Bri Aleman

Computational Astrophysics Student

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About Me

Welcome to my website! I am interested in using numerical methods and general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations to understand the properties of black holes, neutron stars, and their mergers. I have two dogs and a cat, and I am a proud advocate for diversity and accessibility in STEM. I am looking to join a PhD program in Fall 2026.

Affiliation

Department of Physics and Astronomy, CSU Northridge

Experience

May 2025 – Present
Research Assistant - NumRel@PSU
Pennsylvania State University
June 2024 – Present
Research Assistant - LIGO
California Institute of Technology

Research

Phase-Transition-Induced Collapse of Neutron Stars

I study how neutron stars collapse and emit gravitational waves using large-scale numerical simulations, and analyze the resulting signals to understand the underlying physics.

GRMHDEOSNum. Rel.

OmegaNeuron: Applying GravitySpy Similarity Methods to the Search for LIGO Glitch Witnesses

I work on identifying transient noise in LIGO data, using data analysis and machine-learning tools to improve how these noise sources are found. Read about it here!

Detector CharacterizationGlitch Detection

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