My main area of study is astrophysical transients.
More specifically, I explore gas dynamics of cataclysmic explosions
such as supernovae (SNe), gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), X-ray flashes (XRFs), and Fast Blue
Optical Transients (FBOTs). I study these by means of a two-dimensional special relativistic
hydro code entitled SIMBI that I wrote to compile on CPUs as well as NVidia and AMD GPUs.
I want to use this code to intensively study the conditions
predating stellar death which involve components like strong shock waves, ultra-relativistic speeds,
and magnetic fields. Ultimately, I am interested in proposing self-consistent models that constrain
the main ingredients to these catastrophic events.
PhD., Physics, New York University
B.S.,Physics and Astrophysics, Florida State University
Graduate Fellow, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Research Fellow, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Research Fellow, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Research Fellow, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian