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Pranav Satheesh
BIO
I grew up in Kerala, India, and went to undergrad at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai. I was involved in gravitational waves research, working on waveform modeling for LIGO detections. I transitioned to working on supermassive black holes and galaxy evolution after I started my PhD at UF. I am interested in science communication and volunteer as a science writer for Astrobites. I love drawing and I am starting an effort to make science comics. I also enjoy watching movies, playing board games, cooking, traveling, and hiking.
Education
BS-MS Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2022)
Research Interests
Supermassive black hole growth and dynamics
BH-galaxy co-evolution
Gravitational waves
Advisor: Laura Blecha
Selected publications:
Satheesh, P., Kelley, L., Z., Blecha, L., Mergers and Recoil in Triple Massive Black Hole Systems from Illustris, https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04369
Paul, K., Maurya, A., Henry, Q., Sharma, K., Satheesh, P., Divyajyoti, Kumar, P., & Mishra, C.K. (2024). ESIGMAHM: An Eccentric, Spinning inspiral-merger-ringdown waveform model with Higher Modes for the detection and characterization of binary black holes, https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.13866
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