Resources

This space is to collect resources that I find useful. I will keep updating it from time to time.

Science Blogs

Jobs

1) Floor Broekgaarden’s website (contains links to many useful resources)

NASA FINESST

1) Official Website (is it happening in 2026? no clue)

2) Michael Radke’s Tips & Tricks (also contains a collection of example proposals)

3) Astrobites’ FINESST Guide

4) Natasha Latouf’s Guide

5) Ben Tonelli’s Guide

Books, Lecture Notes, Reviews

1) Stellar Evolution - Onno Pols’ lecture notes

2) Binary Evolution - Onno Pols’ lecture notes

3) Stellar Evolution - Mathieu Renzo’s lecture notes

4) Encyclopedia of Astrophysics - a collection of reviews on many topics

Conference/Program Videos

1) KITP Program: Stellar-Mass Black Holes at the Nexus of Optical, X-ray, and Gravitational Wave Surveys

2) KITP Conference: The Lifecycle of Stellar Black Holes

3) KITP Program: The Mysteries and Inner Workings of Massive Stars

4) KITP Conference: Phenomena, Physics, and Puzzles Of Massive Stars and their Explosive Outcomes

5) KITP Conference: Storming the Gravitational Wave Frontier

6) KITP Program: Bridging the Gap: Accretion and Orbital Evolution in Stellar and Black Hole Binaries

7) KITP Program: The New Era of Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics

8) KITP Conference: Merging Visions: Exploring Compact-Object Binaries with Gravity and Light

9) KITP Conference: GW170817: The First Double Neutron Star Merger

Summer Schools, Workshops

1) CCA Summer School: The landscape of astronomical transients [GitHub]

2) MESA Summer Schools

3) 2025 Posydon Summer School

Miscellaneous

1) Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for Aspiring Astrophysicists

2) International Astronomy Meetings - maintained by CDAC

3) Picture an Astronomer (White Paper)