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Summary

I observe and analyse collisions between dead stars: black holes and neutron stars.

Full biography

I study black holes and neutron stars: the objects left behind after stars explode as supernovae at the end of their lives.
To do this I work with a unique form of telescope: a gravitational-wave detector.
Unlike normal telescopes which observe using light, or radio waves, or x-rays, gravitational-wave detectors measure the disruption in spacetime, the fabric of the Universe, caused when objects like black holes collide with one another.

In 2025 my team published results which doubled the number of known collisions between black holes, and I am actively involved in analysing the data we get from these detectors, helping to uncover some of the deepest and darkest secrets of physics.

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