Maya Fishbach — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Assistant Professor at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Toronto.
Uses gravitational waves detected by the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA observatories to study black holes, stars, galaxies, and cosmology.
Member of the LIGO Collaboration and co-chairs its Rates and Populations group.
Mentors postdoctoral fellows at CITA and students at the University of Toronto.

Biography

Maya Fishbach is an Assistant Professor at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, where she specializes in gravitational-wave astrophysics. Her research focuses on using gravitational waves, detected by the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA observatories, to gain insights into black holes, stars, galaxies, and cosmology.

As a member of the LIGO Collaboration, Fishbach currently co-chairs the Rates and Populations group.