Dr. Leo Stein is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Mississippi.
Research Interests
Dr. Stein is interested in many aspects of Einstein's theory of gravity (general relativity or GR), especially in learning about GR from astrophysical observations. This involves analytically modeling and numerically simulating black hole systems emitting gravitational waves (GWs) as they spiral around and ultimately the black holes smash together. These GW predictions, both from GR and theories beyond GR, can be used to test Einstein's theory.
Biography
Dr. Leo Stein was a NASA Einstein Fellow while at Cornell (2012-15); Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at California Institute of Technology (2015-2018). He joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi in 2018.
Education
Ph.D. Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2012)
B.S. Physics, California Institute of Technology (2006)
Recognitions
- Sloan Research Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2023-25
- CAREER Award, National Science Foundation , 2021-2026
- Henry Kendall Teaching Award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011