Abigail Polin
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Abigail Polin is an American theoretical and computational astrophysicist and assistant professor at Purdue University.
Education
Polin earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from New York University (NYU) in 2012,[1] where she was a member of Sigma Pi Sigma.[2] She then joined the University of California, Berkeley as a NSF Graduate Research Fellow. She graduated with a Master of Science in 2015 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 2020, both in Physics.[3][4][1]
Research and teaching
Polin participated in summer undergraduate research experiences studying gravitational waves at Louisiana State University and Franklin & Marshall College.[5][6] She also worked as an adjunct instructor at NYU in 2013 and at Berkeley in 2020.[4][5]
At Berkeley, as a graduate student, Polin researched how white dwarfs explode as Type Ia supernovae under the advisement of Peter E. Nugent and Daniel Kasen. Using high-performance simulations, she investigated the double-detonation mechanism, where ignition of a helium shell triggers a secondary core explosion. Her models reproduced ultraviolet flashes and spectral signatures seen in observed supernovae, helping explain their origins and refine how these events are used to measure cosmic distances.[7][8]
In 2020, Polin became a joint postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology as a Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics Fellow and the Carnegie Observatories as a Carnegie Theoretical Astrophysics Center Fellow.[1][4] While there, in 2021, she was awarded the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center Early Career Award for High Impact Scientific Achievement.[9][1]
In 2024, Polin became an Assistant professor at Purdue University.[1] She was also awarded a Scialog fellowship.[10][1]
Awards
- SPS Leadership Scholarship, Society of Physics Students, 2012[11]
- Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 2020[12]
- Carnegie Theoretical Astrophysics Center Fellow, Carnegie Observatories, 2020[13]
- NERSC Early Career Award for High Impact Scientific Achievement, 2021[9]
- Scialog Fellow, 2024[10]
Outreach and science communication
In 2025, Polin was a faculty organizer for American Physical Society (APS) Conference for Undergraduate Gender Minorities in Physics.[14][4] She has done radio interviews,[15] Astronomy on Tap talks,[16][17] and gave a talk at the Huntington Library.[18]
Selected publications
- Polin, Abigail; Nugent, Peter; Kasen, Daniel (2021-01-01). "Nebular Models of Sub-Chandrasekhar Mass Type Ia Supernovae: Clues to the Origin of Ca-rich Transients". The Astrophysical Journal. 906 (1): 65. arXiv:1910.12434. Bibcode:2021ApJ...906...65P. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abcccc. ISSN 0004-637X.
- Polin, Abigail; Duffell, Paul; Milisavljevic, Dan (2022-12-01). "Using Anisotropies as a Forensic Tool for Decoding Supernova Remnants". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 940 (2): L28. arXiv:2209.02134. Bibcode:2022ApJ...940L..28P. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aca28b. ISSN 2041-8205.
- Simon, Joseph; Polin, Abigail; Lommen, Andrea; Stappers, Ben; Finn, Lee Samuel; Jenet, F. A.; Christy, B (2014-03-04). "Gravitational Wave Hotspots: Ranking Potential Locations of Single-Source Gravitational Wave Emission". The Astrophysical Journal. 784 (1): 60. arXiv:1402.1140. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784...60S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/60. ISSN 0004-637X.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Abigail Polin joins the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University: Department of Physics and Astronomy: Purdue University". www.physics.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Prizes and Awards". as.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Abigail Polin – Wonderfest – Bay Area Beacon of Science". 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Abigail Polin" (PDF).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Abigail Polin". LinkedIn.
- ↑ Simon, Joseph; Polin, Abigail; Lommen, Andrea; Stappers, Ben; Finn, Lee Samuel; Jenet, F. A.; Christy, B (2014-03-04). "Gravitational Wave Hotspots: Ranking Potential Locations of Single-Source Gravitational Wave Emission". The Astrophysical Journal. 784 (1): 60. arXiv:1402.1140. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784...60S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/1/60. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ↑ Troutman, Keri (2022-03-23). "Berkeley Lab Computing Resources Enable Deeper Understanding of Supernovae Explosions". Computing Sciences. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ Vu, Linda (2020-07-23). "Spectacular Ultraviolet Flash May Finally Explain How White Dwarfs Explode". Computing Sciences News Archive. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "NERSC honours eight early career scientists with annual HPC achievement awards | Scientific Computing World". www.scientific-computing.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Early Science with the LSST". Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Prizes and Awards". as.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Abigail Polin (2020 - 2024) - Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics". burkeinstitute.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Abigail Polin | Carnegie Theoretical Astrophysics". ctac.carnegiescience.edu. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "CU*iP at PUWL - LOC". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Let Me Touch Your Mind: DJ Marilynn's Archives 2020". www.vicesbyproxy.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Past Astronomy on Tap Events". Caltech Astro Outreach. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "AoT Cradle of Astronauts: Timeless Methods in Planetary Science and Physics – Astronomy On Tap". Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ↑ "Carnegie Observatories Lecture Series: A Century of Distance Measures | The Huntington". www.huntington.org. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
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