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Dr Chris Nixon

  • Position: Associate Professor in Theoretical Astrophysics
  • Areas of expertise: accretion disc physics; black holes; active galaxies; tidal disruption events; compact binary mergers; star and planet formation; disc-binary interaction; astrophysical fluids
  • Email: C.J.Nixon@leeds.ac.uk

Profile

Publications:
A list of my publications can be found on the NASA/ADS website here:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/public-libraries/Q9GpqEg9S1-ir2gF9xiz3g

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Current postgraduate researchers

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>
Projects
    <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2076-dynamic-accretion-discs-in-astrophysics">Dynamic Accretion Discs in Astrophysics</a></li>