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Revision 282019-03-08 - YuhanYao

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  • Anders Nyholm: Graduate student at the Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University. Main research interest: SNe Type IIn and their precursors, e.g. iPTF13z. Working on a SNe Type IIn sample paper using PTF+iPTF data.
 
  • Francesco Taddia: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. or Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae, circumstellar-interacting supernovae, supernova host galaxies. Responsible for the observations with the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) and the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG).

  • Cristina Barbarino: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae. Also helping with the trigger of the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)
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  • Ragnhild Lunnan: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University; also affiliated with Caltech. Interested in all manners of weird supernovae, particularly superluminous supernovae. Coordinator of this working group together with Christoffer Fremling and Steve Schulze.
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  • Ragnhild Lunnan: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University; also affiliated with Caltech. Interested in all manners of weird supernovae, particularly superluminous supernovae. Coordinator of this working group together with Christoffer Fremling and Steve Schulze.
 
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  • Anna Ho: Third-year graduate student at Caltech, working with Shri Kulkarni. Thesis project is the search for afterglows to relativistic explosions (dirty fireballs and orphan afterglows).
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  • Anna Ho: Third-year graduate student at Caltech, working with Shri Kulkarni. Thesis project is the search for afterglows to relativistic explosions (dirty fireballs and orphan afterglows).
 
  • Steve Schulze: postdoc at Weizmann, focussing on completion of PTF sample analysis and data release. Interested in weird supernovae (in particular superluminous supernovae) and their hosts. Working with Avishay on CC SNe in remote or unusual locations/hosts (e.g., iPTF16hil). Expertise in gamma-ray bursts and hosts.
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  • Yi Yang: postdoc at Weizmann. Interested in supernova polarimetry and the observational study of type Ia supernovae. Expertise in light echoes. Also helping with the follow-up observation with WHT (Avishay).
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  • Avishay Gal-Yam: faculty at Weizmann. Interested in all kinds of transients, wide-field surveys, spectroscopic classification and instrumentation. Main topics of interest in the context if ZTF: very young core-collapse SNe; flash spectroscopy; superluminous supernovae; spectroscopic analysis.
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  • Avishay Gal-Yam: faculty at Weizmann. Interested in all kinds of transients, wide-field surveys, spectroscopic classification and instrumentation. Main topics of interest in the context if ZTF: very young core-collapse SNe; flash spectroscopy; superluminous supernovae; spectroscopic analysis.
 
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  • Jesper Sollerman: Hi there. I am professor at Stockholm University. At the Department of Astronomy, and also associated with the Oskar Klein Centre. I have been working on many aspects of transients and compact objects from the observational point of view, supernova cosmology, pulsars, supernova remnants, gamma-ray bursts, makronavae - but within ZTF I am mostly into stripped core-collapse supernovae. I have a number of post-docs and students in my group working primarily on the ZTF supernova science.
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  • Jesper Sollerman: Hi there. I am professor at Stockholm University. At the Department of Astronomy, and also associated with the Oskar Klein Centre. I have been working on many aspects of transients and compact objects from the observational point of view, supernova cosmology, pulsars, supernova remnants, gamma-ray bursts, makronavae - but within ZTF I am mostly into stripped core-collapse supernovae. I have a number of post-docs and students in my group working primarily on the ZTF supernova science.
 
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  • Maayane Soumagnac: postdoc at Weizmann, interested in interacting supernovae - especially type IIn - and in XROs. Working with Eran and Avishay on PTF12glz and looking for next targets to work on.
 
