Hi, I’m Grace Daja.
I am a Physics student concentrating in Astrophysics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Thank you for visiting my site!
I hope you learn more about my experience, education
and research.
My Research
Hunting for the Most Extreme Nuclear Transients
With Dr. Matthew Graham as a mentor, I’ve been spending this summer at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) searching for extreme nuclear transients (ENTs). I am developing a machine learning model utilizing Hidden Markov Models to comb through 50 years of data for ENTs.
Discovering Massive Binary Black Hole Systems
Working under Dr. Antonella Palmese, I analyze spectral data from both the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to identify the unique signatures of massive binary black hole systems.
Black Holes First Year Seminar
While taking this seminar with Dr. Tiziana Di Matteo, I mapped black holes versus galaxy stellar mass over various redshifts, and plotted characteristic strain versus frequency over redshifts of black hole merger gravitational waves.
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I am excited to be pushing the boundaries of our understanding of the universe and cannot wait to see what is next.