Welcome! I'm Ferdinand

Ferdinand

Undergraduate at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ferdinand is an undergraduate student and researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign studying transient phenomena in the universe through radio and X-ray observations.

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Research Interests

Time-domain Astronomy
Transients
Supernovae

Recent Publications

XSNAP: An X-Ray Supernova Analysis Pipeline with Application to the Type II Supernova 2024ggi

The Astrophysical Journal • 2026-04

Analysis of a Septuple Open Cluster System and Its Extended Family in Gaia DR3

arXiv e-prints • 2026-04

SN 2024iss: A Multi-Wavelength Exposé of a Type IIb Supernova with an Early-Time Ultraviolet Spectrum and Shock Breakout Constraints

arXiv e-prints • 2026-03

TCP J07222683+6220548: A New AM CVn Type System with Infrequent Outbursts

Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics • 2025-07