Emmy Noether Research Group on Stellar Atmospheres and Mass Loss

Dr. Andreas Sander

Group Leader

andreas.sander (at) uni-heidelberg (dot) de

0000-0002-2090-9751

Publications on ADS

@AstroAndreas

About Me

I am a junior research group leader with scientific expertise in stellar atmospheres, in particular for hot and massive stars. These stars are shaping their environment via their ionizing radiation and strong stellar wind, which is typically a billion times stronger than our solar wind. To get a physical insight of these highly impactful stars, we need to understand the light they are sending us. Therefore, I am actively developing PoWR, a leading code in simulating the complex atmospheres of hot stars with radiatively driven winds. Located at the conjunction of theory and observations, I use my atmosphere models to quantify the physical properties of massive stars and their winds. This includes the analysis of observations from modern, large-scale telescopes as well as providing predictions for mass-loss rates, stellar spectra and feedback, crucial ingredients to better understand stellar populations and the origin of massive black holes and gravitational waves.