About

I am a computational astrophysicist whose work sits at the intersection of physics, large-scale numerical simulation, and software development. My research focuses on how microscale nonthermal processes — cosmic rays, magnetic fields, cold gas substructure — collectively shape the evolution of galaxies, a problem that requires bridging physical scales spanning more than ten orders of magnitude. To tackle this, I develop and implement new numerical methods in HPC simulation frameworks, design and run large simulation campaigns ranging from idealized microphysics to full cosmological contexts, and build analysis pipelines to connect simulation outputs to observations.

I am currently a Hubble Fellow at Stanford. Before that, I was a DuBridge Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech. I received my Ph.D. in 2021 from the University of Washington, where I was a Blue Waters Graduate Fellow and Flatiron CCA Predoctoral Fellow. Prior to graduate school, I worked as a research assistant at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. I received my B.S. in Astrophysics from Caltech. I am originally from Ukraine, but spent most of my childhood in San Jose, California.

 To find out more about my research, check out this recent public lecture.

E-mail: ibutsky@stanford.edu