Dr Marie Van de Sande
- Position: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow
- Areas of expertise: Astrochemistry, AGB stars, stellar outflows, evolved stars, astrophysics, interstellar dust
- Email: M.VandeSande@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: Twitter | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
I am an astrochemist with a particular interest in molecules and dust around evolved stars. My research is focussed on developing chemical models for AGB outflows. These aim to explain the rich complexity in current observations and help guide future ones. Their goal is to unravel link between chemistry and dynamics throughout the outflow and to quantify the output of AGB stars into the interstellar medium.
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow (current position)
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, UK - 2018 - 2021: Postdoctoral Fellow of the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO)
Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Belgium
Research interests
My research deals with the outflows of AGB stars and can be divided into three main components:
- Retrieving physical and chemical characteristics from observations using radiative transfer
- Developing chemical models by including new physics and chemistry
- Using these models in the interpretation of observational result
You can find a list of publications here.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working 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>Professional memberships
- IAU junior member