RIT Logo with Text
 
Mechum, Rachel
Ph.D. Research Student

Education

  • Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences and Technology
    Rochester Institute of Technology
  • BS in Astrophysics
    University of Florida

Background

I earned my BS in Astrophysics from the University of Florida working under Dr. Laura Blecha and Dr. Aklant Bhowmick. I presented an undergraduate senior thesis on black hole seeding and their populations using MHD simulations. I am currently advised by Dr. Richard O’Shaughnessy researching high mass ratio binary black hole systems where I perform parameter estimation while also studying the formation and evolution of such systems.

Recent Papers

Research Areas