News & highlights
Here's some links to some of things we've been up to.
Data-driven Investigation
October 2014:
Early warning device for natural and manmade disasters
Sept 2014: I built an early-warning device for natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tornados. Read about it on my blog. There was some keen interest in the press about the device (screenshot of me live on Fox).
Moore-Sloan Data Science Effort UC Berkeley
Dec 2013: Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS). I'm a Co-PI on the newly announced $37.8M grant from the Moore and Sloan Foundations, which helped us kick off this new institute at Berkeley. We expect to open the doors in Spring 2014.
Relativistic Tidal Disruption by a distant black hole
June 2011: A Possible Relativistic Jetted Outburst from a Massive Black Hole Fed by a Tidally Disrupted Star. See press (Science) | press release (UC Berkeley) | BBC Newshour interview (MP3 Audio) | New York Times Article | NPR/Science Friday Discussion | Ars Technica explanation | Article Abstract | Article Reprint
Lots of papers in 2011...
Dec 2011: One paper a week published and/or submitted in 2011! All of high quality of course...
"What are Gamma-Ray Bursts?"
Nov 2010: My book on Gamma-Ray Bursts has been announced by Princeton University Press. Check it out...