Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D.

Astrocomp / Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D.

Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D.

Personal Information

Education and academic qualification

  • Master: 2003 Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Education, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
  • Doctoral: 2010 Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Philosophy and Science, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic

Employment and position

  • PostDoc: 2012 – 2014 Institute of Physics, Faculty of Philosophy and Science (FPS), Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
  • Junior Researcher: 2005 – 2012 Institute of Physics, FPS, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
  • Assistant Professor: 2015 – now Institute of Physics, FPS, Institute of Physics, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic

Teaching experience

  • Courses:
    Current – Compact stars (l, s), Numerical astrophysics (l, s), Gravitational waves (l, s), Stellar structure and evolution (l, s), Numerical relativity (l, s),
    Past – Mathematical methods for undergraduates (s), Quantum mechanics (s), Classical mechanics (s)
  • Bachelor/Master/Doctoral students: 2/4/0

Selected publications

  • Török G., Goluchová K., Šrámková E., Urbanec M., Straub O.,”Time-scale of twin-peak quasi-periodic oscillations and mass of accreting neutron stars”,Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,488,3896,09/2019,  DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1929
  • Urbancová G., Urbanec M., Török G., Stuchlík Z., Blaschke M., Miller J. C.,”Epicyclic Oscillations in the Hartle-Thorne External Geometry”,The Astrophysical Journal,877,66,06/2019,  DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab1b4c
  • Török G., Goluchová K., Šrámková E., Horák J., Bakala P., Urbanec M.,”On one-parametric formula relating the frequencies of twin-peak quasi-periodic oscillations”,Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,473,L136,01/2018, DOI:10.1093/mnrasl/slx177 
  • Török G., Goluchová K., Urbanec M., Šrámková E., Adámek K., Urbancová G., Pecháček T., Bakala P., Stuchlík Z., Horák J., Juryšek J.,”Constraining Models of Twin-Peak Quasi-periodic Oscillations with Realistic Neutron Star Equations of State”,The Astrophysical Journal,833,273,12/2016, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/833/2/273 
  • Török G., Goluchová K., Horák J., Šrámková E., Urbanec M., Pecháček T., Bakala P.,”Twin peak quasi-periodic oscillations as signature of oscillating cusp torus”,Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,457,L19,03/2016,  DOI: 10.1093/mnrasl/slv196

Invited talks

  • 2022 CTU, Prague – seminar „Measuring mass and radius of neutron stars using X-ray observations“
  • 2016 Masaryk university, Brno – seminar in czech„Neutronové hvězdy: Laboratoře jaderné fyziky“

Research experience

  • Research interests: Relativistic Astrophysics – structure of compact stars, pulsars, low-mass X-ray binaries
  • Papers in Impact Journals (ADS / WoS): 21 / 26
  • Citations without self-citations (ADS / WoS): 430 / 377
  • H-index (ADS / WoS): 13 / 12
  • Conference talks > 10
  • Scientific stays abroad:
    • University of Oxford, UK (January – March 2005)
    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA (January, February and August 2014)

Scientific projects

  • 2016-2022 Cost Action CA16214 – The multi-messenger physics and astrophysics of neutron stars (PHAROS), Member of Management Committee representing Czech republic
  • LTC18058, Neutron stars and Pulsars – principal investigator (2018 – 2021)
  • GAČR 17-16287S, Oscillations and coherent features in accretion disks around compact objects and their observational signatures, team member (2016 – 2019)
  • GAČR GPP209/12/P740 (postdoctoral grant), High Frequency Quasi-periodicOscillations and Compact Object Properties – co-investigator (2012-2013)
  • CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0071 SYNERGY, Supporting international collaboration in astrophysics – team member (2012 – 2014)
  • CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0271 INAP, Innovations of study programmes of Silesian University in Opava – team member (2012 – 2015)

Applied results

  • European Space Agency PRODEX (Czech participation at the eXTP satellite development)

Scientific stays abroad

  • University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory U.S.A.

Membership and leadership

  • Academic senate of Silesian University (since 2010)

Conference Organization

  • RAGTime: Workshop on black holes and neutron stars – LOC or SOC (2006 – 2021)
  • Prague Synergy – LOC (2013)

Awards

  • Honourable mention of chancellor of University of Hradec Králové (2002)

Main Talks

  • 2014: Low Mass X-ray Binaries and QPOs, Nestar meeting, ZARM, Bremen
  • 2013: Compact star rotation and its impact on astrophysical phenomena, Observatoire de Paris, LUTH
  • 2012: Slowly rotating compact stars, Stellar Coffee, University of Oxford