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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Auckland
Hi, I’m Avi!
I study black holes that smash into one another. More specifically, I use gravitational waves emitted from merging black holes to make inferences using Bayesian techniques. I am currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Auckland, working with Prof. Renate Meyer. I am also a member of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration, and the OzGrav Centre of Excellence.
Interests
- Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
- Bayesian Inference
Education
PhD in Astrophysics, 2022
Monash University
BA in Computer Science and Physics, 2018
The College of Wooster
Publications
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(2023).
Analysis of GWTC-3 with fully precessing numerical relativity surrogate models.
arXiv e-prints.
(2022).
A follow-up on intermediate-mass black hole candidates in the second LIGO-Virgo observing run with the Bayes Coherence Ratio.
mnras.
(2022).
LIGO-Virgo correlations between mass ratio and effective inspiral spin: testing the active galactic nuclei channel.
mnras.
Games
I love participating in game jams and making games in my spare time. Here are some that I had fun working on.
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Contact
- avi.vajpeyi@auckland.ac.nz
- +64 22 543 1418
- Building 303, Rm 305, 38 Princes Street, Auckland 1010
- Weekdays 8:30 to 4:30
- Github
- Git-LIGO
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