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2026

• Miller, Simona Jane — Robustly Measuring the Spins of Binary Black Holes with Gravitational Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2025

• Boyeneni, Siddharth — An Electrodynamic Perspective of Black Holes (Senior thesis (Major))
• Legred, Isaac Norman — Neutron Stars: Robust Constraints on Dense Matter from Astrophysics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2024

• Wang, Yijun — Topics in Gravitational Wave Physics: Lensing, Detection with Astrometry and Dark Siren Hubble Measurement (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2023

• Shi, Yanlong — Assembly of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Along Star Formation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2022

• Chen, Baoyi — Near-Horizon Black Hole Physics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2021

• Mark, Zachary R. — Gravitational Wave Signatures of Black Hole Physics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2020

• Giesler, Matthew David — Probing the Nature of Black Holes with Gravitational Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2019

• Barkett, Kevin Michael Canice — Computational Methods for Gravitational Wave Physics: Spectral Cauchy-Characteristic Extraction and Tidal Splicing (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Du, Song Ming — Fundamental Physics Through Gravitational Waves: From No-Hair Theorem to Quantum Structures of Black Holes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Helou, Bassam Mohamad — Testing Alternative Theories of Quantum Mechanics with Optomechanics, and Effective Modes for Gaussian Linear Optomechanics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Okounkova, Maria — Numerical Relativity Beyond General Relativity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Orr, Matthew Edward — Spatially Resolved Star Formation in Cosmological Zoom-in Simulations: Understanding the Role of Feedback in Scaling Relations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schmitz, Denise Marie — A Perturbative Model for the Intrinsic Alignments of Galaxies (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Su, Kung-Yi — Stellar Feedback, AGN Feedback and Fluid Microphysics in Galaxy Evolution (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Varma, Vadapalli Vijay S. — Black Hole Simulations: From Supercomputers to Your Laptop (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2018

• Guszejnov, Dávid — On the Origin of Scales and Scaling Laws in Star Formation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lippuner, Jonas — r-Process Nucleosynthesis in Neutron Star Mergers with the New Nuclear Reaction Network SkyNet (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ma, Xiangcheng — Understanding Galaxy Formation and Evolution with Realistic Simulations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Murchikova, Elena M. — Astrophysical Applications of Quantum Mechanics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Richers, Sherwood Andrew, III — Neutrino Radiation Transport and Other Topics in High Energy Density Astrophysics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2017

• Blackman, Jonathan Lloyd — Surrogate Models of Gravitational Waves from Numerical Relativity Simulations of Binary Black Hole Mergers (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Oklopčić, Antonija — Radiative Processes in Astrophysical Gases: From the Intergalactic and Interstellar Medium to Exoplanetary Atmospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2016

• Nerella, Tejaswi Venumadhav — The Astrophysics of Strongly Interacting Systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2015

• Handmer, Casey John — Gauge Invariant Spectral Cauchy Characteristic Extraction of Gravitational Waves in Computational General Relativity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Luan, Jing — Toward Understanding Astrophysical Phenomena (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2014

• Kaplan, Jeffrey Daniel — Where Tori Fear to Trend: Hypermassive Neutron Star Remnants and Absolute Event Horizons or Topics in Computational General Relativity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2013

• Gluščević, Vera — CMB as a Probe of New Physics and Old Times (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wegg, Christopher — The Dynamics of White Dwarfs, Black Holes and Stellar Cusps (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2012

• Book, Laura Grace — Cosmological Consequences of Gravitation: Structure Formation and Gravitational Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Krause, Anna Elisabeth — Topics in Large-Scale Structure (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Samuel Kuhnman — Three Paths to Particle Dark Matter (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• O'Connor, Evan Patrick — Topics in Core-Collapse Supernova Theory: The Formation of Black Holes and the Transport of Neutrinos (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tseliakhovich, Dmitriy — The Cosmic Stories: Beginning, Evolution and Present Days of the Universe (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2011

• Ali-Haimoud, Yacine — A New Spin on Primordial Hydrogen Recombination and a Refined Model for Spinning Dust Radiation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bode, Jason Nathaniel — Black Hole Mergers and Their Electromagnetic Counterparts (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pullen, Anthony Robert — A Survey of Results in Modern Precision Cosmology (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2010

• Grin, Daniel — The Lukewarm Frontier: Some Cosmological Consequences of 'Low Energy' Physics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2009

• Collins, Benjamin Forster — Understanding the Solar System with Numerical Simulations and Lévy Flights (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Erickcek, Adrienne Lynn — The Consequences of Modifying Fundamental Cosmological Theories (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Chao — Topics in Theoretical Astrophysics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schlichting, Hilke Elisabeth — Understanding the Origin of Planetary Systems: Studying the Kuiper Belt and the Dynamics of Planet Formation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2008

