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Email: hneilson@mun.ca
Twitter: @astrojipjawej

Department of Physics & Physical Oceanography,
Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador
St. John’s NL

I am an interdisciplinary scientist, working on astrophysics and on the intersection of science, astronomy, and Indigenous knowledge.  As a Mi’kmaw person, I strive to embrace and integrate Indigenous knowledges and methodologies to better understand the physics of stars and the Universe and our place in it.  More specifically, I probe the physics of stars, from the nuclear-burning core out to the circumstellar medium where stellar winds interact with the interstellar medium to understand connections between stars and planets; stars and cosmology; and stars and us. I exploit theoretical and numerical tools to compare with observational data sets to reveal the hidden physics of stars.  I enjoy teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as participating in public outreach and science communication.


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