Tanmoy Laskar
Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy
Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Utah (USA) since August 2022.
I study energetic transient astrophysical phenomena, with a focus on relativistic explosions such as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) sources. My group obtains and analyzes astronomical observations at all electromagnetic wavelengths. By combining these with theoretical modeling through rigorous statistical and computational analyses we explore and unravel the mysteries of the extreme Universe. My group's work informs our understanding of the final stages of stellar evolution, serve as laboratories of fundamental physics from particle acceleration to the launch and collimation of relativistic outflows, and provides precise probes of the infant Universe.