• Mandel, Ilya — The Three Ss of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: Sources, Signals, Searches (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Smith, Tristan Laine — The Gravity of the Situation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Suyu, Sherry Hsuan — Dissecting the Gravitational Lens B1608+656: Implications for the Hubble Constant (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2007

• Fang, Hua — Topics in Gravitational Physics: Tidal Coupling in Gravitational Wave Searches and Mach’s Principle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lovelace, Geoffrey Mark — Topics in Gravitational-Wave Physics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pritchard, Jonathan Robin — Extracting the Cosmic History from Diffuse Backgrounds (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2006

• Liu, Junjun — Interaction of Magnetic Field and Flow in the Outer Shells of Giant Planets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pan, Margaret Whei-Jie — Slices of Theoretical Astrophysics: Solar System Dynamics and Relativistic Explosions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pan, Yi — Topics of LIGO Physics: Template Banks for the Inspiral of Precessing, Compact Binaries, and Design of the Signal-Recycling Cavity for Advanced LIGO (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2005

• Farmer, Alison Jane — Adventures in Theoretical Astrophysics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kesden, Michael Henry — To the Horizon and Beyond:Weak Lensing of the CMB and Binary Inspirals into Horizonless Objects (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rathore, Yasser — Resonant Excitation of White Dwarf Oscillations in Compact Object Binaries (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sigurdson, Kris Raymond — Variations on the Standard Model of the Universe (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Weinberg, Nevin Nachum — I. Ash Injection and Exposure During Radius Expansion Type I X-Ray Bursts. II. Stellar Dynamics at the Galactic Center. III. Weak Gravitational Lensing by Dark Matter Concentrations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2004

• Broderick, Avery Earl — Radiative Transfer in Accreting Environments (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• O'Shaughnessy, Richard William — Topics in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Santos, Michael Robert — Galaxy Formation Near the Epoch of Reionization (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2003

• Chen, Yanbei — Topics of LIGO Physics: Quantum Noise in Advanced Interferometers and Template Banks for Compact-Binary Inspirals (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hartl, Michael David — Dynamics of Spinning Compact Binaries in General Relativity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Yuk Tung — Dynamical Stability of Nascent Neutron Stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Purdue, Patricia Marie — Topics in LIGO-Related Physics: Interferometric Speed Meters and Tidal Work (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2002

• Alvi, Kashif Siddiq — Topics in General Relativity: Binary Black Holes and Hyperbolic Formulations of Einstein's Equations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lithwick, Yoram — Topics in MHD Turbulence (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vallisneri, Michele — Modeling and Detecting Gravitational Waves from Compact Stellar Objects (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2000

• Creighton, Teviet David — From the Big Bang to Tumbleweeds: Analysis of Signals from Relic Gravitons, Neutron Stars, and Terrestrial Gravitational Noise in Gravitational Wave Detectors (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Krasnopolsky, Ruben — Hydromagnetic astrophysical outflows (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1999

• Levin, Yuri — Topics in Physics and Astrophysics of LIGO (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1998

• Bernstein, Rebecca A. — The HST/LCO measurement of the mean flux of the extragalactic background light (3000-8000Å) (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hogg, David Wardell — On the Evolution of Field Galaxies (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hughes, Scott Alexander — Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: Aspects of the Theory of Binary Sources and Interferometric Detectors (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lyutikov, Maxim — Coherent emission mechanisms in radio pulsars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mahajan, Sanjoy Sondhi — Order of Magnitude Physics: A Textbook with Applications to the Retinal Rod and the Density of Prime Numbers (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Owen, Benjamin James — Gravitational Waves from Compact Objects (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1997

• Kennefick, Daniel John — Radiation Reaction in Binary Systems in General Relativity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ryan, Fintan Danh — Searching for Black Holes and Other Massive, Compact Bodies Using the Gravitational Waves from Binary Inspirals (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1996

• Hansen, Bradley Miles Stougaard — The ages, speeds and offspring of pulsars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Small, Todd Andrew — The Norris survey of the Corona Borealis supercluster (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1995

• Apostolatos, Theocaris A. — Topics in general relativity : naked singularities, and theoretical aspects of gravitational waves from merging compact binaries (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lee, Hee-Won — Polarization of resonantly scattered lines in active galactic nuclei (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rauch, Kevin Patrick — Black holes and accretion disks in active galactic nuclei : microlensing, caustics, and collisional stellar dynamics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1994

• Flanagan, Eanna E. — Topics in general relativity : the hoop conjecture and theoretical aspects of gravitational wave detection (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Marković, Dragoljub — Black holes in the early universe, in compact binaries, and as energy sources inside solar-type stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1993

• Biehle, Garrett T. — Studies of stars with neutron cores and of x-ray binaries displaying quasi-periodic oscillations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Echeverria, Fernando — Topics in general relativity theory : gravitational-wave measurements of black-hole parameters; gravitational collapse of a cylindrical body; and classical-particle evolution in the presence of closed, timelike curves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Quillen, Alice C. — The Kinematics of Molecular Gas and Dust in the Nearby Galaxies Centaurus A and M82 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1992

