Professor Piran’s research includes studies of Gamma-Ray Bursts, the brightest explosions in the Universe, Binary neutron star mergers that are sources of Gravitational waves and the foundries of the heaviest elements like Gold, Uranium, and Plutonium, Tidal Disruption Events in which stars are torn apart and devoured by Massive Black Holes and the origin of the Highest Energy Cosmic Rays.
To explore these phenomena, Professor Piran’s research group uses analytic methods, phenomenological modeling, and numerical simulations. Amongst alums of the group are faculty members at top Israeli universities and abroad.