Rate My Professor Sean Matt

Matt's research centers on stellar astrophysics, encompassing star formation and evolution, star-disk interactions, stellar winds, angular momentum transport, accretion, convection, magnetic field generation, and the formation of jets and nebulae. He utilizes hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamical theory, modeling, numerical simulations, and high-performance computing techniques. As principal investigator, he has obtained significant funding totaling approximately $5 million, including the European Research Council Consolidator Grant AWESoMeStars (€2,206,205; 2016-2022), a Simons Foundation sabbatical visiting researcher grant ($88,000; 2023), and STFC Astrophysics Grants. Key publications include 'An abrupt change in the stellar spin-down law at the fully convective boundary' (Nature Astronomy, 2024), 'Further evidence of the link between activity and metallicity using the flaring properties of stars in the Kepler field' (MNRAS, 2023), and 'Effects of accretion on the structure and rotation of forming stars' (A&A, 2023). Matt has supervised 10 postdoctoral researchers, 8 PhD students, 15 master's students, and 26 undergraduates. He teaches courses such as Computational Physics and Astrophysics and Stars at OU, and has received commendations for teaching excellence at Exeter. He referees for journals including ApJ, A&A, and MNRAS.