Jeremy Heyl, University of British Columbia

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Associate Professor Physics and Astronomy Vancouver, British Columbia heyl@physics.ubc.ca Office: (604) 822-0995

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Astronomy Black holes High-energy astrophysics Neutron stars Nuclear Physics Space exploration Theoretical astrophysics X-ray astronomy

Bio/Research

I am an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and a Canada Research Chair in Neutron Stars and Black Holes. My recent research has focussed on compact objects: white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. These are the most extreme objects in the universe since the Big Bang. A...

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Bio/Research

I am an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and a Canada Research Chair in Neutron Stars and Black Holes. My recent research has focussed on compact objects: white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. These are the most extreme objects in the universe since the Big Bang. Astrophysicists think that they provide the power behind quasars and gamma-ray bursts, the brightest objects in the recent universe.

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