Expertise

Dr. Irwin uses X-ray satellite observatories to investigate the nature of galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and compact stellar remnants (neutron stars and black holes) accreting matter from neighboring stars in binary stellar systems.

Research Interests:

  • Hot Gas Around Supermassive Black Holes
  • X-ray Binary Populations of Galaxies
  • Ultraluminous X-ray Sources
  • Intermediate-Mass black holes
  • X-ray Emission From Hot Gas in Early-type Galaxies
  • Clusters/Groups of Galaxies

 

Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama
2015

Astronomy Department, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan (past)

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Communities
Physics, Astronomy
Degrees
PhD, University of Virginia, Astronomy, 1997
MA, University of Virginia, Astronomy , 1995
BS, Indiana University , Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1992