About me
Daniel Brethauer is a 4th year graduate student at UC Berkeley in the Astronomy Department working with Raffaella Margutti and Dan Kasen. Daniel's research seeks to understand a rare astrophysical phenomena known as a kilonova, the result of the collision of a dead massive star with each another or a black hole. These are likely the cosmic fires in which the majority of the heaviest elements in our universe are formed. Outside of research, Daniel spends his time making baked goods for the Astronomy Department, playing board games with his friends, and taking care of his and his fiancée's newly adopted cat Basil.
