Dr. Edo Berger

Biography

Edo Berger is a professor of Astronomy at Harvard University. His research spans a wide range of topics in time-domain astrophysics, including supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, tidal disruption events, and gravitational wave events. He utilizes observations across the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio to gamma rays, in collaboration with observatories around the world and in space. He employs machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches to tackle photometric classification of transients and to analyze gravitational wave data in real time. Berger received his PhD in Astrophysics in 2004; his dissertation focused on multi-wavelength studies of gamma-ray bursts and their host galaxies, specifically type Ib/c core-collapse supernovae. Previously, he was a joint Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow from 2004 to 2007 and a Carnegie-Princeton Postdoctoral Fellow from 2004 to 2008. He leads the Time-Domain Research Group and has mentored graduate students who have gone on to secure faculty positions and receive prestigious awards.

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