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Shantanu Basu
Interim Director
Star formation, interstellar medium, magnetohydrodynamics, astrophysical gas dynamics, computational astrophysics, machine learning
James Beattie
Post Doctoral Fellow
Plasma Astrophysics, HD/MHD Turbulence and Dynamos, Supersonic Plasmas and Shocks, Cosmic Ray Propagation, Binary Neutron Star Mergers, Numerical Methods, High-performance Computing, Interdisciplinary Research
Vittoria Berta
Post Doctoral Fellow
Relativistic plasma physics; Magnetic reconnection and dissipation; Particle acceleration mechanisms; Numerical modeling and exascale simulations; Multiwavelength emission from neutron stars
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J. Richard Bond
Professor
Astrophysics & Cosmology – Physics of the Very Early Universe; Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Structure; Cosmic Radiation Backgrounds; The Dark Matter & Dark Energy Problems; Particle and Gravitational Theory
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Nathan Carlson
Graduate Student
Cosmology, Theoretical Physics, General RelativityPhysics
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MP 1318
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Koushik Chatterjee
Post Doctoral Fellow
Black holes, neutron stars, accretion, jets, magnetohydrodynamics, general relativity, radiative transfer, computational astrophysics
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Website: koushikchatterjeeastro.wordpress.com/
Cheng Chen
National Fellow
Three-body problems, free-floating planets, circumbinary disks, fluid dynamics and computational astrophysics
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Website: chengchenblog.wordpress.com
Radhika Achikanath Chirakka
Post Doctoral Fellow
Turbulence, Dynamos, Transport processes in weakly-collisional plasma, Plasma astrophysics, Hybrid particle-in-cell simulations, Magnetohydrodynamics, Numerical Methods, High-performance Computing
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Website: ac-radhika.github.io/RadhikaAchikanathChirakkara/
Daven Cocroft
Graduate Student
Black Holes, Accretion Disks, Galaxy Evolution, Large Structure Evolution, High Energy Phenomena (Cosmic Rays, Quasars, AGN)
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MP 1203
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Luciano Combi
National Fellow
Gravitation, astrophysics, multi-messenger astronomy, compact objects
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University of Guelph
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Rohan Dahale
Post Doctoral Fellow
Black Holes, Active Galactic Nuclei, Computational Imaging, Machine Learning
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Website: www.rohandahale.com/
Pratika Dayal
Professor
Galaxy formation, Epoch of Reionization, 21cm cosmology and Dark Matter
Biprateep Dey
Post Doctoral Fellow
Photometric Redshifts, Galaxy Evolution, Astrostatistics.
Danielle Dineen
Graduate Student
Theoretical Cosmology, Early Universe, InflationAstronomy and Astrophysics
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MP 1318C
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Lyuba Encheva
Communications and Events Coordinator
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MP1403
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Reed Essick
Assistant Professor
experimental gravity, astrophysical signals and their interpretation, nuclear physics, neutron stars, neutron star equation of state, black holes,gravitational waves, x-ray and radio observations of pulsars, hierarchical Bayesian inference, nonparametric inference, machine learning
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MP 1309
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Maya Fishbach
Assistant Professor
gravitational-wave astronomy and cosmology, black holes, neutron stars, massive stars, transients, large-scale structure, astrostatistics
Heather Fong
National Fellow
Gravitational waves, black holes, neutron stars, machine learning
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University of British Columbia
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Neige Frankel
Post Doctoral Fellow
Astrophysics, Galaxy Evolution, Milky Way
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Tanisha Ghosal
Graduate Student
Magnetohydrodynamics, Numerical Simulations, and Solar PhysicsPhysics
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MP 1416
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Michael Grehan
Graduate Student
Fundamental plasma physics, black holes, neutron stars, and MHDPhysics
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MP 1416
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Sam Hadden
Post Doctoral Fellow
exoplanets, dynamics
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Milan Prazak Ilnyckyj
Executive Assistant to the Director
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Shivan Khullar
Graduate Student
Giant Molecular Clouds, Star formation models, simulations
Alex Krolewski
National Fellow
Cosmology, Particle Physics, Gravitational lensing, Photometric and Spectroscopic surveys, Intergalactic medium
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Aretaios (Aris) Lalakos
Post Doctoral Fellow
High-energy astrophysics. Computational Astrophysics, Large-scale 3D-GRMHD Simulations, Relativistic Jets, AGN Feedback, Black Hole Growth
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Jay Li
IT Manager
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MP 1408
Work Phone: 4169467290
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Yong Xian Liao
Graduate Student
Physics
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MP 1416
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Meng-Xiang Lin
National Fellow
Theoretical cosmology, dark energy, dark matter, gravitational waves
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Website: m-x-lin.github.io/index.html
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Utkarsh Mali
Graduate Student
Gravitational waves, computational astrophysics, Bayesian statistics, theoretical physicsPhysics
Geetam Mall
Graduate Student
Pulsar ScintillationPhysics
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MP 1201
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Labani Mallick
National Fellow
Black Holes, Active Galactic Nuclei, Relativistic Winds, AGN Feedback, Black Hole Formation and Evolution, Gravitational waves
Peter Martin
Professor
Galactic Ecology, Star Formation, Dust Evolution, Gaseous Nebulae; using BLAST, Planck, Herschel Space Observatory (SPIRE and HIFI), JWST/ NIRCAM, International Galactic Plane Survey
Kevin McKinnon
Post Doctoral Fellow
Galaxy Formation and Evolution, Stellar Spectroscopy, Applied Statistics
Diego Montalvo
Graduate Student
Compact objects and binaries, pulsars, gravitational wavesPhysics
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MP 1202A
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Thomas Morrison
Graduate Student
Physics
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MP 1318
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Norman Murray
Professor
Nonlinear Dynamics, Solar System Dynamics, Solar Physics, Active Galactic Nuclei
Gibwa Musoke
Post Doctoral Fellow
Black hole accretion, relativistic jets, General Relativistic Magneto Hydrodynamic simulations, Magneto Hydrodynamic simulations
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MP 1312
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Ue-Li Pen
Professor
What are the initial conditions for the universe? How can we improve astrophysics measurement techniques by orders of magnitude to answer precise questions, e.g. neutrino mass, gravitational waves, pulsar emission?
