Two PhD Opportunities: Stellar Explosions and Asteroseismology in Binary Systems at KU Leuven
20.11.2025
Two PhD Opportunities: Stellar Explosions and Asteroseismology in Binary Systems at KU Leuven
Two PhD positions to join the new research team StarHearts of Prof. Eva Laplace at the Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Belgium. When stars end their lives, their hearts continue to exist in a different, exotic form, known as a compact remnant: black holes, neutron stars, or white dwarfs. Understanding the exact origin of these objects is one of the most pressing scientific questions in astrophysics at this time. With the discovery of gravitational waves (GWs), we have a new way to study these extreme objects. To make breakthroughs in understanding the properties of stellar remnants and the GWs they generate, it is crucial to study the binary stellar hearts and the core-collapse process that form them. The application should be received by December 16th, 2025.