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KY16 9SS
United Kingdom
My research is focused on understanding how stars form in galaxies and how the young stars affect their natal environment. Star formation occurs in turbulent molecular clouds that are found in spiral arms of disc galaxies. The primary goal of this research is to to develop a self-consistent model of star formation from the large-scale galactic dynamics (tens of kpcs) to sub-parsec scales of local star forming events, including feedback from the young stars back into the ISM. The link between the large-scale galaxy and the small-scale star formation through gravity and feedback is an essential element in developing a complete theory of star formation.
I am using numerical simulations to probe the gravitationally driven gas dynamics of flows in a Galactic context that can self-consistently form the dense molecular clouds in which star formation occurs. In collaboration woith my ERC grant team (ECOGAL), we are using both SPH and grid based simulations to answer the following questions:
1. How is star formation initiated and why is star formation inefficient?
2. How do massive stars form and what determines the initial mass function?
3. What role does feedback play in stopping, or triggering star formation and how does it shape the ISM?
4. How do stars form in the Galactic centre and how does this relate to the growth of supermassive black holes?
I have taught many undergraduate modules in both physics and astrophysics, across all five levels of our undergraduate degree programmes. I have been an advisor of studies at the subhonours levels and am currently Junior Honours (3rd level) advisor. I am a member of the teaching committee. My current teaching includes the 4th level Gravitational and Accretion Physics module.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lund, K. (Creator), Bonnell, I. A. (Supervisor), Wood, K. (Supervisor) & Jardine, M. M. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 2020
DOI: 10.17630/eeb14f5f-11a0-40d0-8ae0-f9075ec28363
Dataset: Thesis dataset
Ramon Fox, F. G. (Creator) & Bonnell, I. A. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 22 May 2019
DOI: 10.17630/0b6aa0a8-d46a-4660-ad87-320c982746ee, http://hdl.handle.net/10023/17793
Dataset: Thesis dataset
Cyganowski, C. J. (Creator), Ilee, J. D. (Other), Smith, R. J. (Other) & Bonnell, I. A. (Other), NRAO Science Data Archive, 2017
https://archive.nrao.edu/archive/advquery.jsp
Dataset
Cyganowski, C. J. (Creator), Smith, R. J. (Other) & Bonnell, I. A. (Other), NRAO Science Data Archive, 2017
https://archive.nrao.edu/archive/advquery.jsp
Dataset
Cyganowski, C. J. (Creator), Brogan, C. L. (Creator), Hunter, T. R. (Creator), Smith, R. J. (Other), Bonnell, I. A. (Other) & Kruijssen, J. M. D. (Other), ALMA Science Archive, 2017
http://almascience.eso.org/aq/
Dataset
Jardine, M. M. (PI), Bonnell, I. A. (CoI), Cameron, A. C. (CoI), Cyganowski, C. J. (CoI), Dominik, M. (CoI), Helling, C. (CoI), Horne, K. D. (CoI), Scholz, A. (CoI), Tojeiro, R. (CoI), Weijmans, A.-M. (CoI), Wild, V. (CoI), Woitke, P. (CoI), Wood, K. (CoI) & Zhao, H. (CoI)
1/04/18 → 31/03/22
Project: Standard
Bonnell, I. A. (PI)
1/05/12 → 30/04/17
Project: Standard
Bonnell, I. A. (PI)
10/01/11 → 9/01/13
Project: Fellowship
Bonnell, I. A. (PI), Cameron, A. C. (CoI), Dominik, M. (CoI), Driver, S. P. (CoI), Greaves, J. S. (CoI), Horne, K. D. (CoI), Jardine, M. M. (CoI), Wood, K. (CoI) & Zhao, H. (CoI)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/04/09 → 31/03/12
Project: Standard
Greaves, J. S. (PI) & Bonnell, I. A. (CoI)
1/12/06 → 30/11/10
Project: Standard
Weijmans, A.-M. (Organiser), Pettegree, J. K. (Organiser), Thomson, E. (Trainer), Fitzpatrick, T. (Participant) & Bonnell, I. A. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
Weijmans, A.-M. (Organiser), Williams, B. (Course leader), Bonnell, I. A. (Trainer), Jardine, M. M. (Trainer), Scholz, A. (Trainer), Doolittle, E. (Trainer) & Searle, O. (Course leader)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
Bonnell, I. A. (Participant)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
Bonnell, I. A. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Bonnell, I. A. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Bonnell, I. A. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Election to learned society