Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Primary fields of research
Gamma-ray bursts, sources of gravitational waves, quasars, galaxies, origin of chemical elements, the early Universe.
Current research
Spectroscopy of gamma-ray bursts and quasars, sources of gravitational waves, the most distant galaxies and gamma-ray bursts. Galaxy counterparts of Damped Lyman-alpha Absorbers.
Teaching
I have taught courses on Galaxies, Galaxy formation, Cosmology, Advanced cosmology, Galactic dynamics, Fundamentals of Astronomy and Observational Astrophysics.
Furthermore, I have taught at a number of PhD summerschools.
I have superviced about 10 PhD students and a larger number of master students on topics within the fieds of galakxies, gamma-ray bursts and quasars. Examples:
PhD
- Arabsalmani M. Gas Kinematics in GRB Host Galaxies. The Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2016.
- Kochiashvili I. High Redshift Lyman-α Hunt: Galaxies as Precious Forged Jewels . The Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2015.
- Krogager J-K. Galaxies in the Early Universe: Characterized in Absorption and Emission. The Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2015.
- Zabl JF. Emission Line Imaging and Spectroscopy of Distant Galaxies. The Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2015.
- Sparre M. Galaxy Formation: Observations and Simulations of Galaxies. The Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2014.
- Geier SJ. Pieces to the puzzle of high-redshift galaxies falling into place. The Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 2013.
- Xu D. Gamma-ray bursts: afterglow modelling, origin, and implications. Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute: Museum Tusculanum, 2009.
- Thöne C. Gamma-ray burst host galaxies at high resolution. Københavns Universitet. Niels Bohr Institutet, 2008.
- Kim Nilsson. The Ly-alpha Emission Line as a Cosmological Tool. Københavns Universitet. Niels Bohr Institutet, 2007.
Master
- Emil Tolker-Nielsen Cortes. Astrometric Selection of Quasar candidates from Gaia DR2. Niels Bohr Institute 2019.
- Christina Konstantopoulou. Astrometric selection and spectroscopy of candidate red quasars. Niels Bohr Institite 2019.
- Mariam El-Souri. A spectroscopic study of the new gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J1442+4055. Niels Bohr Institute 2018.
- Mikael Hansen. Tomography of a gamma-ray burst host galaxy at z=2.71. Niels Bohr Institute 2017.
- Sadik Acili. A galaxy illuminated by a GRB at z=2.33. Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute 2016.
- Kasper Elm Heintz. Exploring New Methods of Selecting Quasars. Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute 2016.
- Mikkel Theiss Kristensen. Rare Emission-line Galaxies in the COSMOS Field. Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute 2015.
- Johannes Møller Astrup. Where is the galaxy counterpart of DLA 2225+0527? Niels Bohr Institute 2015.
- Thøger Emil Juul Thorsen. Probing early galaxy formation with Damped Lyman α-Absorbers. Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute 2011.
- Ása Skúladóttir. The Faint Afterglow Spectra of GRB 090809 and GRB 100425A. Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute 2010.
- Niels-Erik Kofod. Measuring Lyman Continuum Emission from High Redshift Galaxies. Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute 2010.
- Christina Henriksen. Absorption Selected Galaxies Along the Line of Sight to GRBs. Dark Cosmology Center, Niels Bohr Institute 2007.
CV
Born 1971 in Vejle, Denmark
Maried to Charlotte Harkjær Fynbo 2003. Two children: Clara Kirstine Fynbo (2006) and Rasmus Peter Fynbo (2009).
Educated at Århus University. Cand. scient in physics 1998, PhD in natural science 2000.
Researchfellow at the European Southern Observatory 2000-2002.
Post.doc. 2002-2004 funded by the Carlsbergfoundation (based in Århus, but employed at the University of Copenhagen).
Associate professor at the Niels Bohr Institute from 2004. 2005 co-founder of the DARK Cosmology Centre.
Professor mso from 2011 in connection with an ERC starting grant (consolidator) project.
Full professor from May 2019.
