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Research interests
Gravitational wave source modelling. General relativity and black hole physics. Analytical and numerical relativity. Fundamental physics. Data analysis and Bayesian inference.
Biography
Royal Society University Research Fellow and Assistant Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham. Researching gravitational-wave science, source modelling, and the physics of black holes and neutron stars. Co-Chair of the Waveforms Working Group for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and a Co-Chair of the Waveforms Group in the Distributed Data Processing Centre for the European Space Agency LISA mission. Member of the Cosmic Explorer Consortium and the Einstein Telescope Scientific Collaboration.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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All-sky search for long-duration gravitational-wave transients in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration & The KAGRA Collaboration, 15 Apr 2026, In: Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology. 113, 8, 23 p., 082004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Black Hole Spectroscopy and Tests of General Relativity with GW250114
Abac, A. G., Bhagwat, S., Bonino, A., Carullo, G., Dmitriev, A., Heinze, J., Kolitsidou, P., Koponen, L. M., Krishnendu, N. V., Martynov, D. V., Middleton, H., Mukherjee, D., Phukon, K. S., Pratten, G., Schmidt, P., Smetana, J., Tiwari, V., Vecchio, A., Whittall, C. L. & Yan, T. & 4 others, , 29 Jan 2026, In: Physical Review Letters. 136, 26 p., 041403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detection of GW200105 with a targeted eccentric search
Phukon, K. S., Schmidt, P., Morras, G. & Pratten, G., 15 May 2026, In: Physical Review D. 113, 10, 12 p., 103023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Orbital Eccentricity in a Neutron Star–Black Hole Merger
Morras, G., Pratten, G. & Schmidt, P., 20 Mar 2026, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 1000, 1, 14 p., L2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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The Science of the Einstein Telescope
The Einstein Telescope collaboration, 26 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2026, 3, 894 p., 081.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Gravitational wave explorations of the Universe with LIGO
Schmidt, P. (Co-Investigator), Zhang, T. (Co-Investigator), Pratten, G. (Co-Investigator), Vecchio, A. (Principal Investigator) & Martynov, D. (Co-Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research Councils
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LISA science ground segment 2025 bridge
Pratten, G. (Researcher) & Vecchio, A. (Principal Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/04/25 → 31/03/27
Project: Research Councils
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GET-GO: Gravitational wave detector Expertise & Technology-GrOwth
Vecchio, A. (Co-Investigator), Martynov, D. (Co-Investigator), Pratten, G. (Co-Investigator), Schmidt, P. (Co-Investigator) & Zhang, T. (Principal Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research Councils
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The next-generation gravitational-wave observatory network
Vecchio, A. (Principal Investigator), Schmidt, P. (Co-Investigator), Pratten, G. (Co-Investigator), Martynov, D. (Co-Investigator) & Zhang, T. (Co-Investigator)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL, Glasgow University
1/10/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Research Councils
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Probing the Nonlinear Dynamics of Compact Binaries with Gravitational Waves
Pratten, G. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/22 → 30/09/27
Project: Research Councils