Gabriele Bozzola Recipient of the 2022 TAP Graduate Student Research Prize, University of Arizona
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Abstract: Charge (electric, magnetic, or any U(1) charge) is a parameter often neglected in simulations of black holes. As a result, little is known about the dynamics of charged binaries. In this talk, Gabriele will highlight the importance of understanding the non-linear interaction of charged black holes for astrophysics and fundamental physics. He will show results from fully self-consistent general-relativistic simulations of merging black holes, touching upon the challenges faced in performing such calculations and the improvements that enabled successful long-term evolution. Gabriele will discuss the general features of quasi-circular inspirals and present constraints on the charge of astrophysical black holes and deviation from general relativity obtained from the gravitational-wave event GW150914.
Bio: Gabriele is a Ph.D. candidate at the Astronomy Department of the University of Arizona and a NASA Future Investigator. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Physics from the University of Milan (Italy), specializing in theoretical physics. For the past five years, Gabriele has worked with Vasileios Paschalidis on various topics in gravitational physics. His research focuses on systems with extreme gravity, such as black holes and neutron stars. Gabriele's interests include binary black hole mergers, rotating neutron stars, accretion disks, dynamical-spacetime simulations, and high-performance computing. He develops and contributes to several open-source codes.
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