From 2018 affiliated to the research center DAWN working on the first galaxies and quasars.
Knowledge of languages
Danish, English and German
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- Galaxies
- Gamma-ray bursts
- Dark ages
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Galaksernes oprindelse og universets " dark ages "
Fynbo, J. P. U., Andersen, A. C., Hansen, S. H., Pedersen, K., Sollerman, J. O. & Watson, D. J., 2009, In: Naturens Verden. 1, p. 26-33Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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No supernovae associated with two long-duration gamma-ray bursts
Fynbo...[et al.], J. P. U., Watson, D., Sollerman, J. O., Bloom, J. S., Hjorth, J., Jakobsson, P. & Thöne, C., 2006, In: Nature. 444, 7122, p. 1047-1049Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Detection of the optical afterglow of GRB 000630: Implications for dark bursts
Fynbo, J. P. U., Jensen, B. L., Gorosabel, J., Hjorth, J. & et al., 2001, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 369, p. 373-376Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The High Av Quasar Survey: A z=2.027 metal-rich damped Lyman-alpha absorber towards a red quasar at z=3.21
Fynbo, J. P. U., Krogager, J.-K., Heintz, K. E., Geier, S., Moller, P., Noterdaeme, P., Christensen, L. B., Leloudas, G. & Jakobsson, P., 1 Oct 2017, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 606, A13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Emergence of a Lanthanide-rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars
Tanvir, N. R., Levan, A. J., Gonzalez-Fernandez, C., Korobkin, O., Mandel, I., Rosswog, S., Hjorth, J., D'Avanzo, P., Fruchter, A. S., Fryer, C. L., Kangas, T., Milvang-Jensen, B., Rosetti, S., Steeghs, D., Wollaeger, R. T., Cano, Z., Copperwheat, C. M., Covino, S., D'Elia, V. & de Ugarte Postigo, A. & 34 others, , 20 Oct 2017, In: Astrophysics Journal Letters. 848, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Naturvidenskab og religion
Fynbo, H. O. U. & Fynbo, J. P. U., 1 Dec 2017, In: Kvant. 4, p. 25-28Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
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Cold gas in the early Universe Survey for neutral atomic-carbon in GRB host galaxies at 1 < z < 6 from optical afterglow spectroscopy
Heintz, K. E., Ledoux, C., Fynbo, J. P. U., Jakobsson, P., Noterdaeme, P., Krogager, J.-K., Bolmer, J., Moller, P., Vergani, S. D., Watson, D., Zafar, T., De Cia, A., Tanvir, N. R., Malesani, D. B., Japelj, J., Covino, S. & Kaper, L., 1 Jan 2019, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 621, 13 p., A20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Constraining Lyman-alpha spatial offsets at 3 < z < 5.5 from VANDELS slit spectroscopy
Hoag, A., Treu, T., Pentericci, L., Amorin, R., Bolzonella, M., Bradac, M., Castellano, M., Cullen, F., Fynbo, J. P. U., Garilli, B., Guaita, L., Hathi, N., Henry, A., Jones, T., Mason, C., McLeod, D., McLure, R., Morishita, T., Pozzetti, L. & Schaerer, D. & 3 others, , 1 Sept 2019, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 488, 1, p. 706-719Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Press/Media
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Mystiske objekter og sorte huller: Her er fire banebrydende rum-opdagelser fra 2010’erne
21/12/2019
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Tyngdebølger afslører kollision af neutronstjerner
16/10/2017
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Prizes
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Vennerne Hans Hansen og hustru og Bjarne Preetzmann-Aggerholm og hustrus legat til fordel for flittige og begavede studenter fra Kolding Gymnasium
Fynbo, J. P. U. (Recipient), 1991
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UltraVISTA
Dunlop, J. S. (Creator), Bowler, R. A. A. (Creator), Franx, M. (Creator), Fynbo, J. P. U. (Creator), McCracken, H. J. (Creator), Milvang-Jensen, B. (Creator) & Moneti, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 17 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10150386, https://zenodo.org/records/10150386
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