• Klinkhammer, Gunnar Ulrich — Multiply connected spacetimes and closed timelike curves in semiclassical gravity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sigurdsson, Steinn — Dynamics of neutron stars and binaries in globular clusters or, Ménages à trois: revitalizing burnt out degenerates through partner swapping (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• van Putten, Maurice H. P. M. — MHD in divergence form : a computational method for astrophysical flow (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zuo, Lin — QSO Absorption Lines and the Ionizing Field at High Redshifts (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1991

• Coppi, Paolo Severo — Radiative processes in active galactic nuclei (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1990

• Miller, Michael Coleman — Radiative transfer in very strong magnetic fields (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Xiao-He — Multipole moments in general relativity and dynamical perturbations of black-hole magnetospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1989

• Kochanek, Christopher Sharpe — Studies in Gravitational Lensing and Numerical Hydrodynamics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yurtsever, Ulvi Hamit — Singularities and Horizons in the Collisions of Gravitational Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1988

• Morris, Michael Scott — The R +ɛR² Cosmology (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1987

• Finn, Lee Samuel — Relativistic Stellar Pulsations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lind, Kevin Robert — Observations and Gas Dynamics of Extragalactic Radio Jets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Romani, Roger William — Neutron Stars Observations as Astrophysical Probes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1985

• Hernquist, Lars Eric — Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Neutron Stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schumaker, Bonny Laura — Theoretical Investigations in Nonlinear Quantum Optics, Theory of Measurement, and Pulsations of General Relativistic Models of Neutron Stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Suen, Wai Mo — Dynamical Electromagnetic Fields Near Black Holes and Multipole Moments of Stationary, General Relativistic Systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1984

• Macdonald, Douglas Alan — Black-Hole Electrodynamics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Redmount, Ian H. — Topics in Black-Hole Physics: Geometric Constraints on Noncollapsing, Gravitating Systems and Tidal Distortions of a Schwarzschild Black Hole (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1983

• Gürsel, Halis Yekta — Stability of Spherically Symmetric, Charged Black Holes and Multipole Moments for Stationary Systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nugent, John Joseph, Jr. — Non-Equilibrium X-Ray Emission from Young Supernova Remnants (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1982

• Flammang, Richard Alan — Stationary Spherical Optically Thick Accretion into Black Holes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1981

• Linfield, Roger Paul — Studies of Compact Extragalactic Radio Sources (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wisdom, Jack Leach — 1. The Origin of the Kirkwood Gaps: A Mapping for Asteroidal Monitor Near the 3/1 Commensurability. 2. The Resonance Overlap Criterion and the Onset of Stochastic Behavior in the Restricted Three-Body Problem (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1980

• Königl, Arieh — Relativistic Effects in Extragalactic Radio Sources (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zimmermann, Mark Edward — Studies on Gravitational Waves and Stars with Neutron Cores (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1979

• Caves, Carlton Morris — Theoretical Investigations of Experimental Gravitation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1978

• De Logi, Walter K. — Electromagnetic Wave Generation and Propagation in Gravitational Fields (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1977

• Kovács, Sándor János, Jr. — The Generation of Gravitational Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1976

• Page, Don Nelson — Accretion Into and Emission from Black Holes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1974

• Lee, David Li — Frameworks for Analyzing and Testing Theories of Gravity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lightman, Alan Paige — I. Time-Dependent Accretion Disks Around Compact Objects and II. Theoretical Frameworks for Analyzing and Testing Gravitation Theories (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Teukolsky, Saul Arno — Perturbations of a Rotating Black Hole (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1973

• Dykla, John Joseph — Conserved Quantities and the Formation of Black Holes in the Brans-Dicke Theory of Gravitation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kwan, John Ying-Kuen — Polarization Properties of Astrophysical Masers (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ni, Wei-Tou — Metric Theories of Gravity and their Astrophysical Implications (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Press, William Henry — Applications of Black-Hole Perturbation Techniques (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1972

• Schutz, Bernard Frederick, Jr. — Relativistic Velocity: Potential Hydrodynamics and Stellar Stability (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1971

• Price, Richard Henry — Nonspherical Perturbation of Relativistic Gravitational Collapse (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Will, Clifford Martin — Theoretical Frameworks for Testing Relativistic Gravity. The Parametrized Post-Newtonian Formalism (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1970

• Defouw, Richard John — Thermal Instability and the Convective Stability of Stellar Chromospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1969

• Burke, William Lionel — The Coupling of Gravitational Radiation to Nonrelativistic Sources (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ipser, James Reid — The Stability of Relativistic, Spherically Symmetric Star Clusters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jacobs, Kenneth Charles — Bianchi Type I Cosmological Models (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kinnersley, William Morris, III — Type D Gravitational Fields (Dissertation (Ph.D.))