Kelly Holley-Bockelmann


Keivan Stassun

Dr. Holley-Bockelmann is intregalaxy dynamics, N-body simulations, supermassive black holes, and gravitational waves.

Dr. Stassun's research focuses on answering the following questions:

• What are the physical processes involved in stellar birth, and which theory of star formation provides the most accurate description of a young star's evolution?
• What are the physical processes involved in planet formation, and how long does this process take?
• How do young stars produce energetic X-ray radiation, and what is the impact of this radiation on the environment of young Earth-like planets?
• By what mechanism(s) do young stars slow down the very rapid rotation that should result from their gravitational collapse?

Links:
Prof. Holley-Bockelmann's Page
Prof. Stassun's Page
Vanderbilt Initiative in Data-Intensive Astrophysics (VIDA)