Student projects

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.

Prerequisites

1. you have taken the course Stellar evolution, 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.

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);
• If you do have a Windows computer, at the very least install Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL) and learn how to use it. It is Microsoft's attempt to mimick a real computer (but it is still less stable and more expensive than just installing Linux). From there, you are on your own though (but you paid heavily for Windows, so sending someone over if you run into trouble ought to be part of the service).
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.

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.

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