Monday, January 10, 2022

UMiss gravity group welcomes two postdocs

In the fall of 2021, the UMiss gravity group was joined by two postdoctoral scholars: Károly Csukás and Nathan Johnson-McDaniel. Welcome to both of them! Here is a little bit more about our new members:

Dr. Károly Csukás received his PhD from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (Hungary). While completing his PhD programme he was working as a Research Assistant at the Theoretical Physics Department of Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest. Dr Csukás has broad interest in mathematical and numerical relativity, especially in studying the evolution of linear perturbations of rotating black holes and investigating novel methods to produce perturbed black hole initial data.

Dr. Nathan Johnson-McDaniel received his PhD from the Pennsylvania State University (as a member of the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos) and was most recently a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. His interests are in gravitational waves in particular, and relativistic astrophysics in general; specifically numerical and analytic gravitational wave source modeling and gravitational wave data analysis, particularly tests of general relativity. He mostly works on compact binaries (consisting of black holes or neutron stars), but has also worked on predictions for gravitational waves from deformed isolated neutron stars.

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Two postdoctoral positions in gravitational physics at the University of Mississippi

The gravity group at the University of Mississippi invites applications for two postdoctoral researchers in gravitational physics and astrophysics. One postdoctoral position will focus on numerical relativity and tests of theories beyond GR, and will be supported by NSF–2047382. The second postdoctoral position will focus on gravitational-wave astrophysics and data-analysis. Each position is for two years, with potential for renewal for a third year contingent on performance and funding. A PhD in physics/mathematics/astronomy is required by the time of the initial appointment.

The successful applicants will also develop and advance independent research programs, collaborate with UMiss gravity group faculty (Leo Stein, Anuradha Gupta, and Luca Bombelli) on their research, and help to train UM students. UMiss is a member of the Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) collaboration, and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), the LISA consortium, and will thus provide ample opportunities to collaborate with other SXS, LSC, and LISA member institutions.

The nominal starting date for the positions is Sep. 1, 2021, but is flexible.

Applicants should submit an application by sending an email to <grpostdoc@phy.olemiss.edu>, including: a complete CV in PDF format (including publication list); a research proposal which covers research interests and experience; and contact information for three professional references who may provide letters. Please arrange for your references to also mail letters to this same address. Use the email subject “Gravity postdoc.”

Review of applications will begin Apr. 1, 2021 and will continue until the positions are filled.

Please direct questions about the positions to Anuradha Gupta <agupta1@olemiss.edu>, and Leo Stein <lcstein@olemiss.edu>.

The University of Mississippi is an EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Title VI/Title VII/Title IX/504/ADA/ADEA employer.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Welcome to Anuradha Gupta, new faculty member

Dr. Anuradha Gupta has just joined us as an Assistant professor. She received her Ph.D. from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (India). Before coming to the Univ. of MS, she was a postdoctoral researcher with the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Gupta has broad interests in gravity and astrophysics, including: Gravitational wave source modeling, their detection and parameter estimation, dynamics of spinning and precessing binaries, binary formation channels, neutron star structure and tidal interactions, testing theories of gravity, numerical relativity, gravitational wave detector’s data and noise characterization. Please join us in giving her a warm welcome!

Monday, August 27, 2018

Postdoctoral research position in gravitational physics at the University of Mississippi

The gravity group at the University of Mississippi invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in gravitational physics / astrophysics, with emphasis on: strong-field gravity, compact objects, gravitational waves, testing general relativity, numerical relativity, gravitational-wave data analysis, and related topics. A PhD in physics/mathematics/astronomy is required by the time of the initial appointment. Candidates should have expertise in analytical relativity and/or numerical computing, ideally both. The position is for two years, with potential for renewal for a third year contingent on performance and funding.

The successful applicant will develop and advance their own independent research program, collaborate with UM gravity group faculty (Luca Bombelli, Marco Cavaglia, and Leo Stein) on their research, and help to train UM students.

Applicants should submit an application by sending an email to <grpostdoc@phy.olemiss.edu>, including: a complete CV in PDF format (including publication list); a research proposal which covers research interests and experience; and contact information for three professional references who may provide letters. Letters are not requested at this time; these will be solicited later. Use the email subject “Gravity postdoc”.

Review of applications will begin Nov. 1, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled.

Please direct questions about the position to Leo Stein <lcstein@olemiss.edu>.

The University of Mississippi is an EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Title VI/Title VII/Title IX/504/ADA/ADEA employer.

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

GRG Editor’s Choice: Extreme Gravity Tests with Gravitational Waves from Compact Binary Coalescences

The first part of our review article Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences was published today in General Relativity and Gravitation and selected as an Editor’s Choice.

This review is part of the Topical Collection Testing the Kerr spacetime with gravitational-wave and electromagnetic observations (Guest Editor: Emanuele Berti).