Afterglow of SGRB181123B, captured by the Gemini North telescope
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Paterson & W. Fong (Northwestern University)
Magnetar deposits energy into ejected material, causing it to glow unexpectedly bright
NASA, ESA, and D. Player (STScI)
Hubble images reveal spiral arm structure in fast radio burst host galaxies
NASA, ESA, Alexandra Mannings (UC Santa Cruz), Wen-fai Fong (Northwestern), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
The MMT Telescope on Mount Hopkins
Arizona
Star-gazing at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Chile
Welcome!
I’m an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and a core astronomy faculty member of CIERA, Northwestern’s astronomy research center. I am a recipient of a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering, and an NSF CAREER Award.
My research group and I unravel the mysteries enshrouding cosmic explosions, including gamma-ray bursts, fast radio bursts, and electromagnetic emission from gravitational wave sources. We also study their host galaxy environments to understand what conditions give rise to these phenomena.
We take observations using a large variety of telescopes spanning radio, optical, near-infrared, and X-ray wavelengths on the ground and in space to study these explosions and their host galaxy environments. Learn more about CIERA Observing.
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