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Dr. Shaon Ghosh is an astrophysicist working on gravitational wave data analysis. Gravitational waves (GW) are ripples in the fabric of space-time produced by dynamics of massive objects, and are able be detected from violent collisions of neutron stars and black holes using a multiple ground-based GW detectors called LIGO - Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory. GW carries with them information about these colliding systems that have previously been inaccessible.
Dr. Ghosh works at the junction of these two fields of gravitational wave and electromagnetic observations. He studies GW data obtained from LIGO, and analyze them to extract physics of the system. Dr. Ghosh collaborates with telescopes around the world to follow-up these systems to search for signatures of these events in the electromagnetic spectrum. He devises tools to combine the information from the GW and electromagnetic channels to maximize the scientific output of observations.
Research interests
Dr. Ghosh's research investigates cataclysmic events like coalescences of neutron stars and black holes. He works on the development of cyber-infrastructure for low-latency alerts of gravitational wave events, and is an original developer of the LIGO-Virgo collaboration's EM-Bright pipeline used for rapid gravitational wave source classification that debuted in the second observing run, and the co-developer of the current EM-Bright pipeline, which is used for real-time source-properties inference. He works on understanding the structure of neutron stars using gravitational waves from neutron star binary coalescences.
Scholarly Interests
Teaching
Dr. Ghosh teachs physics and astronomy courses in the undergraduate curricula of Montclair State University. He is especially keen on bringing in his expertise in computational techniques to teaching, giving undergraduate students an opportunity to learn these techniques early on, to prepare them for the future, in academia and in industry.
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Delivering Open, Accessible and Collaborative Infrastructure Enabling Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
Kasliwal, M. M. (PI), Bloom, J. S. (CoPI), Miller, A. (CoPI), Coughlin, M. W. (CoPI) & Ghosh, S. (CoPI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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RUI: WoU-MMA: Multi-Messenger Astronomy and Astrophysics with Gravitational-Wave Data
Ghosh, S. (PI)
15/06/21 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Swift-BAT GUANO Follow-up of Gravitational-wave Triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Observing Run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration & the KAGRA Collaboration, 20 Feb 2025, In: Astrophysical Journal. 980, 2, 207.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What to Expect: Kilonova Light Curve Predictions via Equation of State Marginalization
Toivonen, A., Mansingh, G., Griffin, H., Kazemi, A., Kerkow, F., Mahanty, S. K., Markus, J., Tsukamoto, S., Sharma Chaudhary, S., Antier, S., Coughlin, M. W., Chatterjee, D., Essick, R., Ghosh, S., Dietrich, T. & Landry, P., 1 Mar 2025, In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 137, 3, 034506.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Joint Fermi-GBM and Swift-BAT Analysis of Gravitational-wave Candidates from the Third Gravitational-wave Observing Run
Collaboration, KAGRA Collaboration, Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor Team & The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 1 Apr 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 964, 2, 149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Search Using GEO600 for Gravitational Waves Coincident with Fast Radio Bursts from SGR 1935+2154
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, and the KAGRA Collaboration, 1 Dec 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 977, 2, 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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GWSkyNet. II. A Refined Machine-learning Pipeline for Real-time Classification of Public Gravitational Wave Alerts
Chan, M. L., McIver, J., Mahabal, A., Messick, C., Haggard, D., Raza, N., Lecoeuche, Y., Sutton, P. J., Ewing, B., Di Renzo, F., Cabero, M., Ng, R., Coughlin, M. W., Ghosh, S. & Godwin, P., 1 Sep 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 972, 1, 50.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
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AI, INNOVATION AND FACULTY MENTORSHIP HELP POWER THIS MONTCLAIR GOLDWATER SCHOLAR'S SCIENTIFIC AMBITIONS
15/05/25
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AI, Innovation and Faculty Mentorship help Power this Montclair Goldwater Scholar’s Scientific Ambitions
15/05/25
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SCIENTISTS OBSERVE COLLISIONS OF NEUTRON STARS WITH BLACK HOLES
Favata, M., Ghosh, S. & Martin, R.
1/07/21
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SCIENTISTS OBSERVE COLLISIONS OF NEUTRON STARS WITH BLACK HOLES
Favata, M., Ghosh, S. & Martin, R.
29/06/21
2 items of Media coverage
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Scientists Observe Collisions of Neutron Stars with Black Holes
Favata, M., Ghosh, S. & Martin, R.
29/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
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