Kris Beckwith, Research Associate

Email: krisbeckwith@virginia.edu
Phone: (434) 924-4897
Fax: (434) 924-3104
Office: 237 Astronomy Building
Address:
   Department of Astronomy
   P.O. Box 400325
   Charlottesville, VA 22904-4325

Curriculum Vitae: Ph.D., XGAL Research Group, Dept. of Physics, University of Durham; Presently:; Research Associate, V.I.T.A. Dept. of Astronomy, University of Virginia

Research Interests: Accretion disks in strong gravity; General Relativity; Radiative transfer; Computational astrophysics

My research is primarily concerned with the physics of accretion disks around black holes, general relativity and radiative transfer.

Selected Recent Papers and Preprints
Iron Line Profiles in Strong Gravity, Beckwith, K., Done, C. 2004, MNRAS 352, 353: Abstract
Extreme Gravitational Lensing Near Rotating Black Holes, Beckwith, K., Done, C. 2004, MNRAS 359, 1217: Abstract
Observational Effects of Strong Gravity, Beckwith, K. 2005, PhD Thesis: Download
Estimating the Radiative Efficiency of Magnetized Accretion Disks Around Black Holes, Beckwith, Kris; Hawley, John F.; Krolik, Julian H.; 2006 ApJ Submitted: Abstract
The Influence of Magnetic Field Geometry on the Evolution of Black Hole Accretion Flows: Similar Disks, Drastically Different Jets, Beckwith, Kris; Hawley, John F.; Krolik, Julian H.; 2008 ApJ Accepted: Abstract
Where is the Radiation Edge in Magnetized Black Hole Accretion discs?, Beckwith, Kris; Hawley, John F.; Krolik, Julian H.; 2008 MNRAS Submitted: Abstract

More publications...

Selected Talks and Seminars
Observational Effects of Strong Gravity, University of Durham, October 2005: Download Keynote; Download PDF
Testing Modern Accretion Flows, University of Illionois at Urbana Champaign, April 2006: Download Keynote; Download PDF
Dissipation in Magnetized Black Hole Accretion Disks, Grenoble, France, March 2007: Download Keynote; Download PDF
Disks, Fields & Jets, University of Illionois at Urbana Champaign, January 2008: Download Keynote; Slide Show

Other Stuff...
Photo's: Shropshire XMas 2005; July 4th 2006; Germany Summer 2006; Shenandoah Fall 2006

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