Current Research

My current research concentrates observational and theoretical work on close evolved binaries. In particular I work on planetary nebulae and thier central stars, and the hypothesis that they may be the result of binary interactions, rather than, as is traditionally believed, post-giant single star evolution. To this end, I coordinate an international cosortium, PlaN-B (Planetary Nebula Binaries), to test the hypothesis that most-to-all planetary nebulae come from binaries.

Past Research

Planetary Nebulae in the Small Magellanic Clouds
Massive Wolf-Rayet stars
Searching for protoplanetary disks

Meetings

These are interesting recent or future meetings (I mark those for which I am in SOC):
Asymmetric Planetary Nebulae IV La Palma (Spain) 18-22 June 2007 (SOC)
III Symposium on Hydrogen Deficient Stars Tubingen (Germany) 17-21 September 2007 (SOC)
The 16th European White Dwarf Workshop Barcelona (Spain) 29 June - 4 July (2008)

Publications

Eightyeight publications, of which 35 are refereed. Over 800 citations.

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