Research Interests

Studies of the origin and evolution of radio pulsars, neutron star physics. Quasars: Black holes and jets. Supernova searches and cosmological constraints. Optical observations of compact objects. Multi-wavelength studies and the physics of gamma-ray sources.

• Observational Astrophysics
• Theoretical Astrophysics

Specialty: Compact Objects, Multi-wavelength astrophysics

Career History

• A.B., 1983, Princeton University
• Ph.D., 1987, California Institute of Technology
• TAC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Berkeley, 1987-89
• Member, Institute of Advanced Study, 1989-91
• Assistant Professor of Physics, Stanford University, 1991-98
• Sloan Foundation Fellow 1992-1994
• Cottrell Scholar 1994-99
• Gauss Professur -- Universitaet Goettingen, 1997
• Associate Professor of Physics, Stanford University, 1998-2006
• Professor of Physics, Stanford University, 2006-present
• Member, American Astronomical Society
• Member, International Astronomical Union.

Graduate Students

• Steve Healey
• Adam van Etten
  
• Kyle Watters