  • Shri Kulkarni: Faculty at Caltech. My interests as related to the partnership high cadence survey are (1) Early studies of type I supernovae, with a specific interest in Ia supernoave and (2) Search for Afterglows of Relativistic Explosions (Orphans, Dirty Fireballs). The latter is the thesis project of my student Anna Ho. I plan to devote half of my time to a program based on MSIP surveys undertaking a number of projects (e.g. Kulkarni, Miller & Perley 2017; astroph).
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  • Scott Adams: postdoc at Caltech. Interested in failed supernovae, shock breakouts, and stellar mergers.
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  • Zach Golkhou: postdoc at UW. Interested in the origin of high-energy astrophysical transients, particularly GRBs & SNe, and using such transients as astrophysical probes and also search for the elusive electromagnetic counterparts of advanced LIGO Gravity Wave sources.
 
  • Matthew Graham: Research faculty at Caltech. ZTF Project Scientist. Interested in transient classification and outlier detection (the weird objects).
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  • Melissa L. Graham: Research staff scientist, UW/LSST. Type Ia supernova progenitors via rates and/or individual objects analyses; SNe-CSM; nebular-phase SNe; spectroscopic follow-up.
 
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Revision 272018-06-28 - RachelBruch

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  • Matthew Graham: Research faculty at Caltech. ZTF Project Scientist. Interested in transient classification and outlier detection (the weird objects).

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Revision 262018-02-22 - EmirKaramehmetoglu

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  • Emir Karamehmetoglu Graduate student at Stockholm. Thesis project is about the search for stripped-envelope supernovae with very massive progenitor stars. Interested in phase-space breaking lightcurves of core-collapse SNe and in sample studies focusing on statistical results.
 
  • Anders Nyholm: Graduate student at the Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University. Main research interest: SNe Type IIn and their precursors, e.g. iPTF13z. Working on a SNe Type IIn sample paper using PTF+iPTF data.

  • Francesco Taddia: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. or Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae, circumstellar-interacting supernovae, supernova host galaxies. Responsible for the observations with the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) and the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG).

Revision 252018-01-18 - RagnhildLunnan

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  • Cristina Barbarino: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae. Also helping with the trigger of the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)
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  • Ragnhild Lunnan: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University; also affiliated with Caltech. Interested in all manners of weird supernovae, particularly superluminous supernovae. Coordinator of this working group together with Christoffer Fremling and Steve Schulze.
 
  • Anna Ho: Third-year graduate student at Caltech, working with Shri Kulkarni. Thesis project is the search for afterglows to relativistic explosions (dirty fireballs and orphan afterglows).

Revision 242017-12-29 - MelissaLynngraham

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  • Zach Golkhou: postdoc at UW. Interested in the origin of high-energy astrophysical transients, particularly GRBs & SNe, and using such transients as astrophysical probes and also search for the elusive electromagnetic counterparts of advanced LIGO Gravity Wave sources.

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  • Francesco Taddia: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. or Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae, circumstellar-interacting supernovae, supernova host galaxies. Responsible for the observations with the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) and the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG).

  • Cristina Barbarino: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae. Also helping with the trigger of the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)

Revision 222017-12-20 - MatthewGraham

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  • Scott Adams: postdoc at Caltech. Interested in failed supernovae, shock breakouts, and stellar mergers.

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  • Eric Bellm: faculty at UW. ZTF Survey Scientist (& former PS); leading development of alert distribution system at UW. Personal science interest here is relativistic transients.

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  • Jakob Nordin: Staff scientist at HU Berlin. I am primarily interested in early Type Ia supernovae, with a direct connection to our work in the Cosmology WG. I am also looking at CC distance estimates, e.g. to study nearby structure growth. I lead the development of the AMPEL alert manager.

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  • Lin Yan: Research Staff at Caltech. I am interested in superluminous supernovae, including rates and young SLSN-I.
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  • Avishay Gal-Yam: faculty at Weizmann. Interested in all kinds of transients, wide-field surveys, spectroscopic classification and instrumentation. Main topics of interest in the context if ZTF: very young core-collapse SNe; flash spectroscopy; superluminous supernovae; spectroscopic analysis.
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  • Maayane Soumagnac: postdoc at Weizmann, interested in interacting supernovae - especially type IIn - and in XROs. Working with Eran and Avishay on PTF12glz and looking for next targets to work on.

