Overview

The astrophysics research group at Texas Tech opened in January of 2013. We focus on time-domain astrophysics from millisecond to century scales, from radio through gamma-rays and in gravitational waves.

Faculty research interests

Vallia Antoniou: Galactic and extragalactic populations of high mass X-ray binaries

Elias Aydi: classical novae, cataclysmic variables

Michael Fausnaugh: supernovae, active galactic nuclei, gamma-ray bursts, time domain surveys

Emilia Järvelä: active galactic nuclei

Tom Maccarone: X-ray binaries, cataclysmic variables, time domain mission science case development

Nihan Pol: Pulsar Timing Array searches for gravitational waves, pulsars, fast radio bursts

Faculty Members

• Dr. Vallia Antoniou, Ph.D., 2008, University of Crete
• Dr. Elias Aydi, Ph.D.,2018, University of Cape Town
• Dr. Michael Fausnaugh, Ph.D., 2017, The Ohio State University
• Dr. Emilia Järvelä, D.Sc., 2018, Aalto University
• Dr. Tom Maccarone, Ph.D., 2001, Yale University
• Dr. Nihan Pol, Ph.D., 2020, West Virginia University

Other Senior Staff Members

• Gwen Armstrong, Lead Technician for the Preston Gott Observatory
• Jerry Gardner, Lead Technician for the Texas Tech University System 3 Rivers Ranch observatory