UCT Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
| PhD Astrophysics, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK MSci Physics with Astrophysics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK |
Contact details: RW James Building (Upper Campus), Room 528 Phone: +27 21 650 3323 / fax: +27 21 650 4547 schurch@ast.uct.ac.za |
I am a UCT Post-Doctoral research Fellow working with A/Prof. Patrick Woudt. My primary research interest lie in the study of astrophysical transient events. In particular I am interested in X-ray, radio and optical outbursts originating in binary star systems both within our own galaxy the Milky Way and in its neighbours, the Magellanic Clouds. These systems typically harbour a compact object (white dwarf, neutron star or black hole) that is accreting material from a donor star. I am a member of the ThunderKAT Large Survey Project on MeerKAT and the GAIA Science Alerts working group focusing on CVs and X-ray Binaries.
A copy of my CV and publication list can be found here.
Research Interests:
Modelling stellar wind outflows in OB stars