Open positions

PhD Positions all filled, but do not hesitate to let me know if you are interested in any of the projects or topics related to the research in my group.

MSc and BSc students: various aspects of the research projects below, and of the research in my group in general, are well-suited for a bachelor or master project in astronomy, physics or computer science; feel welcome to contact me!

Research projects

Below follows a list of research projects that might be of interest to students, postdocs and others.

Follow the links for a brief description per project, but please contact me for further information. Of course, I am also happy to discuss other projects and topics related the research in my group.

1. 1.Lensing and dynamics ... measuring galaxy density profiles and shapes
   

2. 2.Shape of dark matter halos ... testing the cold-dark matter cosmological model
   

3. 3.Combining dynamics and stellar properties ... recovering the formation history of galaxies and globular clusters
   

4. 4.Made-to-measure N-body method ... evolving galaxy models with rotating and asymmetric components
   

5. 5.Stars around black holes ... dynamics of capture/ejection of stars around (merging) black holes
   

6. 6.Close encounters in dense environments ... collisions and tidal capture of stellar objects in the cores of globular cluster
   

[Last update March 2012]