Ashkbiz Danehkar

617 . 955 . 0606
danehkar @ eurekasci . com
danehkar.net

Interests

ISM Astrophysics Starburst AGN Nebulae IFU X-ray Astronomy

Skills

  • C++, Python
  • AstroPy, SciPy
  • IRAF, HEASoft
  • Fortran, IDL/GDL
  • Matplotlib, NumPy
  • XMMSAS, CIAO
  • h5py, yt
  • OpenMPI
  • DrizzlePac

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics & Astronomy

Macquarie University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Sydney, Australia
2014

Master of Science in Plasma Physics

Queen's University Belfast, Centre for Plasma Physics
Belfast, UK
2009

Master of Science in Computational Electrical Engineering

University of Rostock, Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Rostock, Germany
2007

Experience

Scientist II (Astrophysicist)

Eureka Scientific
Oakland, CA, USA
2022 - Present
  • X-ray Spectral Analysis of Black Hole Spins in Radio-quiet AGN.

Research Fellow

University of Michigan, Department of Astronomy
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
2019 - 2021
  • Hydrodynamic Simulations and Photoionization Models of Superwinds.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Cambridge, MA, USA
2015 - 2018
  • X-ray Spectral Analysis and Photoionization Models of AGN Outflows.

Projects

github.com/danehkar

Awards

Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship

Macquarie University, Australia
2010 - 2014

Department for Employment and Learning Studentship

Queen's University Belfast, UK
2008 - 2009

Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher

University of Craiova, Romania
2008

Grants

NASA Fermi Theory Program (PI: Danehkar)

Tracing the History and Origin of the Fermi and eROSITA Bubbles
2024

NASA NICER GO Program (80NSSC23K1098 PI: Danehkar)

Monitoring the Nearest Tidal Disruption Event Candidate IGR J12580+0134
2024

NASA Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (80NSSC22K0626 PI: Danehkar)

Black Hole Spin Survey of Radio-quiet AGN
2022 - 2024

Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research

Evolution of Planetary Nebulae with WR-type Central Stars
2013