Alexander J. van der Horst

My research focuses on the multi-wavelength observations and modeling of a variety of high-energy cosmic transient sources, including gamma-ray bursts, gravitational wave sources, magnetars, and tidal disruption events. My observational work covers the extremes of the electromagnetic spectrum, namely with gamma-ray satellites (e.g. Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope) and radio telescopes (e.g. VLA, WSRT, LOFAR, MeerKAT); and I am the Project Scientist of SCORPIO, a new instrument on the optical/near-infrared Gemini Observatory. My modeling efforts are focused on extracting physical parameters of transient sources from multi-wavelength observations, using state-of-the-art computational techniques. I have (co-)supervised half a dozen graduate and twenty undergraduate students, who have worked on all areas of my research. I am also active in astronomy and physics outreach, to increase community engagement and stimulate an interest in science.

Origins of the Cosmos (ASTR 1002)

Applied Statistics & Data Analysis in Physics (PHYS 6810)

You can find my full list of publications on ADS.

PhD in Astrophysics, University of Amsterdam, 2007

MSc in Astronomy, University of Amsterdam, 2003

MSc in Theoretical Physics, University of Amsterdam, 2003