A nearby star is pummeling a companion planet with a barrage of X-rays a hundred thousand times more than the Earth receives from the Sun. Credit: NASA/CXC/NSF/IPAC/2MASS (see the 
MIT Kavli Institute Directory
| Name | Position | Contact | RESEARCH THEMES, TECHNIQUES & INSTRUMENTATION |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Faculty |
37-695
617-253-4285
jwb@space.mit.edu |
Heliophysics, Particle Astrophysics, Voyager | |
|
Faculty |
4-250; 37-627
617-324-7319
edbert@mit.edu |
Cosmology, High Performance Computing, First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure, Pencil & Paper, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation | |
|
Faculty |
37-587
978-744-4322
bradt@mit.edu |
High Energy Astrophysics, RXTE, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes | |
|
Faculty |
37-635
617-253-2572
bfburke@mit.edu |
Cosmology, Exoplanets, MWA, First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure, Radio Astronomy | |
|
Faculty |
4-205
617-253-0879
crc@mit.edu |
Chandra, Cosmology, High Energy Astrophysics, Magellan, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Optical/IR Astronomy, Space Nanotechnology Lab, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes | |
|
Faculty |
37-602B
617-253-3840
deepto@space.mit.edu |
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|
Faculty |
37-621
617-253-5842
gwc@space.mit.edu |
High Energy Astrophysics | |
|
Faculty |
NW22-275
617-452-3274
mevans@ligo.mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, LIGO, High Performance Computing, Quantum Measurements, Pencil & Paper, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes, Precision Measurement | |
|
Faculty |
37-602A
617-253-3097
enectali@mit.edu |
Chandra, Cosmology, Dark Matter Search, High Energy Astrophysics, Micro-X, Particle Astrophysics, Suzaku, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes, Precision Measurement | |
|
Faculty |
37-664C
afrebel@MIT.EDU |
Cosmology, Magellan, High Performance Computing, First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure, Optical/IR Astronomy | |
|
Faculty |
37-241
617-253-7501
jhewitt@mit.edu |
Cosmology, Extragalactic Astrophysics, MWA, First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure, Radio Astronomy | |
|
Faculty |
37-626C
617-258-8523
sahughes@mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, LIGO, High Performance Computing, Pencil & Paper, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation | |
|
Faculty |
37-607
617-253-4845
joss@space.mit.edu |
Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes | |
|
Faculty |
37-627
617-253-4282
lewin@space.mit.edu |
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|
Faculty |
NW22-267
617-253-5657
nergis@ligo.mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, LIGO, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation | |
|
Faculty |
37-582D
617-253-4281
ghp@space.mit.edu |
Planetary Remote Sensing, Radio Astronomy | |
|
Faculty |
37-602B
617-253-7551
sar@space.mit.edu |
Chandra, High Energy Astrophysics, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes | |
|
Faculty |
37-664G
617-253-0690
schech@achernar.mit.edu |
Magellan, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Optical/IR Astronomy | |
|
Faculty |
37-664D
617-324-0542
simcoe@space.mit.edu |
Magellan, Extragalactic Astrophysics, First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure, Optical/IR Astronomy, Precision Measurement | |
|
Faculty |
37-626B
617-452-4627
tegmark@mit.edu |
Cosmology, High Performance Computing, MWA, First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure, Omniscope, Particle Astrophysics, Pencil & Paper, Radio Astronomy | |
|
Faculty |
37-626A
617-452-5113
nevin@MIT.EDU |
Chandra, LIGO, Exoplanets, High Energy Astrophysics, RXTE, Pencil & Paper, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes | |
|
Faculty |
NW22-281
617-253-3527
weiss@ligo.mit.edu |
Cosmology, Gravitational Wave Detection, LIGO, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation, Precision Measurement | |
|
Faculty |
37-664B
617-258-5928
jwinn@mit.edu |
Exoplanets, Magellan, Optical/IR Astronomy |
