Mechum, Rachel
Ph.D. Research Student
Education
- Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences and TechnologyRochester Institute of Technology
- BS in AstrophysicsUniversity 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.