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Dr. Leonardo KrappDr. Leonardo Krapp is interested in planet formation and computational astrophysics. As a computational astrophysicist, Leonardo reproduces the conditions where planets are born using complex dynamical models with the code FARGO3D. His expertise combines dust dynamics, radiative transfer, and non-ideal magnetohydrodynamics in planet-forming environments. His research has also extended the capabilities of the powerful code FARGO3D to perform multifluid simulations and rapid advection in arbitrary meshes. His work as a theoretical astrophysicist has extended the theory of streaming instability and related resonant drag instabilities by considering particle size distributions. More recently his work has improved the understanding of circumplanetary disk formation in the context of radiation hydrodynamical simulations. Leonardo Krapp obtained his PhD in Astronomy in 2019 at the University of Copenhagen. He then was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona where in 2022 he obtained the prestigious 51 Pegasi b fellowship in planetary astronomy. He joined the faculty in the Fall of 2024.
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