Mansi Kasliwal
Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology
Research Focus
About Mansi
The Kasliwal research group discovers and characterizes cosmic fireworks i.e. brilliant flashes of light that tell us about the lifecycle of stars and where elements are synthesized. Our primary discovery engines are two robotic, wide-field infrared and optical cameras at Palomar Observatory. We collaborate with astronomers worldwide to panchromatically characterize the discoveries across the electromagnetic spectrum. We enthusiastically pursue a multi-messenger quest to identify electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave events.
Honors
Carnegie-Princeton Prize Postdoctoral Fellow
DELTA Prize Lecture, National Central University of Taiwan
Eddington Prize Lecture, Cambridge University & Royal Astronomical Society
NASA Hubble Prize Fellow at Carnegie Institution for Science
Packard Fellow of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Scialog Fellow of the Research Corporation
Education
Postdoc
Astronomy, Princeton University, 09/2011 - 08/2015
The Observatories, Carnegie Institution for Science, 09/2011 - 08/2015
Ph.D.
Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, 06/2011
Master's
Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, 06/2006
Bachelor's
Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, 12/2004
