Research Overview

Gravitational Wave Astrophysics Research

Advancing next-generation gravitational wave detector technologies through precision instrumentation, cryogenic interferometry, and international collaboration in fundamental physics research.

Publications

2016-2025

323+

Citations

Google Scholar

1,500+

Collaborators

LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA

Major Projects

International

Research Areas

Focused on detector technology development, precision instrumentation, and gravitational wave astronomy through international collaborations.

Gravitational Wave Detection

Contributing to the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration for detecting and analyzing gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences, continuous wave sources, and transient astrophysical events.

Key Contributions

•GWTC-4.0 catalog with 218 gravitational wave candidates
•Search for continuous gravitational waves from 21 pulsars
•Targeted searches for core-collapse supernovae (SN 2023ixf, SN 2023zaw)
•Multi-messenger astronomy with fast radio bursts

LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, KAGRA Collaboration

Precision Detector Alignment Systems

Developing ultra-precision alignment technologies for next-generation particle detectors and gravitational wave observatories, achieving sub-nanometer spatial resolution.

Key Contributions

•Rasnik 3-point alignment system achieving 5 pm/√Hz resolution
•Applications in LISA space mission gravitational wave detector
•VATIGrav experimental setup alignment
•Cool Copper Collider (C³) accelerator alignment prototype

First-author publication, Cool Copper Collider Consortium

Cryogenic Interferometric Detectors

Advancing cryogenic technology for third-generation gravitational wave detectors to reduce quantum noise and improve sensitivity to cosmological and extreme astrophysical phenomena.

Key Contributions

•ETpathfinder cryogenic testbed development
•Quantum noise reduction through cryogenic mirror systems
•Einstein Telescope technology pathfinder
•Contributions to Europe next-generation detector design

ETpathfinder Collaboration (115 authors)

Detector Instrumentation & Data Acquisition

Design and development of data acquisition systems, silicon photomultiplier arrays, and real-time processing pipelines for large-scale physics experiments.

Key Contributions

•JUNO Neutrino Observatory DAQ system
•SiPM array systematic uncertainty analysis for JEDI
•Real-time data processing algorithms
•High-energy physics detector optimization

JUNO Collaboration, JEDI Collaboration

International Collaborations

Active member of major international physics collaborations advancing gravitational wave science and detector technology.

LIGO Scientific Collaboration

Member (ID: 6469) • 2023-Present

Contributing to O4 observing run analysis, gravitational wave candidate identification, and continuous wave searches.

Virgo Collaboration

Collaboration Member • 2023-Present

Joint publications with LIGO-KAGRA for gravitational wave astronomy and multi-messenger observations.

KAGRA Collaboration

Collaboration Member • 2023-Present

Contributions to ultralight dark matter searches and multi-detector gravitational wave analysis.

ETpathfinder Collaboration

Researcher • 2021-2023

Cryogenic testbed development for Einstein Telescope technology demonstration.

Cool Copper Collider Consortium

Co-author • 2023

Accelerator alignment reference network design and construction.

Research Collaboration

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