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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