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Tawny Sit

Physics and Astronomy · The Ohio State University

Early career · publishing since 2020Rising activity

Publications

26

Citations

183

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2020

Research summary
AI-generated

Tawny Sit studies exploding stars (supernovae) and stellar explosions using large sky-survey data, particularly from the Zwicky Transient Facility, to understand how different types of supernovae form, how much material they lose before exploding, and how often various types occur. This work connects to broader questions about how chemical elements (like silicon, sulfur, and heavier 'r-process' elements) are created and distributed throughout galaxies, including our own Milky Way.

Supernovae and stellar explosionsTime-domain astronomical surveysStellar chemical abundances and nucleosynthesisMilky Way stellar populationsTransient astronomical phenomena

Publication output was minimal before 2022 but has grown substantially since, peaking around 2024 with a high and fairly steady rate of output through 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.0/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication20212022: 2 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 9 publications9242025: 7 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Astrophysical Journal×11
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×11
  • Nature×1
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific×1
  • The Astronomical Journal×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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