Richard Townsend
Expert on the structure and evolution of stars
Professor, astronomy College of Letters and Science Work: 608-262-1752 — Home and cell phones available upon request townsend@astro.wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- winds, mass-loss and outflows from stars
- stellar magnetic fields and their influence on mass-loss
- asteroseismology -- measuring the internal structure of stars from their surface oscillations
Achievements
- Blackwell prize, Royal Astronomical Society, for best UK PhD thesis in Astronomy, 1997
- Member, American Astronomical Society (AAS) and International Astronomy Union (IAU)
- Vice-Chair, IAU Working Group on Active B Stars