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Zachary Nasipak is a Senior Research Fellow based in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton. He works on theoretical computational models of gravitational wave sources, particularly focusing on black holes and neutron stars. Zachary models compact object binaries, analyzing merging pairs that emit unique gravitational signals known as gravitational waves. These signals are observed by ultra-precise detectors on Earth, providing a new way to study the universe. His research employs perturbation theory techniques to study and simulate systems where black holes are notably smaller than systems identified as significant sources for future gravitational wave observatories, such as the space-based LISA detector. He teaches courses in Introductory Physics, Advanced Classical Mechanics, and Advanced Thermodynamics/Statistical Mechanics. Zachary joined the University of Southampton in Fall 2024, having completed his PhD in gravitational physics at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 2020. Prior to joining Southampton, he served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) at Brown University and was awarded a three-year NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Goddard Space Flight Center, where he modeled sources for future gravitational wave detectors and explored potential next-generation observatories.