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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
Projects
- 2 Active
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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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Shining gravitational waves on binary astrophysics
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/04/20 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
Research output
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An Alternative Interpretation of GW190412 as a Binary Black Hole Merger with a Rapidly Spinning Secondary
Mandel, I. & Fragos, T., 1 Jun 2020, In : Astrophysical Journal Letters. 895, 2, 6 p., L28.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Constraining the masses of microlensing black holes and the mass gap with Gaia DR2
Wyrzykowski, Ł. & Mandel, I., 1 Apr 2020, In : Astronomy & Astrophysics. 636, 12 p., A20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus) -
Detecting double neutron stars with LISA
Lau, M. Y. M., Mandel, I., Vigna-Gómez, A., Neijssel, C. J., Stevenson, S. & Sesana, A., 1 Mar 2020, In : Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 3, p. 3061-3072 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus) -
Eclipses of continuous gravitational waves as a probe of stellar structure
Marchant, P., Breivik, K., Berry, C. P. L., Mandel, I. & Larson, S. L., 22 Jan 2020, In : Physical Review D. 101, 2, 15 p., 024039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Explosions Driven by the Coalescence of a Compact Object with the Core of a Massive-star Companion inside a Common Envelope: Circumstellar Properties, Light Curves, and Population Statistics
Schrøder, S. L., MacLeod, M., Loeb, A., Vigna-Gómez, A. & Mandel, I., 20 Mar 2020, In : The Astrophysical Journal. 892, 1, 18 p., 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)