group
the people behind the research, at Columbia University and the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics.
Principal investigator
Postdoctoral researchers
KL
Konstantin Leyde
Postdoctoral researcher, Center for Computational Astrophysics
AH
Asad Hussain
Postdoctoral researcher, Center for Computational Astrophysics
Spin distributions and subpopulations of merging black holes.
JH
Jack Heinzel
Postdoctoral researcher, Center for Computational Astrophysics
SM
Simona Miller
Hubble Fellow, CUNY · Center for Computational Astrophysics
Spin precession and time-domain inference for massive black-hole binaries.
Graduate students
AM
Abigail Moran
PhD student, Columbia University
AL
Ana Lam
PhD student, Columbia University
LM
Lauren Mendoza
PhD student, Columbia University
Undergraduate students
TT
Tata Tirapongprasert
Undergraduate researcher, Columbia University
SY
Sarah Yuh
Undergraduate researcher, Columbia University
CW
Candice Wu
Undergraduate researcher, Columbia University
NR
Nathan Rodgers
Undergraduate researcher, Columbia University
Alumni and former mentees
- Keefe Mitman
- Nicole M. Khusid
- Harrison Siegel
- Chengcheng Xin
- Ronan Legin
- Haowen Zhong
- Ethan Payne
- Teagan A. Clarke
- Jacob Golomb
- Hengrui Zhu
- Sylvia Biscoveanu
- Thomas C. K. Ng
- Ken K. Y. Ng
- Yiwen Huang
Joining the group
We are always happy to hear from people interested in gravitational-wave astrophysics, black holes, statistical inference or scientific machine learning.
- Undergraduates at Columbia can join for a research project during the semester or over the summer; get in touch with a short note on your background and interests.
- Prospective PhD students apply through the Columbia Astronomy graduate program; mention your interest in the group in your application and feel free to email beforehand.
- Postdoctoral researchers are typically supported through fellowships such as the Flatiron Research Fellowship at CCA, the NASA Hubble Fellowship, or Columbia's own postdoctoral fellowships. Please reach out before applying so we can coordinate.
Contact: msi2114@columbia.edu.