Curriculum
Vitae
Paz Beniamini
Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew
university of Jerusalem
Hebrew University at Safra Campus,
Jerusalem, Israel
Phone: 026584671
Email: paz.beniamini@mail.huji.ac.il
Research
summary
My principal interest is in high energy astrophysics. In particular
Gamma Ray bursts, Neutron stars, Radiation mechanisms, Astrophysical plasmas
and jet physics.
Publications
“A revised analysis of Gamma Ray Bursts' prompt efficiencies”, Beniamini P.; Nava, L., Piran, T., 2016 accepted for publication in MNRAS.
“X-ray flares in GRBs: general
considerations and photospheric origin”, Beniamini P.; Kumar, P., 2016, MNRAS, 457 (1): L108-L112.
“Formation of Double Neutron Star systems
as implied by observations”, Beniamini P.; Piran, T., 2016, MNRAS, 454, 4089B.
“Properties
of GRB Lightcurves from Magnetic Reconnection”, Beniamini P.; Granot, J., 2016,
MNRAS, 459, 3635B.
“Energies of GRB blast waves and prompt
efficiencies as implied by self-consistent modeling of X-ray and LAT
afterglows”, Beniamini P.; Nava, L.; Barniol Duran, R.; Piran T., 2015, MNRAS,
454, 1073B.
“Shedding light on the prompt high
efficiency paradox - self consistent modeling of GRB afterglows”, Beniamini,
P.; Nava, L.; Barniol Duran, R.; Piran, T., 2015, proceedings of “SWIFT – 10
years of discovery”.
“The
emission mechanism in magnetically dominated gamma-ray burst outflows”,
Beniamini, P.; Piran, T. 2014, MNRAS, 445, 3892B.
“Constraints
on the Synchrotron Emission Mechanism in Gamma-Ray Bursts”, Beniamini, P.;
Piran, T. 2013, ApJ, 769, 69.
"Limits on the GeV emission from gamma-ray bursts", Beniamini, P.; Guetta, D.;
Nakar, E.; Piran, T. 2011,
MNRAS.
"Charge Acceleration and Field-Lines
Curvature: A Fundamental Symmetry and Consequent Asymmetries", Elitzur
Avshalom, C.; Cohen, Eliahu; Beniamini, Paz 2011, AIPC.
Education
2011- Ph.D. Main
subject: Astrophysics. Dissertation title: Radiation Processes in Gamma Ray
Bursts and Active Galactic Nuclei.
University:
Hebrew University
Supervisor:
Prof. Tsvi Piran, Schwartzman university chair of at the Hebrew university.
2009- 2011 M.Sc Main
subject: Physics. Research project: high energy emission from Gamma ray bursts.
University:
Hebrew University
Supervisor:
Prof. Tsvi Piran.
2006-2009 B.Sc in Physics and Mathematics.
Awards
Research travel grant from the Hebrew University authority for
R&D, 2015
Recipient of Rosenblum award for excellent research in Astrophysics
2015
Received a teaching excellence award from the Hebrew University -
2015
Completed B.Sc with Magna cum laude.
Was on Dean's list for 2008/9.
Teaching
experience
2009- Teaching assistant
at the Hebrew University. The job involves teaching both undergraduate and
graduate classes. In 2011 I was graded first place in the Physics department in
a teaching evaluation survey and received a prize for excellence in teaching at
2015.
Conferences and
workshops
November 2015 – participated and gave a talk at the conference “Sixth
international Fermi symposium” in Arlington.
December 2014 – participated and presented in the conference " Swift: 10 Years of Discovery" in Rome.
October 2014 – participated at the workshop: “Transients’ unsolved
mysteries” in Eilat.
June 2014 – participated in the conference: “Gamma-Ray Bursts in
the Multi-Messenger Era” in Paris.
September 2013 – participated at the “IMPRS high energy
astrophysics summer school” in Heidelberg.
December 2012 – participated in the IAS 30th winter
school: “Early galaxy formation in LCDM” in Jerusalem.
December 2011 – participated in the conference "Cosmological
Streaming, Inflows and Outflows" at the Hebrew University.
December 2010 – participated and presented poster at the Israeli
Physics Society (IPS) meeting.
December 2010 – participated and presented in the Israeli High
Energy Astrophysics meeting at the Weizmann Institute.
November 2010 – participated in the NASA GRB workshop at the
Goddard space flight center in Maryland.
November 2010 – participated and presented poster at the GRB 2010
conference in Annapolis.
December 2009 – participated in the international winter school for
theoretical astrophysics at the Hebrew University.