Dr Mekhi Dhesi
Theoretical Astrophysicist & Space Communicator
Mekhi communicates the science of space — from Earth's orbits to colliding black holes — across television, radio, podcasts and public stages.
Space Sustainability
Space Exploration
Astrophysics
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Radio 5 Live Saturday Breakfast — The International Space Station
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BBC Radio Leicester
Radio Leicester appearances to discuss Artemis II
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PhD & Publications
Mekhi's PhD, entitled "Modelling black hole binaries in the intermediate-mass-ratio regime," used Einstein's Theory of General Relativity to model the gravitational waves emitted from colliding black holes.
With several associated papers published in Physical Review D: PhysRevD.108.024041 & PhysRevD.104.124002.
Read the full thesis here.
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Articles
Popular Science Writing
Mekhi has written popular science articles across Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics, Cosmology & Space Exploration, which can be found at rationalisingtheuniverse.org
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