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Academic staff
Maria Lugaro
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Position:
Monash Research Fellow
Contacts:
PH: +61 3 9905 1640
FAX:+61 3 9905 4403
e-mail: Maria.Lugaro@sci.monash.edu.au
Areas of interest:
I study how heavy elements from carbon to lead are produced by
nuclear reactions inside stars. In particular, I am interested in
stars which have evolved to the red giant phase and eject most of
their material into their surroundings via strong winds, thus
affecting the chemical make up of galaxies. Using theoretical stellar
models, coupled with large networks of nuclear reactions, I calculate
the abundances of nuclei produced in giant stars and compare them to
spectroscopic observations of stellar abundances and laboratory
analysis of exotic meteoritic materials.
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