Dr Zoe Leinhardt

Summary

I am a computational astrophysicist.  My research interests focus on the formation and evolution of planets and small bodies, such as asteroids and comets through the use of numerical simulations.  There is more information on my group's research page.

Biography

I am an STFC Advanced Fellow in the Astrophysics Group in the School of Physics at the University of Bristol. Please see my CV on my group webpage for more details.

Teaching

I currently teach the undergraduate Planets module of Astronomy I. 

Keywords

• planetary astrophysics
• solar system evolution
• collisional physics
• numerical methods

Memberships

Organisations

School of Physics

Physics staff

• Physics research staff

Research groups

• Astrophysics

Research areas

• Planet Formation and Collisional Evolution

Recent publications

• Leinhardt, ZM, Ogilvie, G, Latter, H & Kokubo, E 2012, ‘Tidal disruption of satellites and formation of narrow rings’. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol 424., pp. 1419-1413
• Paardekooper, S, Leinhardt, ZM, Thebault, P & Baruteau, C 2012, ‘How Not to Build Tatooine: The Difficulty of In Situ Formation of Circumbinary Planets Kepler 16b, Kepler 34b, and Kepler 35b’. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol 754., pp. L16

View complete publications list in the University of Bristol publications system