Vasilii Pustovoit
Graduate Student
Intermediate Mass Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Galaxy Formation SimulationsPhysics
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MP 1318
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Marta Reina-Campos
Post Doctoral Fellow
Globular clusters, galaxy formation and evolution, star formation and feedback, numerical simulations
Sean Ressler
Post Doctoral Fellow
Black hole accretion, Sagittarius A*, MHD/GRMHD simulations
Bart Ripperda
Assistant Professor
High-energy astrophysics. Computational Astrophysics and Numerical Methods. Black Holes. Neutron Stars. Magnetohydrodynamics. Plasma Physics. General Relativity. Solar Physics.
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Alicia Savelli
Graduate Student
Black hole accretion, plasma astrophysics, galaxy evolutionDADDAA
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MP 1405
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Aryanna Schiebelbein-Zwack
Graduate Student
Gravitational waves, Black hole populations, Multi-messenger astrophysicsAstronomy
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MP 1416
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Tobias Schroeder
National Fellow
Cosmic Defects, Particle Cosmology, Gravitational Waves, Pulsar Timing Arrays
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Website: inspirehep.net/authors/2174896
Braden Seefeldt-Gail
Graduate Student
Active Galactic Nuclei, Plasma Astrophysics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Black Hole Accretion, General Relativity, Astronomical Instrumentation
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MP 1318
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Thierry Serafin Nadeau
Graduate Student
Astronomy
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MP 1212
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Yanlong Shi
Post Doctoral Fellow
Supermassive black holes (SMBHs), star-forming giant molecular clouds (GMCs), numerical simulations and radiative feedback models.
Ashley Stock
Graduate Student
Pulsar scintillation, interstellar mediumAstronomy
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MP 1202B
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Yubo Su
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dynamics: dynamical migration, planetary dynamics, tidal dissipation, and giant planet evolution
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Website: sites.google.com/view/yubosu/
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Ling Tan
Department Manager
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MP 1404B
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Chris Thompson
Professor
Astrophysical sources of high energy radiation (Soft Gamma Repeaters, Anomalous X-ray Pulsars, Gamma-Ray Bursts), relativistic fluids and magnetofluids, supernova core collapse, accretion flows and — intermittently — the early universe.
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MP 1316
Work Phone: (416) 978-8784
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Alexandru Titeu
Research Institute Financial Officer
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MP1403
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Doga Tolgay
Line Intensity MappingPhysics
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MP 1405
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Bindesh Tripathi
Post Doctoral Fellow
Astrophysics, fluids, plasmas, waves and instabilities, turbulence, magnetic fields, dynamos, stars, compact objects, theoretical physics, computational physics
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Website: orcid.org/0000-0002-4723-2170
Anna Tsai
Graduate Student
Cosmology, Gravitational lensingPhysics
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MP 1405
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Aditya Vijaykumar
Post Doctoral Fellow
Gravitational-wave physics and astrophysics, compact objects and their progenitors, astrostatistics
Akshara Viswanathan
National Fellow
Galactic archeology, Formation and evolution of the Milky Way, Metal-poor stars
Sebastiano von Fellenberg
Post Doctoral Fellow
Sagittarius A*, Galactic Center stellar and accretion physics, LLAGN, data calibration pipelines
Pavan Vynatheya
Post Doctoral Fellow
Stellar evolution and dynamics, Binary and multiple-star systems, Tidal disruption events, Black holes, Gravitational waves, Hydrodynamics, N-body dynamics, Machine learning
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Michael Wilensky
National Fellow
Radio cosmology, Statistical tools for radio frequency interference (RFI), Bayesian inference
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McGill University
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Daniel Xiao
Computer Systems Administrator
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MP 1413
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Yiqi Xie
Post Doctoral Fellow
Gravitational Waves, Compact Objects, Fundamental Physics, Bayesian Inference, Machine Learning
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Duo Xu
Post Doctoral Fellow
Magnetohydrodynamics, Interstellar Medium, Star Formation, Machine Learning
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Claire Ye
Post Doctoral Fellow
Stellar Dynamics, Globular Clusters, Compact Object Binaries
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Ioana Zelko
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dark matter, Cosmology, Interstellar medium, Galaxy Structure, Magnetic Fields
Haowen Zhang
Post Doctoral Fellow
Galaxy—supermassive black hole connection, high-redshift galaxy morphology and kinematics, astrostatistics, machine learning
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Website: zhw11387.wixsite.com/mysite
Jonathan Zhang
Graduate Student
Fast Radio BurstsPhysics
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MP 1416
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