David Bour

I am a first year PhD student working in the field of theoretical stellar evolution. I use stellar evolution codes (typically the Cambridge STARS code and MESA) to simulate how stars or pairs of stars in a binary evolve and interact under different conditions. Currently, my research involves trying to constrain magnetic angular momentum losses, namely a magnetically driven stellar wind and the coupling of the star's magnetic field to its accretion disk, in an intensely accreting binary system. 

Outside of research, I am an avid card and board game player and an enjoyer of trivia and crossword puzzles. I can often be found going to (but not participating in) musical and theatrical performances. However, I do participate in football as well as watching it (usually a game of my favourite club, Manchester United), and am a founding member of the IoA's 5-a-side team. Finally, I have an interest in all things mythology, but my main areas of expertise are Norse and Greco-Roman.

I did my undergraduate degrees at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), in Physics and Astronomy, before coming to Cambridge as an external MASt student. I then was able to stay here for my PhD.