JILA Fellow Phil Armitage, second from left, is leaving CU.
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JILAns bid "bon voyage" to Fellow Phil Armitage on Friday.
While at JILA, Armitage researched theoretical and computational astrophysics, focusing on planet formation and the physics of black holes. His recent work includes the development of a new model for high-energy accretion based on strongly magnetized disks and analytic and simulation studies of planetesimal formation.
Armitage will be moving on to Stony Brook University. Best of luck, Phil! We wish you luck in your next endeavor.
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