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Katerina Chatziioannou
Katerina Chatziioannou
Professor of Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar
Expertise
theories of black holes and neutron stars; extreme gravity; general theory of relativity; gravitational waves; LIGO
Profile
Chatziioannou is a member of the LIGO team and an expert in gravitational-wave science, including the physics of extreme objects, such as black holes and neutron stars. She is also a member of the NANOGrav team.
Languages Spoken
English;
Faculty Bio
B.S., University of Athens, 2010; M.S., Montana State University, 2013; Ph.D, 2016. Assistant Professor, Caltech, 2020-26; Professor, 2026-; Hurt Scholar, 2021-.
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In a public talk called "Matter vs. Gravity: Listening to Colliding Black Holes and Neutron Stars with Gravitational Waves," theoretical astrophysicist Katerina Chatziioannou, assistant professor of physics and William H. Hurt Scholar, will delve into the work of her research group to explore how the universe is shaped by the struggle of forces between matter and the attraction of gravity that brings matter together.
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