BG
Benjamin Gompertz
University of Birmingham, University of Warwick, University of Leicester, Space Telescope Science Institute
Research areas: Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics · Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
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About
Gamma-ray bursts, kilonovae, multi-messenger and time-domain astronomy | Associate Professor, University of Birmingham
Employment
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University of Birmingham Associate Professor2025 - Present
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University of Birmingham Assistant Professor2022 - 2025
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University of Birmingham Postdoc2021 - 2022
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University of Warwick Postdoctoral Research Fellow2017 - 2021
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Space Telescope Science Institute Postdoctoral Research Associate2015 - 2017
Education
- 2011 - 2015
- 2006 - 2010
Projects & Funding
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Gamma-ray bursts and multi-messenger astronomy- Galaxy formation with the next generation of telescopes- Tidal disruptions of stars by supermassive Science and Technology Facilities Council2024 - 2028
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GRB observations of long-duration mergers to investigate novel engines Leverhulme Trust2024 - Present
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Unveiling the Local Population of Compact Binary Mergers Science and Technology Facilities Council2024 - 2027
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Tidal Disruptions of stars by SMBHsr-ray bursts and gravitational waves Science and Technology Facilities Council2023 - 2027
Publications (82)
- XRF 241001A/SN 2024aiiq: A faint soft X-ray transient detected by SVOM with a broad-line type Ic supernova revealed by JWST Save
- GOTO identification and broad-band modelling of the counterpart to the SVOM GRB 250818B Save
- SN 2024cld Save
- An archival search for gamma-ray bursts gravitationally lensed by galaxy clusters Save
- EP241217a Save
- No Sign of a Magnetar Remnant Following the Kilonova-producing Long GRB 211211A ∼1.7 yr Later Save
- Archival Gravitational-Wave Optical Transient Observer Photometry and Zwicky Transient Facility Localization of Galactic Novae: Quiescent Constraints and Improved Coordinates Save
- Can GRB 250702B be explained as the tidal disruption of a white dwarf by an intermediate mass black hole? Yes Save
- First Results from the PanRadio Gamma-Ray Burst Collaboration: The 400-day Afterglow of GRB 230815A Save
- JWST Spectroscopy of GRB 250702B: An Extremely Rare and Exceptionally Energetic Burst in a Dusty, Massive Galaxy at z = 1.036 Save
- The Radio Flare and Multiwavelength Afterglow of the Short GRB 231117A: Energy Injection from a Violent Shell Collision Save
- Discovery and analysis of afterglows from poorly localized GRBs with the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) All-sky Survey Save
- GRB 241105A: a test case for GRB classification and rapid r-process nucleosynthesis channels Save
- White dwarf-neutron star binaries: A plausible pathway for long-duration gamma-ray bursts from compact object mergers Save
- The Day-long, Repeating GRB 250702B Save
- Evidence for an intrinsic luminosity–decay correlation in GRB radio afterglows Save
- EP 250108a/SN 2025kg: Observations of the Most Nearby Broad-line Type Ic Supernova Following an Einstein Probe Fast X-Ray Transient Save
- The Kangaroo’s First Hop Save
- A follow-up strategy enabling discovery of electromagnetic counterparts to highly magnified gravitationally lensed gravitational waves Save
- Multi-messenger gravitational lensing Save