Fabian Kislat

Fabian Kislat is an Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at the University of New Hampshire's College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. His research focuses on experimental astrophysics, particularly X-ray and gamma-ray polarimetry/spectroscopy of accreting neutron stars and black holes. He leads the SCOTTI project (Superconducting Titanium Imager), developing cryogenic gamma-ray detectors for balloon-borne telescopes, and serves as instrument scientist for the X-Calibur hard X-ray polarimeter. He is also part of NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission.

Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Physics from Humboldt University of Berlin. Courses taught include General Physics, Electricity & Magnetism, Electromagnetic Theory, and Doctoral Research.

Research highlights include testing fundamental physics laws (e.g., Lorentz invariance) via astrophysical observations, and contributions to missions like XL-Calibur (follow-up of X-Calibur) and DR-TES. His work bridges detector technology (transition edge sensors, cryogenics) and observational astronomy, aiming to study extreme astrophysical environments.