Logan Prust, Ph.D.

Logan Prust joined the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) as a Flatiron Research Fellow in 2025. His work focuses on the development of 3-D hydrodynamical simulation tools, with an emphasis on moving-mesh techniques. He has applied these tools to various problems, including stellar collisions, supernova remnants, accretion flows, and planetary engulfments. While at CCA, he hopes to continue his work on thermonuclear supernovae resulting from the detonation of double white dwarfs. Prior to joining CCA, Logan was a postdoctoral scholar at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and earned B.S. degrees in aerospace engineering, physics, and mathematics at Iowa State University.