Natalia Ivanova, PhD
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Physics
- ivanova1@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 248-1899
- Address
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2-107 Centennial Ctr For Interdisciplinary SCS II
11335 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
About
MSc in Astronomy & Mathematics (1995) SPbU, Russia;
DPhil (PhD) in Astrophysics (2003), Oxford, UK;
2001-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical Astrophysics,Northwestern U., IL, USA;
2005-2009 CITA Postodoctoral Fellow, Toronto, Canada
2009-present Canada Research Chair in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Research
Theoretical studies of interacting binaries: mass transfer in binaries, common envelope evolution, stellar evolution codes, stellar hydrodynamics codes, population's studies, compact binaries in globular clusters.
Teaching
This year: Astro 320, PHYS 495/595.
Past: ASTRO 465/565, ASTRO 122, PHYS 124
Announcements
Graduate student and postdoctoral positions are available, see my webpage.
Courses
ASTRO 465 - Stellar Astrophysics II
Stellar interiors and nuclear transformations; energy transport; model stars; variable stars; stellar evolution. Prerequisites: PHYS 310, 271, ASTRO 320, MA PH 251 or MATH 334. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of ASTRO 465 or ASTRO 565.
ASTRO 495 - Special Topics in Astrophysics
The course covers specialized topics of interest to advanced undergraduate students. Consult the Department for details about current offerings. Prerequisites depend on the subject. Credit for this course may be obtained more than once.
ASTRO 565 - Stellar Astrophysics II
Stellar interiors and nuclear transformations; energy transport; model stars; variable stars; stellar evolution. Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of ASTRO 465 or ASTRO 565.
ASTRO 595 - Special Topics in Astrophysics
The course covers specialized topics of interest to junior graduate students. Consult the Department for details about current offerings. Prerequisites depend on the subject. Credit for this course may be obtained more than once.
PHYS 467 - Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics
Cartesian tensors; stress; strain and deformation; Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of motions; conservation principles, Cauchy's equation of motion; constitutive relations, elasticity, plasticity, linear and nonlinear viscous fluid flow; elastic wave equation and Navier-Stokes equation; similarity, scaling and nondimensionalisation of governing equations. Applications from geophysics, materials science, oceanography, and atmospheric physics. Pre- or corequisites: MA PH 251 or MATH 337 or ECE 341, PHYS 381.