Gal Birenbaum Postdoctoral fellow Open University of Israel
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Astrophysics Research Center at the Open University of Israel (ARCO), working with Prof. Jonathan Granot and Prof. Paz Beniamini. I am interested in high-energy astrophysics phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), orphan afterglow candidates and tidal disruption events (TDEs). I specialize in producing observational predictions, that include both the observed flux and polarization, which allow us to infer the environments in which explosions go off in and the processes newly formed relativistic jets undergo before they become visible.
I conducted my PhD work at Tel Aviv University with Prof. Omer Bromberg, where I also completed my MSc. in Physics and BSc. in Physics (major) and Mathematics (minor).
In addition to science, I am passionate about promoting women in science. I led the ShePhysics women in Physics forum during my time in Tel Aviv University and was also a part of the founding team of the Meduyakot mentoring program.
When I'm not doing science, I'm probably baking, lifting weights or taking walks in the park.