12th Nov, 2024
Identifying Telescope Usage in Astrophysics Publications: A Machine Learning Framework for Institutional Research Management at Observatories
Vicente, our graduate student and collaborators, have developed a machine learning framework that automatically identifies when scientific facilities like telescopes are used in astrophysics papers, addressing a long-standing challenge in tracking research facility usage.
30th Jul, 2024
Our Student Gracie wins best talk at the ACRES MSU NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Symposium
Gracie Tvrdik presented her research on the evolution of collaboration dynamics in Astrophysics at the annual ACRES REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Symposium. Her outstanding presentation earned her the 1st Place Outstanding Talk Award.
16th Jul, 2024
REU Students Join Kerzendorf Group for Summer 2024
Two undergraduate student researchers have joined the Kerzendorf Group, as part of a National Science Foundation REU grant.
01st Jul, 2024
Vicente Amado Olivo Bridges Machine Learning and Science of Science at ICSSI
Who's Behind the Paper? Machine learning enables the disambiguation of author identities in expanding research fields.
03rd May, 2024
A Dr. is Born - Josh Shields Defends Thesis on SN Ia Surviving Companions
We are pleased to announce that Josh has just defended his thesis at Michigan State University investigating the progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae through the study of their surviving companions.
02nd May, 2024
Comprehensive Examination Announcement: Our Graduate Student Vicente becomes a PhD Candidate
Vicente our student passes his comprehensive examination and becomes a PhD candidate.
20th Apr, 2024
Dr. Jack O'Brien Successfully Defends Thesis on Supernova Progenitor Identification
We congratulate Dr. Jack O’Brien for successfully defending his thesis titled “Progenitor Identification of Type Ia Supernovae through Statistical Abundance Tomography from Optical Spectra with Machine Learning and Radiative Transfer” in astrophysics at Michigan State University.
18th Mar, 2024
Unveiling Earth's Secrets with AI: Our Undergraduate Benjamin Lands Oslo Internship
This upcoming August, Benjamin Mellon and fellow undergraduate at MSU, Aardarsh Swaminathan, will intern in Oslo, Norway under Dr. John Aiken.The interns will apply modern AI tools to identify acoustic events occuring in a combined hydrophone and geophone data set acquired in the Oman Drilling Project's Multiborehole observatory.
14th Mar, 2024
From Research to Real-World Impact: Our Undergrad Bea Joins BCBSM's Analytics Center
Bea, an undergraduate in the group, is excited to join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Analytics Center of Excellence as a Summer 2024 Intern!
23rd Jun, 2023
Summer REU Students Join Kerzendorf Group
Two undergraduate research assistants have joined the Kerzendorf Group, as part of a National Science Foundation REU grant.
15th Jun, 2023
Bridging the Gaps: Our PhD Student Vicente interns at ESA, Applying Machine Learning to Astrophysics Literature
Unleashing the Power of Data Science: Internship at the European Space Agency's Deepthought Initiative Explores Astrophysics Meta-Research.
28th May, 2023
A comprehensive SN Ia companion search in SNR 0509-67.5
A search for a surviving companion to a 400 year old type Ia supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud
29th Apr, 2023
Advancing IDEA in STEM: Our Graduate Yuki and her Mentor Wolfgang Earn Recognition from MSU College of Natural Science
Yuki and Wolfgang were awarded from the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University.
19th Apr, 2023
Collaborative Research: Unravelling Stripped Supernovae - Synergy between Observations and Modeling
We are thrilled to announce that our NSF research proposal on studying massive stars and their explosive deaths, known as Stripped Supernovae, has been selected for funding.
12th Feb, 2023
Peer Review Under Review - Workshop at European Southern Observatory
DeepThought Initiative and collaborators organized a workshop on peer review at the European Southern Observatory.
10th Jul, 2022
Searching for a Hypervelocity White Dwarf SN Ia Companion: A Proper-motion Survey of SN 1006
Testing a promising SN Ia progenitor channel by searching for a predicted surviving companion in the SN 1006 Galactic remnant