Prof Kinwah Wu
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Dept of Space & Climate Physics
Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
- Joined UCL
- 1st Feb 2001
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
Education
- Louisiana State University
- Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 1989
- Louisiana State University
- Other higher degree, Master of Science | 1984
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- First Degree, Bachelor of Science (Honours) | 1983