Professor Zoë Leinhardt

Professor Zoë Leinhardt
Professor in Astrophysics, Astrophysics Theme Lead

Biography

I am Professor in the School of Physics at the University of Bristol where I am the theme lead for the Astrophysics Group.

Research interests

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. Our work focuses on numerical simulations of planet formation, covering the topics of collisional evolution of planetesimals, young planets in transitional disks, circumbinary planets, formation of a the Earth and the Moon, extreme debris disks, giant impacts, and planetary atmospheres.

Current researchers and PhD students

Dr Phil Carter
Senior Research Associate
Matthew Lodge
PhD, Jan 2022 -- Dec 2025
Lucy Taylor
PhD
Harrison Davies
pre-PhD

Former researchers and PhD students at Bristol

Dr Jingyao Dou (PhD, 2021 - 2025. )
Tom Lewis (MScR, 2021 - 2023.)
Dr Thomas Denman (PhD, 2021. Now a software engineer in industry.)
Dr Mia Mace (PhD, 2020. Now a Research Scientist at the SETI Institute.)
Dr Stefan Lines (PhD, 2018. Now at the UK MetOffice)
Dr Jack Dobinson (PhD.)
Dr Amy Bonsor (Research Associate. Now Associate Professor at University of Cambridge.)