Nils Deppe

Dr. Nils Deppe is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Cornell University, affiliated with the Departments of Astronomy and Physics within the College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a BSc (Honors) in Mathematical Physics from the University of Winnipeg (2014) and a PhD in Physics from Cornell University (2020). His research focuses on numerical relativity and gravitational wave simulations, particularly mergers of black holes, neutron stars, and black hole-neutron star systems within the Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes (SXS) collaboration. He develops the SpECTRE code to improve computational efficiency and accuracy for next-generation gravitational wave observatories like LIGO and Virgo.

Research interests include turbulence in rotating stars, core-collapse supernovae simulations with collaborator Michael Pajkos, and advancing magnetohydrodynamics in relativistic contexts. His work ensures simulations provide precise gravitational waveforms for astrophysical model calibration.

• Awards: Sherman Fairchild Post-doctoral Fellowship (Caltech, 2020–2023).
• Advising: Mentors graduate students Nora Fayyazuddin Ljungberg and Henry Huang.
• Collaborations: SXS collaboration, SpECTRE development team, and contributions to LIGO Scientific Collaboration.