PEOPLE
WU Kinwah 胡建華
WU Kinwah / Adjunct Professor
EMAIL: kinwah.wu@ucl.ac.uk
Education
- PhD (Phys) 1989, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA
- MSc (Phys) 1984, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA
- BSc(Hon) (Phys/Math), 1983, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Academic Appointments
- Chair (Professor) in Theoretical Astrophysics (2006 – now) and Head of Theory (2005 – 2021)
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, UK - Reader in Astrophysics (2001 – 2006)
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, UK - Australian Research Fellow (1997 – 2001)
School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia - Research fellow (1992 – 1996)
Research Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Sydney, Australia - NAS/NRC Resident Associate (1990 – 1992)
Space Science Laboratory, NASA-MSFC, USA - Postdoctoral fellow (1989 – 1990)
Department of Mathematics, Australian National University, Australia
Current Research
- General relativistic radiative transport, Covariant transport in dynamical space-time
- Accreting black holes, Relativistic jets, High-energy processes in black-hole systems
- Spin-curvature coupling in general relativity, Dynamics of spinning objects in strong gravity
- Vacuum birefringence in strong magnetic field, Relativistic birefringence in extreme gravity
- Large-scale magnetic fields, Cosmological MHD processes
- Structure and dynamics of multi-component astrophysics systems, Propagation of large-scale fronts
- Hadronic interactions in astrophysical environments, Neutrino astrophysics and imaging
- Reconnection flares in low-mass stars and in black hole systems
- Cosmological reionisation, Cosmological 21cm radiative transfer
- QCD phase transition in NS-NS/NS-BH merger gravitational wave sources
- X-ray polarimetry of astrophysical systems
- Scattering in medical imaging and in biomedical processes