Stefan Mochnacki
Associate Professor
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
Development and operation of instruments for small satellites such as BRITE Constellation. Properties and evolution of contact binary stars. Techniques for accurate computation of light curves and spectral line profiles of close binary stars, including previously neglected numerical and relativistic effects. Spectroscopy of late-type stars, their rotation and variation
Research Interest
Binary stars, instrumentation, stellar spectroscopy
