About Me
Education:
Research Interests: Theoretical Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Accretion Disks, Planet Formation, Black Hole Binaries, Orbital Dynamics
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Assistant Professor
Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science
Northern Arizona University
Education:
Research Interests: Theoretical Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Accretion Disks, Planet Formation, Black Hole Binaries, Orbital Dynamics
Publications: ADS   Google Scholar
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Protoplanet accretion: I plan to develop high-resolution, three-dimensional computational models of proto-planet accretion. This project will characterize accretion and the planetary atmosphere through 3D numerical simulations with state-of-the-art numerical tools, including physical and numerical models for radiation hydrodynamics, dust-dynamics, and self-gravity through a hybrid approach, consisting in the combination of the publicly available hydrodynamics codes FARGO3D and AREPO to simulate planets embedded in the disk with improved boundary conditions.
Obliquity dynamics: develop high-resolution, three-dimensional computational models of proto-planet accretion. This project will characterize accretion and the planetary atmosphere through 3D numerical simulations with state-of-the-art numerical tools, including physical and numerical models for radiation hydrodynamics, dust-dynamics, and self-gravity through a hybrid approach, consisting in the combination of the publicly available hydrodynamics codes FARGO3D and AREPO to simulate planets embedded in the disk with improved boundary conditions.
Stellar triples in the Galactic field: develop high-resolution, three-dimensional computational models of proto-planet accretion. This project will characterize accretion and the planetary atmosphere through 3D numerical simulations with state-of-the-art numerical tools, including physical and numerical models for radiation hydrodynamics, dust-dynamics, and self-gravity through a hybrid approach, consisting in the combination of the publicly available hydrodynamics codes FARGO3D and AREPO to simulate planets embedded in the disk with improved boundary conditions.
Email: Diego.Munoz at nau.edu
Address: Physical Sciences Building