Craig Heinke, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics

Pronouns: he, him, his

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
Email
heinke@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Astronomy astrophysics black holes neutron stars X-ray binaries


About

BA, Carleton College, MN, USA, 1997

US Peace Corps, Malawi, Central Africa, 1997-1999

PhD, Harvard Univ., MA, USA, 2004

Lindheimer Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern Univ., IL, USA, 2004-2007

Research Associate, U. Virginia, VA, USA, 2007-2008

Asst. Professor, U. Alberta, AB, Canada, 2008-2012

Associate Professor, U. Alberta, AB, Canada, 2012-2018

Professor, U. Alberta, AB, Canada, 2018-current


Research

Observational astrophysics, focusing on compact objects (neutron stars, black holes, and white dwarfs), high energy astrophysics (X-rays), and accretion.


Teaching

I have taught upper-level astrophysics courses (Stellar Astrophysics; Galactic & Extragalactic Astrophysics), graduate astrophysics (High-Energy Astrophysics), and introductory physics and astrophysics (Physics 124; Engineering Physics 131; Astrophysics 122). I often take Physics 499 students for small research projects.

Courses

ASTRO 122 - Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies

The development of our understanding of the universe, including current models of stellar evolution and cosmology. Emphasis on understanding the physical processes underlying astronomical phenomena. Viewing experience will be available using the campus observatory. Prerequisites: Mathematics 30-1 and Physics 30. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in ASTRO 101.


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Publications

A neutron star with a carbon atmosphere in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant

Author(s): W. C. G. Ho, C. O. Heinke
Publication: Nature
Volume: 462
Issue: 7269
Page Numbers: 71-73