CAM Colloquium - Nils Deppe, Cornell University
Location
655 Rhodes Hall
Description
Title: TBD
Abstract: TBD
Bio: Nils Deppe is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Cornell University. His group studies extreme matter and gravity by solving Einstein's equations of general relativity using massively parallel computer simulations, a field called "numerical relativity." They simulate mergers of binary black holes, neutron stars, and black hole-neutron stars within the Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) collaboration. They also study turbulence and instabilities in rotating stars and core-collapse supernovae simulations with collaborator Michael Pajkos. They produce accurate gravitational waveforms for calibrating models used by observers like LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA to analyze their (noisy) data. Since we only have one universe, simulations provide a way to experiment with different input physics and compare the results with observations to understand the laws of our universe at its most extreme.
Education
- BSc. (Hons), Mathematical Physics, University of Winnipeg, 2014
- PhD., Physics, Cornell University, 2020
Departments and programs
- Astronomy
- CCAPS
- Physics
Affiliated Colleges
- College of Arts and Sciences
Academic interests
- Astrophysics, General Relativity and Cosmology
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