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Richard O'Shaughnessy

Associate Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science

585-475-5965
Office Hours
Monday 2-4 By appointment
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Richard O'Shaughnessy

Associate Professor

School of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science

Education

BA, Cornell University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

585-475-5965

Areas of Expertise

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Journal Paper
Zlochower, Yosef, et al. "Hybrid Waveforms for Generic Precessing Binaries for Gravitational-wave Data Analysis." Physical Review. (2020): 11. Web.
Abbott, R., et al. "GW190521: A Binary Black Hole Merger with a Total Mass of 150 Msun." Physical Review Letters 125. 10 (2020): 101102. Print.
O\'Shaughnessy, Richard, Richard Udall, and Karen Jani et al. "The American Astronomical Society, Find out More The Institute of Physics, find out more Inferring Parameters of GW170502: The Loudest Intermediate-mass Black Hole Trigger in LIGO\'s O1/O2 data." The Astrophysical Journal 900. 1 (2020): n/a. Print.
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Currently Teaching

ASTP-619
3 Credits
This course will provide students with the in-depth background on Classical, Statistical, and Nuclear physics required for modeling many astrophysical systems. Particular attention is paid to topics related to the physics of stellar remnants (e.g., white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes) and the physics of compact object mergers.
ASTP-790
1 - 3 Credits
Masters-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
ASTP-791
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
ASTP-890
1 - 6 Credits
Dissertation research by the candidate for an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
ASTP-891
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
IMGS-740
3 Credits
The analysis and solution of imaging science systems problems for students enrolled in the MS Project capstone paper option.
IMGS-890
1 - 6 Credits
Doctoral-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
IMGS-891
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
MATH-251
3 Credits
This course introduces sample spaces and events, axioms of probability, counting techniques, conditional probability and independence, distributions of discrete and continuous random variables, joint distributions (discrete and continuous), the central limit theorem, descriptive statistics, interval estimation, and applications of probability and statistics to real-world problems. A statistical package such as Minitab or R is used for data analysis and statistical applications.
MATH-790
0 - 9 Credits
Masters-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
PHYS-790
1 - 4 Credits
Graduate-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.

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  • March 22, 2023

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    RIT honors 14 researchers added to prestigious PI Millionaires group

    RIT faculty members, who led research initiatives as principal investigators, were honored at a reception on March 21 to celebrate the individuals who helped the university reach record awards surpassing $92 million and place among the top private research universities in the country.

  • January 27, 2023

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    RIT scientists reach a milestone in the search for continuous gravitational waves

    Scientists on the hunt for a previously undetected type of gravitational waves believe they are getting close and have refined techniques to use in upcoming observational runs. Researchers from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration outlined the most sensitive search to date for continuous gravitational waves from a promising source in a paper recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.