My scientific work focuses on stars and stellar evolution. In particular, I study stars in binary systems and their associated phenomena such as disc and planet formation.
Current major research interests
Quantitative statistical properties of single and binary systems
Disc and planet formation in binary star systems
Rotation in massive stars and the connection to chemical mixing and stellar tides
The formation of compact objects (neutron stars, black holes)
Relationship between stars and gamma-ray bursts
The production of chemical elements in massive binaries and the impact on globular clusters, the Galaxy and the Universe in general.
In my postdocs at Utrecht (2005-8) and ULB (2008-10) I focused more on low- and intermediate-mass stars, specifically binary stars and nucleosynthesis:
