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Blakesley Burkart, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Center for Computational Astrophysics

Bio

Blakesley Burkhart joined CCA as an Associate Research Scientist in August, 2018. She completed both her Masters and Ph.D. in astronomy at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Publications

Protostellar Jets in Star Cluster Formation and Evolution. I. Implementation and Initial Results

The Astronomical Journal, arXiv:2509.15311, July 2026

Sabrina M. Appel, B. Burkart, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Eric P. Andersson, et al.

Implications of the Nanohertz Gravitational-wave Background for Galactic Feedback and Massive Black Hole Growth

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, arXiv:2602.15938, June 2026

Megan Taylor Tillman, B. Burkart, Chiara M.-F. Mingarelli, J.Andrew Casey-Clyde, et al.

Exploring the Impact of Active Galactic Nucleus Feedback Model Variations on the Ly\(\alpha\) Forest Flux Power Spectrum

The Astrophysical Journal, arXiv:2509.18260, May 2026

Megan Pirecki, Megan Taylor Tillman, B. Burkart, S. Tonnesen, and Simeon Bird

Observing Compact Population III Star Clusters and the Presence of Cosmic Streaming

The Astrophysical Journal, arXiv:2509.22776, February 2026

Claire E. Williams, Smadar Naoz, Naoki Yoshida, William Lake, et al.

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A Vast Molecular Cloud, Long Invisible, Is Discovered Near Our Solar System

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Open Interval: The Intersection of Science and Dance

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Astrophysicist Blakesley Burkhart Receives American Physical Society’s Maria Goeppert Mayer Award

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Astrophysicist Blakesley Burkhart Named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow

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