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Meryl Kinnear
MSci
Teams and roles for Meryl Kinnear
Research student
PhD Researcher
Overview
I am a 3rd year PhD student with the Gravity Exploration Institute in the School of Physics and Astronomy. My research focuses on numerical relativity simulations of black holes, with the goal of improving methods which allow us to efficiently and accurately model black hole binaries and the gravitational waves emitted by these systems.
Publication
2026
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. GWTC-4.0: Constraints on the Cosmic Expansion Rate and Modified Gravitational-wave Propagation. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1007 (1) L17. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae69dd)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. Narrowband searches for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in the first two parts of the Fourth LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 1005 (2) 221. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae77fc)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. GWTC-4.0: population properties of merging compact binaries. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1005 (2) L51. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae771e)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. Constraints on gravitational waves from the 2024 Vela pulsar glitch. The Astrophysical Journal 1005 (1) 12. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae63bc)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. GWTC-4.0: Methods for identifying and characterizing gravitational-wave transients. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1004 (2) L21. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae447b)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. GW230814: Investigation of a loud gravitational-wave signal observed with a single detector. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1004 (2) L23. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae2ad3)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. Open Data from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA through the First Part of the Fourth Observing Run. The Astrophysical Journal 1004 (2) 232. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae211e)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2026. Searches for continuous gravitational waves from supernova remnants in the first part of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA fourth observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 1004 (2) 204. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae6263)
- Abbasi, R. et al., 2026. Deep search for joint sources of gravitational waves and high-energy Neutrinos with IceCube during the third observing run of LIGO and Virgo. The Astrophysical Journal 1003 (1) 41. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae4e1b)
- Abac, A. et al., 2026. All-sky search for long-duration gravitational-wave transients in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. Physical Review D 113 (8) 082004. (10.1103/83j3-pgk1)
- Hamilton, E. et al., 2026. Improved gravitational wave model linking precessing inspirals and numerical-relativity-calibrated merger-ringdown. Physical Review D (particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology) 113 (8) 084055. (10.1103/kxsf-23rr)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. Black hole spectroscopy and tests of general relativity with GW250114. Physical Review Letters 136 (4) 041403. (10.1103/6c61-fm1n)
2025
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GWTC-4.0: An introduction to version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 995 (1) L18. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c06)
- al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. Physical Review D 112 102005. (10.1103/wjdz-jdby)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW231123: A binary black hole merger with total mass 190–265 M⊙. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993 (1) L25. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c9c)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW241011 and GW241110: Exploring binary formation and fundamental physics with asymmetric, high-spin black hole coalescences. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993 L21. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0d54)
- Amarasinghege, O. et al. 2025. GW250114: Testing Hawking’s area law and the Kerr nature of black holes. Physical Review Letters 135 111403. (10.1103/kw5g-d732)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2025. Search for gravitational waves emitted from SN 2023ixf. The Astrophysical Journal 985 (2) 183. (10.3847/1538-4357/adc681)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2025. Search for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 983 (2) 99. (10.3847/1538-4357/adb3a0)
- Aiello, L. et al. 2025. Swift-BAT GUANO follow-up of gravitational-wave triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 980 (2) 207. (10.3847/1538-4357/ad9749)
2024
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2024. Observation of gravitational waves from the coalescence of a 2.5–4.5 M ⊙ compact object and a neutron star. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 970 (2) L34. (10.3847/2041-8213/ad5beb)
Articles
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. GWTC-4.0: Constraints on the Cosmic Expansion Rate and Modified Gravitational-wave Propagation. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1007 (1) L17. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae69dd)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. Narrowband searches for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in the first two parts of the Fourth LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 1005 (2) 221. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae77fc)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. GWTC-4.0: population properties of merging compact binaries. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1005 (2) L51. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae771e)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. Constraints on gravitational waves from the 2024 Vela pulsar glitch. The Astrophysical Journal 1005 (1) 12. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae63bc)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. GWTC-4.0: Methods for identifying and characterizing gravitational-wave transients. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1004 (2) L21. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae447b)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. GW230814: Investigation of a loud gravitational-wave signal observed with a single detector. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1004 (2) L23. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae2ad3)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. Open Data from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA through the First Part of the Fourth Observing Run. The Astrophysical Journal 1004 (2) 232. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae211e)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2026. Searches for continuous gravitational waves from supernova remnants in the first part of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA fourth observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 1004 (2) 204. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae6263)
- Abbasi, R. et al., 2026. Deep search for joint sources of gravitational waves and high-energy Neutrinos with IceCube during the third observing run of LIGO and Virgo. The Astrophysical Journal 1003 (1) 41. (10.3847/1538-4357/ae4e1b)
- Abac, A. et al., 2026. All-sky search for long-duration gravitational-wave transients in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. Physical Review D 113 (8) 082004. (10.1103/83j3-pgk1)
- Hamilton, E. et al., 2026. Improved gravitational wave model linking precessing inspirals and numerical-relativity-calibrated merger-ringdown. Physical Review D (particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology) 113 (8) 084055. (10.1103/kxsf-23rr)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2026. Black hole spectroscopy and tests of general relativity with GW250114. Physical Review Letters 136 (4) 041403. (10.1103/6c61-fm1n)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GWTC-4.0: An introduction to version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 995 (1) L18. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c06)
- al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. Physical Review D 112 102005. (10.1103/wjdz-jdby)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW231123: A binary black hole merger with total mass 190–265 M⊙. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993 (1) L25. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c9c)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW241011 and GW241110: Exploring binary formation and fundamental physics with asymmetric, high-spin black hole coalescences. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993 L21. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0d54)
- Amarasinghege, O. et al. 2025. GW250114: Testing Hawking’s area law and the Kerr nature of black holes. Physical Review Letters 135 111403. (10.1103/kw5g-d732)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2025. Search for gravitational waves emitted from SN 2023ixf. The Astrophysical Journal 985 (2) 183. (10.3847/1538-4357/adc681)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2025. Search for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 983 (2) 99. (10.3847/1538-4357/adb3a0)
- Aiello, L. et al. 2025. Swift-BAT GUANO follow-up of gravitational-wave triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 980 (2) 207. (10.3847/1538-4357/ad9749)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2024. Observation of gravitational waves from the coalescence of a 2.5–4.5 M ⊙ compact object and a neutron star. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 970 (2) L34. (10.3847/2041-8213/ad5beb)
Teaching
- PX1150: Experimental Physics
- PX4128: Data Analysis
- PXT903: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics