Kyle Willett

Kyle Willett is a postdoctoral research associate working with Prof. Lucy Fortson's group. His research concentrates on blazars, a class of active galaxies with relativistic jets aligned close to our lines of sight. He is attempting to determine whether different types of blazars follow an evolutionary sequence, and the relevant physics behind their observed properties. This work utilizes results from the Galaxy Zoo project, in which classification of images by members of the public help to assist the science performed by professional astronomers. He also works with the Zooniverse team to develop new tools in the rapidly developing field of citizen science.

Dr. Willett's other research includes work on extragalactic masers, compact symmetric objects, and variation of fundamental constants. This includes observations at telescopes such as the EVLA in New Mexico, the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, and the Spitzer Space Telescope.