Student projects in astrophysics

The final chapter of your bachelor education is the BSc-thesis research project (BONZ). If you are interested in the evolution of compact binaries (that can become gravitational-wave sources), you can do your project with me.

1. Prerequisites

1. you have taken the course Stellar astrophysics, or a similar course at a different university;
2. you are fluent with (data analysis in) Python;
3. you know how to write a report in LaTeX;
4. you are open to learn new (physics) content and (computing) tools.

2. Your application will be favoured if you...

1. use a laptop running Linux or macOS (we need to do a lot of computing, and Windows isn't very good at that sort of thing);
   • If you do have a Windows computer, see doing a research project on a Windows computer.
2. can program in other languages, like C(++) or Fortran;
3. know how to use bash or a similar text-based shell;
4. have taken the course Gravitational waves (or a similar course at a different university);
5. know how to use git;
6. know about Linux or BSD;
7. are familiar with terms like make, cmake, ssh, ssh keys, etc.

3. Current projects

4. Getting started

Once we have agreed on a project, there are many things that need to be arranged before we can start to work on the content. See the list on the page Getting started what to do.

5. Products and results

You will write a thesis in LaTeX and provide me with the resulting PDF, the LaTeX source and the figures. In addition, you will hand in any computer code that you (further) developed, and any code that you used to generate your figures (as your predecessors did with the code you will be using). If useful, I may decide to use the information you produced for my teaching or other publications. In addition, you will need to defend your thesis in the BONZ symposium.

6. More information