Rebecca Diesing

Rebecca Diesing

Research Interests

I’m an astrophysicist who builds models of particle acceleration. I use these models to connect theory with observations of extreme phenomena such as supernova remnants and winds launched by active galactic nuclei. I’m currently a postdoc at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and at Columbia University in New York City. Before that, I earned my PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Chicago.

My research interests include:

Cosmic Rays

Acceleration and propagation

Astrophysical Shocks

Supernova remnants, novae, black hole winds, and more

Multi-messenger Emission

Photons from radio to gamma-rays, charged particles, and neutrinos

Astroparticle Instrumentation

Balloon-borne and space-based detectors

Mentors

Lorenzo Sironi, Brian Metzger