Manos Chatzopoulos

Manos Chatzopoulos is an Associate Professor in LSU's Department of Physics & Astronomy, specializing in computational astrophysics. His research explores massive stellar evolution and explosive transient phenomena.

Education includes:

• Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (2013)

Research focuses on final evolutionary stages of massive stars, utilizing codes like MESA (stellar evolution) and FLASH (hydrodynamics) to model convection, rotation, and supernova mechanisms. Key areas include superluminous supernovae, pair-instability events, and multi-dimensional stellar collapse.

Publications predominantly analyze supernova light curves, stellar convection patterns, and rotation effects in massive stars.