space & Climate Physics
- Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
Research Groups


Research Summary
- general relativistic radiative transfer
- gravitational waves from black hole - magnetic star systems
- accreting systems -- AGN, X-ray binaries, cataclysmic variables
- dynamics of galaxy clusters
- large-scale magnetic fields
- multi-messanger astrophysics
- interdisciplinary research: astrophysics + biomedical + non-linear systems + population biology
Teaching Summary
Lecturing:
- PHASM315/SPCEG013(SS7) High-energy astrophysics (formal)
- MSSL Friday Advance Theory Lectures (informal)
Student supervision (2012/2013)
- 4 PhD students
- 2 MSc/MSci students
- 3 undergraduate summer research students
- 3 secondary school summer research students
Appointments
2006 | Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics | UCL, United Kingdom | |
2001 – 2006 | Reader in Astrophysics | UCL, United Kingdom | |
1997 – 2001 | Australia Research Fellow | University of Sydney, Australia | |
1992 – 1996 | Research fellow | University of Sydney, Australia | |
1990 – 1992 | NAS/NRC Fellow | NASA, United States | |
1989 – 1990 | Postdoctoral fellow | Australian National University, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
1989 | Doctor of Philosophy | Louisiana State University | |
1984 | Master of Science | Louisiana State University | |
1983 | Bachelor of Science (Honours) | Chinese University of Hong Kong |