Telemachos Ch. Mouschovias
Professor of Physics and of Astronomy
Professor Mouschovias received his bachelor's degree in physics from Yale University in 1968, and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1975. He joined the University of Illinois as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy in 1977.
The long-term goal of Professor Mouschovias's research has been to decipher the role of cosmic magnetic fields in the formation of stars. He has made seminal contributions to understanding the role in star formation played by a significant but hitherto disregarded component, namely interstellar dust, and he has accounted for the microscopic physical processes responsible for the degree of ionization in evolving molecular clouds.
Research Interests: Theoretical astrophysics; dynamics of interstellar clouds; stellar evolution; theory of star formation
Selected Publications
Tassis, K and Mouschovias, TCh. Magnetically controlled spasmodic accretion during star formation. II. Results. Astrophys. J. 618, 783-94 (2005).
Tassis, K and Mouschovias, TCh. Magnetically controlled spasmodic accretion during star formation. I. Formulation of the problem and method of solution. Astrophys. J. 618, 769-782 (2005).
Tassis, K and Mouschovias, TCh. Ambipolar-diffusion timescale, star formation timescale, and the ages of molecular clouds: Is there a discrepancy? Astrophys. J. 616, 283-287 (2004).
Ciolek, GE, Roberge, WG, and Mouschovias, TCh. Multifluid, magnetohydrodynamic shock waves with grain dynamics. II. Dust and the critical speed for C shocks. Astrophys. J. 610, 781-800 (2004).
Honors and Awards
- Trumpler Award, 1977
- Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1980
- Fellow, University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study, 1980
- Fellow, J.S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1993
- Alexander von Humboldt Re-invitation Award, 1994
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