Research AreaAstronomy and Astrophysics
Time‑DomainAstrophysics at Texas Tech
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.
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Dr. Vallia Antoniou, Ph.D.Galactic and Extragalactic Populations of High Mass X-Ray Binaries
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Dr. Elias Aydi, Ph.D.Classical Novae, Cataclysmic Variables
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Dr. Michael Fausnaugh, Ph.D.Supernovae, Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Time Domain Surveys
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Dr. Emilia Järvelä, D.Sc.Active Galactic Nuclei
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Dr. Tom Maccarone, Ph.D.X-Ray Binaries, Cataclysmic Variables, Time Domain Mission Science Case Development
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Dr. Nihan Pol, Ph.D.Pulsar Timing Array Searches for Gravitational Waves, Pulsars, Fast Radio Bursts
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