  • Shri Kulkarni: Faculty at Caltech. My interests as related to the partnership high cadence survey are (1) Early studies of type I supernovae, with a specific interest in Ia supernoave and (2) Search for Afterglows of Relativistic Explosions (Orphans, Dirty Fireballs). The latter is the thesis project of my student Anna Ho. I plan to devote half of my time to a program based on MSIP surveys undertaking a number of projects (e.g. Kulkarni, Miller & Perley 2017; astroph).

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  • Brad Cenko: Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Adjunct Professor at Maryland. PI of Swift satellite. Primary interest is in the search for relativistic explosions (untriggered GRBs, orphan afterglows, and dirty fireballs) along with Shri, Anna Ho, and Ginny Cunningham (Maryland grad student). Also interested in UV observations of young supernovae with Swift.
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  • Avishay Gal-Yam: faculty at Weizmann. Interested in all kinds of transients, wide-field surveys, spectroscopic classification and instrumentation. Main topics of interest in the context if ZTF: very young core-collapse SNe; flash spectroscopy; superluminous supernovae; spectroscopic analysis.
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  • Shri Kulkarni: Faculty at Caltech. My interests as related to the partnership high cadence survey are (1) Early studies of type I supernovae, with a specific interest in Ia supernoave and (2) Search for Afterglows of Relativistic Explosions (Orphans, Dirty Fireballs). The latter is the thesis project of my student Anna Ho. I plan to devote half of my time to a program based on MSIP surveys undertaking a number of projects (e.g. Kulkarni, Miller & Perley 2017; astroph).

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  • Shri Kulkarni: Faculty at Caltech. My interests as related to the partnership high cadence survey are (1) Early studies of type I supernovae, with a specific interest in Ia supernoave and (2) Search for Afterglows of Relativistic Explosions (Orphans, Dirty Fireballs). The latter is the thesis project of my student Anna Ho. I plan to devote half of my time to a program based on MSIP surveys undertaking a number of projects (e.g. Kulkarni, Miller & Perley 2017; astroph).

  • Brad Cenko: Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Adjunct Professor at Maryland. PI of Swift satellite. Primary interest is in the search for relativistic explosions (untriggered GRBs, orphan afterglows, and dirty fireballs) along with Shri, Anna Ho, and Ginny Cunningham (Maryland grad student). Also interested in UV observations of young supernovae with Swift.
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  • Shri Kulkarni: Faculty at Caltech. My interests as related to the partnership high cadence survey are (1) Early studies of type I supernovae, with a specific interest in Ia supernoave and (2) Search for Afterglows of Relativistic Explosions (Orphans, Dirty Fireballs). The latter is the thesis project of my student Anna Ho. I plan to devote half of my time to a program based on MSIP surveys undertaking a number of projects (e.g. Kulkarni, Miller & Perley 2017; astroph).

  • Brad Cenko: Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Adjunct Professor at Maryland. PI of Swift satellite. Primary interest is in the search for relativistic explosions (untriggered GRBs, orphan afterglows, and dirty fireballs) along with Shri, Anna Ho, and Ginny Cunningham (Maryland grad student). Also interested in UV observations of young supernovae with Swift.
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  • Steve Schulze: postdoc at Weizmann, focussing on completion of PTF sample analysis and data release. Interested in weird supernovae (in particular superluminous supernovae) and their hosts. Working with Avishay on CC SNe in remote or unusual locations/hosts (e.g., iPTF16hil). Expertise in gamma-ray bursts and hosts.

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  • Maayane Soumagnac: postdoc at Weizmann, interested in interacting supernovae - especially type IIn - and in XROs. Working with Eran and Avishay on PTF12glz and looking for next targets to work on.

