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

Graduate student and postdoctoral positions are available, see my webpage.