ABOUT Kyle
I’m a theoretical and computational astrophysicist currently working as a NASA Einstein Fellow at Caltech in Pasadena, California.
My research program builds connections between the fields of stellar dynamics and compact object astrophysics. My areas of expertise include N-body simulations of dense star clusters, detection of compact object binaries via gravitational waves (e.g., LIGO & LISA), and high-energy transient phenomena such as tidal disruption events and fast radio bursts. I have also worked on binary star evolution, hydrodynamics of stellar mergers, millisecond pulsars, intermediate-mass black holes, and X-ray binaries. You can read specifics about a few of my research projects here.
I grew up in Kettering, Ohio and attended Northwestern University for my undergraduate studies where I double majored in physics and music performance. After undergrad, I spent three years pursuing a career as an orchestral musician (earning a master of music degree at the Colburn School in Los Angeles in 2015) before ultimately returning to Northwestern where I completed my PhD in astronomy in 2019, advised by Fred Rasio. After finishing my PhD, I moved back to southern California as an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow joint at Caltech/Carnegie Observatories before starting my current position at Caltech.
My research program builds connections between the fields of stellar dynamics and compact object astrophysics. My areas of expertise include N-body simulations of dense star clusters, detection of compact object binaries via gravitational waves (e.g., LIGO & LISA), and high-energy transient phenomena such as tidal disruption events and fast radio bursts. I have also worked on binary star evolution, hydrodynamics of stellar mergers, millisecond pulsars, intermediate-mass black holes, and X-ray binaries. You can read specifics about a few of my research projects here.
I grew up in Kettering, Ohio and attended Northwestern University for my undergraduate studies where I double majored in physics and music performance. After undergrad, I spent three years pursuing a career as an orchestral musician (earning a master of music degree at the Colburn School in Los Angeles in 2015) before ultimately returning to Northwestern where I completed my PhD in astronomy in 2019, advised by Fred Rasio. After finishing my PhD, I moved back to southern California as an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow joint at Caltech/Carnegie Observatories before starting my current position at Caltech.