Personal profile
Biography
I'm born in France during the previous millennium and studied physics at the University of Toulouse. My PhD thesis topic was on the formation of binaries within globular clusters. I've worked in Italy, France, the USA, and now Australia in various universities and research centers. My main research area is high energy astrophysics, mostly explosive events. I am particularly interested on the imprints black holes and compact objects are creating into their surrounding media.
Fun fact: I've worked for the French, Italian, European, and American space agencies, but never at the same time.
Future research
Currently, I am working on ultra-long gamma-ray bursts to try to understand their surrounding medium and their progenitors. I am also interested into the structure of the jets emitted by these explosions, in particular their beaming, their composition, and how they are accelerated.
Previous positions
Marie Curie RTN fellow at IASF-Roma
French Space Agency post-doc at Marseille
Archive Scientist at the Data Center of the Italian Space Agency
Assistant Professor at the Virgin Islands University
Research
Languages
French (native), English, and Italian. I can also understand Spanish, and I have notions of Japanese
Education/Academic qualification
Astrophysics, PhD, Study of the faint X-ray sources of the galactic globular clusters with XMM-Newton, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
1 Sept 2000 → 7 Jan 2004
Award Date: 7 Jan 2004
Physics, Master, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
1 Sept 1998 → 30 Jun 2000
Award Date: 30 Jun 2000
Physics, Bachelor, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
1 Sept 1995 → 30 Jun 1998
Award Date: 30 Jun 1998
Research expertise keywords
- gamma-ray bursts
- high energy
- Astrophysics and astronomy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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An optically led search for kilonovae to z∼0.3 with the Kilonova and Transients Programme (KNTraP)
Van Bemmel, N., Zhang, J., Cooke, J., Rest, A., Moeller, A., Andreoni, I., Auchettl, K., Dobie, D., Gendre, B., Goode, S., Freeburn, J., Jones, D. O., Kilpatrick, C. D., Lien, A., Rau, A., Spitler, L., Suhr, M. & Valdes, F., 1 Mar 2025, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537, 4, p. 3332-3348 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Review of Long-Lasting Activities of the Central Engine of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Gendre, B., Feb 2025, In: Galaxies. 13, 1, 16 p., 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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MANAGEMENT OF A MULTI-USER ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Moore, J., Gendre, B., Coward, D., Panther, F. & Moore, E., Jul 2025, In: Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica: Serie de Conferencias. 59, p. 77-80 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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THE IMPACT OF THE SITE QUALITY OF THE ZADKO OBSERVATORY ON ITS SCIENTIFIC RESULTS
Gendre, B., Tonello, R., Studdert, M., Coward, D., Klotz, A., Moore, E., Moore, J. & Panther, F., Jul 2025, In: Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica: Serie de Conferencias. 59, p. 49-53 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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An optical gamma-ray burst catalogue with measured redshift – I. Data release of 535 gamma-ray bursts and colour evolution
Dainotti, M. G., De Simone, B., Mohideen Malik, R. F., Pasumarti, V., Levine, D., Saha, N., Gendre, B., Kido, D., Watson, A. M., Becerra, R. L., Belkin, S., Desai, S., do Pedreira, A. C. C. E. S., Das, U., Li, L., Oates, S. R., Cenko, S. B., Pozanenko, A., Volnova, A. & Hu, Y. D. & 32 others, , Oct 2024, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 533, 4, p. 4023-4043 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access21 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Web of Science)
Datasets
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GRB 070610: TAROT calern observatory optical observations.
Klotz, A. (Creator), Boer, M. (Creator), Atteia, J. L. (Creator) & Gendre, B. (Creator), SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), 2007
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007GCN..6513....1K/abstract and one more link, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2007GCN..6513....1K/SIMBAD (show fewer)
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GRB 220706A: Zadko observatory - Gingin optical observation
Gendre, B. (Creator), Moore, E. (Creator), Moore, J. (Creator), Panther, F. (Creator), Klotz, A. (Creator), Thierry, P. (Creator) & Coward, D. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 6 Jul 2022
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2022GCN.32331....1G/SIMBAD and one more link, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022GCN.32331....1G/abstract (show fewer)
Dataset
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LIGO/Virgo S190910d : No significant candidates in TAROT-GRANDMA observations
Crisp, H. (Creator), Barynova, K. (Creator), Noysena, K. (Creator), Stachie, C. (Creator), Boer, M. (Creator), Christensen, J. N. (Creator), Eymar, L. (Creator), Klotz, A. (Creator), Antier, S. (Creator), Basa, S. (Creator), Corre, D. (Creator), Coughlin, M. (Creator), Coward, D. (Creator), Ducoin, J. G. (Creator), Gendre, B. (Creator), Hello, P. (Creator), Lachaud, C. (Creator), Leroy, N. (Creator), Turpin, D. (Creator) & Wang, X. (Creator), SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), Sept 2019
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019GCN.25749....1C/abstract
Dataset
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GRB 190821A: T60 Les Makes optical detection of the afterglow
Klotz, A. (Creator), Noysena, K. (Creator), Atteia, J. L. (Creator), Boer, M. (Creator), Eymar, L. (Creator), Gendre, B. (Creator), Peyrot, A. (Creator), Teng, J. P. (Creator) & Thierry, P. (Creator), SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), Aug 2019
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2019GCN.25431....1K/SIMBAD and one more link, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019GCN.25431....1K/abstract (show fewer)
Dataset
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GRB 180510B: TAROT La Silla observatory optical observations
Klotz, A. (Creator), Noysena, K. (Creator), Atteia, J. L. (Creator), Boer, M. (Creator), Eymar, L. (Creator) & Gendre, B. (Creator), SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), May 2018
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018GCN.22700....1A/abstract
Dataset
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JAXA research collaboration and hosting using a remotely-operated optical telescope at the Zadko Observatory
Coward, D. (Investigator 01), Gendre, B. (Investigator 02) & Moore, J. (Investigator 03)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
1/06/21 → 1/08/26
Project: Research
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Transforming the Zadko Observatory into a Space Surveillance Hub
Gendre, B. (Investigator 01), Coward, D. (Investigator 02), Panther, F. (Investigator 03) & Moore, J. (Investigator 04)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/23 → 28/02/24
Project: Research
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POLSA space survey
Coward, D. (Investigator 01), Gendre, B. (Investigator 02) & Moore, J. (Investigator 03)
14/01/21 → 14/01/25
Project: Research
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P3-NEO-XXXV: NEO OBSERVATION CAMPAIGNS FROM THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE (EXPRO+)
Coward, D. (Investigator 01), Gendre, B. (Investigator 02) & Moore, J. (Investigator 03)
2/12/19 → 16/06/21
Project: Research
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A robotic telescope imaging system for rapid response spectroscopy of gamma ray bursts
Coward, D. (Chief Investigator), Meurer, G. (Chief Investigator), Zadnik, M. (Chief Investigator), Boër, M. (Chief Investigator), Klotz, A. (Chief Investigator) & Gendre, B. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/12 → 31/12/12
Project: Research