What is space and what is time? ...In general relativity, Einstein gave us not only a theory of gravity but a theory of what
space and time are...
Lee Smolin (theoretical physicist, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical
Physics)
By fundamental physics, I mean the search for a small set of laws
which in principle determine everything we can calculate about the
universe.
John Baez (mathematical physicist, University of California,
Riverside)
Educational background:
May 1998 - May 2001: University of Malaya, Malaysia; BSc in Physics (with Honors;
project title: "General Relativity in Standard Cosmology")
Nov 2001 - Dec 2003: University of Malaya, Malaysia; MSc in Theoretical
Physics
(thesis title: "Singularities
of spatially homogeneous Bianchi V models" (Word
file))
Aug 2004 - Presently: Washington University in St Louis; PhD candidate in Physics (thesis
advisor: Wai-Mo Suen)
Professional experience:
Summer 2006: Physics Summer School Teaching Assistant in Physics Department, Washington University in St Louis
Summer 2007: Summer Research Intern in the Complex Systems Group, Theoretical Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory (mentors:
Cynthia Reichhardt, Zohar Nussinov, Charles Reichhardt)
Current research interests:
a) threshold geometrical structure and dynamics of neutron star critical gravitational collapse,
b) applications of geometric analysis and mathematical relativity in numerical relativity,
c) code convergence, stability and consistency studies, coordinate conditions, boundary conditions,
visualization.
Publications:
Dynamical Analysis of the Structure of Neutron Star Critical Collapses
M.-B. Wan, K.-J. Jin, W.-M. Suen, K. Young
(in preparation)
How Much Angular Momentum Is Needed to Support Against a Prompt Collapse in Neutron Star Mergers?
H.-M. Zhang, W.-M. Suen, J.Tao, M.-B. Wan, R. Wolfmeyer
(in preparation)
Oscillations and Collapses of Proto-Neutron Stars
J.-L. Lu, M.-B. Wan
(submitted to Chinese Physics Letters)
Rectification of Swimming Bacteria and Self Driven Particle Systems by
Arrays of Asymmetric Barriers
M.-B. Wan, C. J. Olson Reichhardt, Z. Nussinov, C. Reichhardt
(submitted to Physical Review Letters)
Talks:
Validity and Capability of GRAstro_AMR, 16th Midwest
Relativity Meeting, November 2006
Dynamical Analysis of the Structure of Critical Collapses of Neutron Star Systems, 17th Midwest Relativity Meeting, November 2007
What Does Neutron Star Critical Collapse Look Like?, Graduate Student Seminar, Physics Department, Washington University in St
Louis, February 2008
Memberships:
a) American Physical Society, Student Member
b) Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation, Student Member
c) Institute of Physics, Associate Member.
"What am I willing to die for?" ...answering it is what it means to be truly alive, to feel
life with every fiber of our being.
Mitch Mandell, at Aish.com
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