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Welcome to the research group of Professor Richard O'Shaughnessy at the Rochester Institute of Technology. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of astrophysics through the study of gravitational waves and multi-messenger signals.
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Our work is centered around three primary areas of investigation:
We explore the dynamics of merging compact binaries, focusing on precessing black hole systems to test general relativity in the strong-field regime and understand the nature of stellar-mass black holes.
By synthesizing gravitational wave detections with electromagnetic observations, we aim to uncover the physics of neutron star mergers and their role as cosmic laboratories for nuclear physics and element synthesis.
We develop sophisticated Bayesian parameter estimation and population synthesis tools to interpret the distribution of compact binary sources, connecting individual events to the broader history of binary evolution.
| Publications | 174 (since 2010) |
| Citations | 111,788 (since 2010) |
| LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA | Member of the Collaboration |
| GWTC Catalogs | Co-author on GWTC-1, GWTC-2, GWTC-3 population papers |
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