I am presently leading the compact objects group at the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics at Georgia Tech. Our collective goal is to use cutting edge numerical simulations to address challenging problems in black hole accretion. We use a combination of simulations, radiative transfer calculations, and semi-analytical models to benchmark theory against observations.
I grew up in Amsterdam and completed my PhD at the University of Amsterdam in September 2019 under the supervision of professor Michiel van der Klis. I subsequently moved as a John Harvard and ITC fellow to Harvard University for 4 years. As a computational astrophysicist I develop general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations of black hole accretion disk, jets and outflows. My research tries to understand the dynamics of accretion disks and their outflows in a wide variety of astrophysical contexts. I am also interested in more fundamental plasma physics theory including magnetic reconnection and shocks in addition to the origin of cosmic-rays, neutrinos, and the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements.
I am also the main developer of H-AMR, which is the first massively parallel GPU accelerated GRMHD code. H-AMR is now used by several groups at Georgia Tech, Northwestern University, the University of Amsterdam, Princeton and the Flatiron Institute. Feel free to contact me for collaboration and/or outreach purposes. Also check out my YouTube channel!
