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Albert Zijlstra

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3171-5469

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  • Exochemistry: Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System and the Interstellar Medium

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Professor in Astrophysics at the University of Manchester

 

Previous appointments

 2010-2015 Director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics , The University of Manchester

 1997-2004  Lecturer/Reader, UMIST, Manchester

1992-1997 Fellow/international staff member, European Southern Observatory

1991  Senior Research Fellow, South Africa Astronomical Observatory

1987-1989 PhD student, University of Groningen

1985-1989 PhD student National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA 

Affiliations

Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Research interests

 Late stages of stellar evolution: mass loss, circumstellar matter; AGB stars; Planetary nebulae; Nearby galaxies

 Techniques: Observational astronomy: infrared, optical, radio. 

Facilities: VLT, VLTI, Spitzer Space Telescope, VLA  

Outputs: 293 refereed journal papers, 678 outputs in total (as of June 2018)
 

 

Research interests


 

Evolved stars; stellar winds; planetary nebulae; stellar population; space dust

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, A radio study of Planetary Nebulae, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (University of Groningen)

Award Date: 15 Sept 1989

External positions

Hung Hing Ying Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong

1 Oct 2016 → 30 Sept 2022

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  3. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  4. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Atomium: Inner circumstellar envelopes of oxygen-rich AGB stars as revealed by highly excited SiO lines

    Pimpanuwat, B., Etoka, S., Gray, M. D., Richards, A. M. S., Baudry, A., Herpin, F., Danilovich, T., Decin, L., Lewis, M. O., Mellah, I. E., Gottlieb, C. A., Mori, Y., Müller, H. S. P., Sahai, R., Wong, K. T., Yates, J. A. & Zijlstra, A., 7 May 2026, (Submitted) arXiv, p. 1-32, 32 p.

    Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint

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  • Current unsolved problems in planetary nebulae research

    Kwok, S., Balick, B., Chu, Y.-H., Hrivnak, B., Lopez, A., Parker, Q., Sahai, R. & Zijlstra, A., 9 Apr 2026, In: Galaxies.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Detection of C60 Combination Bands in the Near-IR Spectrum of Tc 1

    Giese, M. M., Esposito, V. J., Van Schuylenbergh, S., Cami, J., Peeters, E., Bhatt, C., Van De Putte, D., Tielens, A. G. G. M., Barlow, M. J., Bernard-Salas, J., Candian, A., Changala, B., Cox, N. L. J., Dinerstein, H. L., García-Hernández, D. A., Gómez-Muñoz, M. A., Justtanont, K., Kraemer, K. E., Lagadec, E. & Manchado, A. & 9 others, Monreal Ibero, A., Sahai, R., Sidhu, A., Sloan, G. C., Sterling, N. C., Walsh, J. R., Wesson, R., Whitman, J. C. & Zijlstra, A., 20 Jun 2026, In: The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 1004, 2, L32.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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  • Detection of CH+3 in the O-rich planetary nebula NGC 6302

    Bhatt, C., Cami, J., Peeters, E., Clark, N., Moraga Baez, P., Volk, K., Sloan, G. C., Kastner, J. H., Dinerstein, H. L., Matsuura, M., Balick, B., Kraemer, K. E., Justtanont, K., Jones, O., Sahai, R., Aleman, I., Barlow, M. J., Bernard-Salas, J., Blommaert, J. & Hirano, N. & 16 others, Kavanagh, P., Kemper, F., Lagadec, E., Laming, J. M., Molster, F., Monteiro, H., Richards, A., Sterling, N. C., Torki, M., van Hoof, P. A. M., Walsh, J. R., Waters, L. B. F. M., Wesson, R., Wilson, F., Wright, N. J. & Zijlstra, A. A., 13 Apr 2026, In: The Astrophysical Journal.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • K 1-6 is a photoionised ISM nebula shaped by a fast-moving hot white dwarf in a triple system

    Merc, J., Jones, D., Escorza, A., Boffin, H. M. J., Reindl, N., Abdul-Masih, M., Masseron, T., Sowicka, P., Kára, J., García-Rojas, J., García, R. A., Palakkatharappil, D. B., Parker, Q. A., Zijlstra, A., Godoy-Rivera, D., Beck, P. G., Mathur, S., Armas Padilla, M., Muñoz Darias, T. & Kučáková, H. & 5 others, Wolf, M., Hornoch, K., Zasche, P., Clavero, R. & Goodhew, P., 14 Jul 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Astronomy & Astrophysics.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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