  • Shri Kulkarni: Faculty at Caltech. My interests as related to the partnership high cadence survey are (1) Early studies of type I supernovae, with a specific interest in Ia supernoave and (2) Search for Afterglows of Relativistic Explosions (Orphans, Dirty Fireballs). The latter is the thesis project of my student Anna Ho. I plan to devote half of my time to a program based on MSIP surveys undertaking a number of projects (e.g. Kulkarni, Miller & Perley 2017; astroph).
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  • Avishay Gal-Yam: faculty at Weizmann. Interested in all kinds of transients, wide-field surveys, spectroscopic classification and instrumentation. Main topics of interest in the context if ZTF: very young core-collapse SNe; flash spectroscopy; superluminous supernovae; spectroscopic analysis.

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  • Yi Yang: postdoc at Weizmann. Interested in supernova polarimetry and the observational study of type Ia supernovae. Expertise in light echoes. Also helping with the follow-up observation with WHT (Avishay).
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  • Francesco Taddia: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. or Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae, circumstellar-interacting supernovae, supernova host galaxies. Responsible for the observations with the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) and the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG).
 
  • Cristina Barbarino: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae. Also helping with the trigger of the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)

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  • Ofer Yaron: Staff scientist at Weizmann, interested in young CC flash-spectroscopy events, pair-instability SNe, in charge of developing and managing of the TNS/WISeREP.

  • Yi Yang: postdoc at Weizmann. Interested in supernova polarimetry and the observational study of type Ia supernovae. Expertise in light echoes. Also helping with the follow-up observation with WHT (Avishay).
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  • Maayane Soumagnac: postdoc at Weizmann, interested in interacting supernovae - especially type IIn - and in XROs. Working with Eran and Avishay on PTF12glz and looking for next targets to work on.

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  • Steve Schulze: postdoc at Weizmann, focussing on completion of PTF sample analysis and data release. Interested in weird supernovae (in particular superluminous supernovae) and their hosts. Working with Avishay on CC SNe in remote or unusual locations/hosts (e.g., iPTF16hil). Expertise in gamma-ray bursts and hosts.

  • Ofer Yaron: Staff scientist at Weizmann, interested in young CC flash-spectroscopy events, pair-instability SNe, in charge of developing and managing of the TNS/WISeREP.
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  • Anna Ho: Third-year graduate student at Caltech, working with Shri Kulkarni. Thesis is afterglows to relativistic explosions (dirty fireballs and orphan afterglows).
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  • Steve Schulze: postdoc at Weizmann, focussing on completion of PTF sample analysis and data release. Interested in weird supernovae (in particular superluminous supernovae) and their hosts. Working with Avishay on CC SNe in remote or unusual locations/hosts (e.g., iPTF16hil). Expertise in gamma-ray bursts and hosts.
 
  • Ofer Yaron: Staff scientist at Weizmann, interested in young CC flash-spectroscopy events, pair-instability SNe, in charge of developing and managing of the TNS/WISeREP.

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  • Cristina Barbarino: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae. Also helping with the trigger of the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)

  • Ragnhild Lunnan: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University; also affiliated with Caltech. Interested in all manners of weird supernovae, particularly superluminous supernovae. Coordinator of this working group together with Christoffer Fremling and Steve Schulze.
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  • Anna Ho: Third-year graduate student at Caltech, working with Shri Kulkarni. Thesis is afterglows to relativistic explosions (dirty fireballs and orphan afterglows).

  • Ofer Yaron: Staff scientist at Weizmann, interested in young CC flash-spectroscopy events, pair-instability SNe, in charge of developing and managing of the TNS/WISeREP.

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  • Francesco Taddia: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. or Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope and circumstellar-interacting supernovae. Responsible for the observations with the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) and the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG).

  • Cristina Barbarino: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University, interested in stripped-envelope supernovae. Also helping with the trigger of the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)
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  • Ragnhild Lunnan: postdoc at the Astronomy Dept. of Stockholm University; also affiliated with Caltech. Interested in all manners of weird supernovae, particularly superluminous supernovae. Coordinator of this working group together with Christoffer Fremling and Steve Schulze.
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