Overview
Background
Holger Baumgardt received his PhD thesis from the University of Heidelberg in 1997. After receiving his PhD, he held postdoctoral positions at the universities of Heidelberg, Edinbugh, Tokyo and Bonn. From 2010 to 2014 he was an ARC funded Future Fellow and since 2014 he has been Associate Professor at the University of Queensland.
More information about Holger's research can be found in the article Heart of Darkness
Availability
- Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Research interests
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Globular clusters
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Galactic Nuclei
Research impacts
Please see information about Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt's research impacts in the article Heart of Darkness.
Works
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1998
Journal Article
The initial distribution and evolution of globular cluster systems
Baumgardt, H. (1998). The initial distribution and evolution of globular cluster systems. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 330 (2), 480-491.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Formation and Dynamics of Stellar-mass Black Holes in Star Clusters
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying the Growth of an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole with Star Cluster Simulations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying globular cluster tidal tails with Gaia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Studying the stellar initial mass function and binary fraction using Gaia data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding diversity: chemical and kinematic tracers of galaxy evolution
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatially-resolved galaxy evolution: dwarfs in Local Group Analogues
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Sweet
Completed supervision
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Formation and dynamical evolution of young star clusters: uncovering the mystery of multiple stellar populations
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Testing the tidal stripping origin of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The Formation of Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies by Galaxy Stripping
Associate Advisor
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Media
Enquiries
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- Astrophysics
- Black holes
- Galaxies
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