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Biography
Ilya Mandel received a PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology in 2008, with a specialization in gravitational-wave astronomy, under the supervision of Kip S. Thorne. He carried out postdoctoral research at Northwestern University and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a National Science Foundation astronomy and astrophysics postdoctoral fellow. Ilya arrived at the University of Birmingham, UK as a Lecturer in 2011, and was promoted to Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics in 2016. During this time, Ilya established himself as one of the leaders in the emerging field of gravitational-wave astrophysics, focusing on sources of gravitational waves, data-analysis challenges posed by current and planned gravitational-wave detectors, astrophysics of compact-object binaries and ways in which upcoming observations of gravitational waves can aid our understanding of this astrophysics. In 2019, Ilya joined Monash University as a Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Research interests
Theoretical astrophysics
Stellar binary evolution
Gravitational-wave astronomy
Dynamics
High-energy transients
Astrostatistics
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, California Institute of Technology
Award Date: 1 Jun 2008
Network
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Australian Participation in the Legacy Survey for Space and Time
Brough, S., Webster, R., Davis, T. M., Driver, S., Horner, J., Jerjen, H., Mandel, I., Miller-Jones, J. C. A., Murphy, T., Zucker, D. B., Barnes, L. A., Bolejko, K., Koribalski, B. & Brierley, M.
22/02/23 → 21/02/26
Project: Research
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Shining gravitational waves on binary astrophysics
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/04/20 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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OzGrav Cosmic Explorer Design Study
Thrane, E., Mandel, I. & Lasky, P.
18/09/20 → 18/09/21
Project: Research
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A Two-stage Formalism for Common-envelope Phases of Massive Stars
Hirai, R. & Mandel, I., 1 Oct 2022, In: The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 937, 2, 7 p., L42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Common envelopes in massive stars: towards the role of radiation pressure and recombination energy in ejecting red supergiant envelopes
Lau, M. Y. M., Hirai, R., González-Bolívar, M., Price, D. J., De Marco, O. & Mandel, I., Jun 2022, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 512, 4, p. 5462-5480 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access13 Citations (Scopus) -
Extreme Eccentricities of Triple Systems: Analytic Results
Mangipudi, A., Grishin, E., Trani, A. A. & Mandel, I., Jul 2022, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 934, 1, 10 p., 44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Merging stellar-mass binary black holes
Mandel, I. & Farmer, A., 15 Apr 2022, In: Physics Reports. 955, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
34 Citations (Scopus) -
Rapid Stellar and Binary Population Synthesis with COMPAS
Riley, J., Agrawal, P., Barrett, J. W., Boyett, K. N. K., Broekgaarden, F. S., Chattopadhyay, D., Gaebel, S. M., Gittins, F., Hirai, R., Howitt, G., Justham, S., Khandelwal, L., Kummer, F., Lau, M. Y. M., Mandel, I., De Mink, S. E., Neijssel, C., Riley, T., Van Son, L., Stevenson, S., & 4 others , 2 Feb 2022, In: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 258, 2, 30 p., 34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access19 Citations (Scopus)