Daniel Kasen
Title
Associate Professor
Department
Dept of Physics
Email
Phone
(510) 495-2683
Research Expertise and Interest
astrophysics, nuclear physics
In the News
March 26, 2018
Flash-in-the-pan supernovas explained
Most exploding stars flare brightly and then slowly fade over weeks to months, but an unusual group of supernovas noticed only in the last 10 years flare up and disappear within days.
October 16, 2017
Scientists Decode the Origin of Universe’s Heavy Elements in the Light from a Neutron Star Merger
The first measurement of the merger of two neutron stars and its explosive aftermath.