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Rahul Kannan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at York University, focusing on computational astrophysics. His work centers on modeling galaxy formation and evolution within a cosmological framework, particularly investigating feedback processes, plasma physics, and high-performance computing.
His research interests include cosmological structure formation, interstellar medium dynamics, radiation hydrodynamics, and the role of anisotropic thermal conduction in intra-cluster media. He explores the origins of early stars and galaxies, the epoch of reionization, and develops algorithms for next-generation simulations.
Rahul's projects, such as THESAN-ZOOM and THESAN, involve large-scale radiation-hydrodynamic simulations to study high-redshift galaxies, star formation efficiencies, and ionization feedback. His work bridges theoretical predictions with observational data from instruments like JWST, advancing understanding of galaxy evolution and reionization processes.
He is eligible to supervise graduate students in the Physics and Astronomy program and contributes to the academic community through computational methods development and collaborative research initiatives.
