Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
PDF available here (but probably not as updated).
Education
2021- 2024: PhD in physics, Technion, 'The role of massive binaries in high energy astrophysics'. Advisor: Prof. Noam Soker.
2019 - 2021: MSc in physics, Technion, 'High energy processes in common envelope jets supernovae'. Advisor: Prof. Noam Soker.
2015 - 2019: BSc in physics in the Rothschild Honors Program - The Technion Program for Excellence, Technion. Head of the program: Prof. Michael Elad.
BSc research projects on: 1. Core collapse supernova remnants morphologies, 2. The role of recombination energy in common envelope ejection and 3. The fast blue optical transient AT2018cow.
Research Experience
2024 - present: Steward Observatory Theory Fellow, IAU-Gruber Fellow and CHE Fellow, University of Arizona and Steward Observatory.
2021- 2024: PhD Candidate, Technion.
July - August 2023: Kavli summer fellow, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.
2019 - 2021: MSc Student, Technion.
2016 - 2019: BSc research projects, Technion.
Numerical Tools
Designing neural networks with PyTorch Lightning.
The stellar evolution code MESA (Paxton et al. 2011, Paxton et al. 2013, Paxton et al. 2015, Paxton et al. 2018, Paxton et al. 2019, Jermyn et al. 2023).
The binary population synthesis code COMPAS (Team COMPAS: J. Riley et al. 2022).
Data analysis.
Programming in Python and MATLAB.
Contributions to Open Source Science
Population synthesis of massive binaries: publicly available datasets.
How to make your own Nuclear Neural Network.
MESA lab materials: link to the 2024 webpage, 2025 webpage.
Professional Service and Qualifications
Referee for MNRAS, Nature, PASP
Building Lab materials for 2024 MESA Down Under School, lecturing at the 2025 MESA School at KU Leuven.
Co-organizer of Steward's Observatory Annual Internal Symposium, November 2024.
Reviewer of the Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award at the University of Arizona.
EAS, IPS, AAS, IRENA, CeNAM, BRIDGCE, TAP member.
MENTOR Institute Online Training.
6-month Science Communications Training.
Meetings with The University of Arizona Astronomy Board.
Picture an astronomer 2025: bias perception discussion.
Volunteer in Software Carpentry Workshop AAS 246th meeting.
AAS Chambliss poster competition judge.
Discussion panelist in "Beyond Mergers: Cataclysmic Events Powering r-Process Nucleosynthesis", AAS 246th
Grants
2025: AAS FAMOUS Travel Grant, 1000$
2024: Research grant from the IAU, 25,000$
2024: Travel funds from the Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth , 1000$
2022: Travel funds from the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Fellowship , 1000$
2022: Travel funds from the Technion for the Golden Universe 2022 conference, 1100$
2021: Travel funds from the Zeff, Fine and Daniel Fellowship, 1000$
2019: Travel funds from the Ruth and Prof. Erigo Pinchy Fellowship, 1000$
2019: Travel funds from the Technion for the ESO 2019 conference, 1000$
Publications
Honors and Awards
See a list of fellowships, awards and excellence programs here.
Talks
See a list of colloquia, seminars, talks in conferences and talks in group meetings here.
Teaching and Mentorship
See a list of mentored students, mentoring activities, guest lectures and courses where I served as TA here.
Outreach
See a list of outreach, public engagement activities and initiatives here.