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Faculty Profile

Leo Chaim Stein

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Physics & Astronomy
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
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108 Lewis
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7046
Joined UM: August 17, 2018

Areas of Expertise

  • ASTROPHYSICS
  • COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
  • DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
  • PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
  • PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
  • PHYSICS, GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
  • PHYSICS, HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
  • PHYSICS, MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
  • PHYSICS, RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY
  • PHYSICS, THEORETICAL PHYSICS

Brief Bio

Dr. Stein's main research interests are in testing Einstein's theory of gravity (general relativity) using black holes and the gravitational waves they emit when black holes smash together. Testing general relativity (GR) involves doing numerical simulations of these black hole mergers, in GR and in theories beyond GR.

Degrees

BS
Physics
California Institute of Technology (2006)
PhD
Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2012)

Committee Memberships

CLA Department Equity Committee
Ad Hoc Committee
CLA Department Equity Representatives
Task Force