Raphael Hirschi

Raphael Hirschi is Professor of Stellar Hydrodynamics and Nuclear Astrophysics at Keele University. His research develops multi-scale stellar models to study nucleosynthesis, massive star evolution, and the early universe.

He combines 3D hydrodynamics simulations with 1D stellar evolution codes to improve predictions of element formation and supernova progenitors. As chair of the ChETEC COST Action, he coordinates European research linking nuclear physics to astronomy.

Key achievements include determining fates of the most massive stars and explaining chemical anomalies in ancient stellar populations. He received the Plantamour-Prevost Prize for his PhD work on massive star evolution.