Biography:

Krishnendu is a research fellow in gravitational waves at the University of Birmingham, UK. Krishnendu obtained her PhD in Physics from Chennai Mathematical Institute, Chennai, India in 2020 on "Testing the nature of compact binary coalescence using gravitational waves". Then moved to the Albert Einstein Institute, Hannover, Germany as a postdoctoral fellow.  After that, she was a national post-doctoral fellow at International Centre for Theoretical Science, Bangalore India before joining University of Birmingham. Krishnendu has been a member of LIGO Scientific collaboration since 2017 and is a member of next-generation gravitational wave detector collaborations, including Einstein Telescope, Cosmic Explorer, LGWA and LISA. 

Abstract:

Gravitational wave observations offer unique ways to probe the most dynamic and relativistic regions of gravity.  The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA detectors observed hundreds of compact binary mergers, formed by black holes and neutron stars, allowing us to perform a suite of gravitational wave-based tests of general relativity. In this presentation, I will give an overview of tests of general relativity and tests of the nature of compact objects. I will also provide a status update on the latest results and discuss prospects for next-generation observations.