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The O’Shaughnessy Research Group

Welcome to the research group of Professor Richard O’Shaughnessy at the Rochester Institute of Technology. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of astrophysics through the study of gravitational waves and multi-messenger signals.

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🔭 Research Pillars

Our work is centered around three primary areas of investigation:

Gravitational Wave Astronomy with Black Holes

We explore the dynamics of merging compact binaries, focusing on precessing black hole systems to test general relativity in the strong-field regime and understand the nature of stellar-mass black holes.

Multimessenger Astrophysics

By synthesizing gravitational wave detections with electromagnetic observations, we aim to uncover the physics of neutron star mergers and their role as cosmic laboratories for nuclear physics and element synthesis.

Source Population Modeling and Astrophysics

We develop sophisticated Bayesian parameter estimation and population synthesis tools to interpret the distribution of compact binary sources, connecting individual events to the broader history of binary evolution.

📊 By the Numbers

   
Publications 174 (since 2010)
Citations 111,788 (since 2010)
LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Member of the Collaboration
GWTC Catalogs Co-author on GWTC-1, GWTC-2, GWTC-3 population papers

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