M. M. Kasliwal
Papers
12
Total Citations
1,684
H-Index
6
About
M. M. Kasliwal is a leading observational astronomer whose research sits at the dynamic intersection of time-domain astronomy, gravitational wave follow-up, and multi-messenger astrophysics. Best known for her pivotal contributions to the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), her work on its data processing systems and archive has become a cornerstone reference for the field, amassing over 1,170 citations and enabling the astronomical community to systematically survey the transient northern sky at unprecedented speed and depth. Kasliwal has championed the development of sophisticated tools to handle the resulting data deluge, co-developing the GROWTH Marshal science portal and deep-learning real/bogus classifiers that automate the identification of genuine astrophysical events with remarkable efficiency. Her forward-thinking vision also drove the creation of the Wide-Field Infrared Transient Explorer (WINTER) at Palomar Observatory, a facility purpose-built to detect kilonovae from neutron star mergers — some of the universe's most exotic and fleeting events. From early work characterizing dark gamma-ray bursts with Swift to cutting-edge searches for gravitational wave counterparts, Kasliwal's career reflects a sustained commitment to building the observational infrastructure that powers modern astrophysical discovery.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1The Zwicky Transient Facility: Data Processing, Products, and Archive1,173 citations · 2018
- 2Real-bogus classification for the Zwicky Transient Facility using deep learning158 citations · 2019
- 3The GROWTH Marshal: A Dynamic Science Portal for Time-domain Astronomy155 citations · 2019
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- 5The wide-field infrared transient explorer (WINTER)39 citations · 2020
- 6Processing Images from the Zwicky Transient Facility9 citations · 2018
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