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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-582G
617-253-2354
albrecht@space.mit.edu |
Exoplanets, Optical/IR Astronomy | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-673
617-253-5084
zkbt@mit.edu |
Exoplanets, Magellan, Optical/IR Astronomy | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-582F
617-324-1517
billard@mit.edu |
Cosmology, Dark Matter Search, Particle Astrophysics | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-664H
617-253-7294
castro@space.mit.edu |
Chandra, High Energy Astrophysics, Magellan, Micro-X, Optical/IR Astronomy, Heliophysics, Suzaku, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-667
617-253-3769
croll@space.mit.edu |
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|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-582K
617-324-1239
sehlert@mit.edu |
Chandra, Cosmology, High Energy Astrophysics, Extragalactic Astrophysics, First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
NW22-279
617-324-0554
sgras@ligo.mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, LIGO, Quantum Measurements, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-535
617-253-3718
bgriffen@mit.edu |
Dark Matter Search, Extragalactic Astrophysics, High Performance Computing, First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-535
617-253-3718
hrj@mit.edu |
First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure, Optical/IR Astronomy | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
NW22-287
617-324-8327
alibson@ligo.mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, LIGO, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation, Precision Measurement | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-664H
617-253-3429
lopez@space.mit.edu |
Chandra, High Energy Astrophysics, Magellan, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Micro-X, Optical/IR Astronomy, Suzaku, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes, Radio Astronomy | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-582C
617-324-1075
mcdonald@space.mit.edu |
High Energy Astrophysics, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Optical/IR Astronomy, Radio Astronomy | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
NW22-279
617-258-8279
jmiller@ligo.mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, High Energy Astrophysics, Quantum Measurements, Precision Measurement | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-673
617-253-5084
rpenna@mit.edu |
Cosmology, LIGO, Neutron Stars and Black Holes, Strong Gravity and Gravitational Radiation, High Energy Astrophysics, Omniscope | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-582BB
617-324-1607
chanda@mit.edu |
Cosmology, Particle Astrophysics, Pencil & Paper, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-685
617-324-3619
kschlauf@mit.edu |
Exoplanets, Optical/IR Astronomy | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-675
617-253-7456
mengsu@space.mit.edu |
High Energy Astrophysics, Extragalactic Astrophysics, Particle Astrophysics, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
37-515
617-253-3789
triaud@mit.edu |
Exoplanets, Optical/IR Astronomy, Ground-Based Observatories, Space-Based Observatories | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
NW22-289
617-253-8160
vaulin@ligo.mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, LIGO, High Performance Computing, MWA, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes, Radio Astronomy | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
NW22-293
617-253-0203
salvatore.vitale@ligo.mit.edu |
Cosmology, Gravitational Wave Detection, High Performance Computing, Pencil & Paper, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
NW22-263
617-452-5046
wipf@ligo.mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, Strong Gravity & Gravitational Radiation, Supernovae, Neutron Stars & Black Holes, Precision Measurement | |
|
Postdoctoral Scholar |
NW22-272
324-5250
f_zhang@mit.edu |
Gravitational Wave Detection, LIGO |
