1. Gravitational waves from Intermediate Mass Binary Black Holes: First steps toward using Numerical Relativity waveforms for LIGO data analysis Open Access Author: Vaishnav, Birjoo Title: Gravitational waves from Intermediate Mass Binary Black Holes: First steps toward using Numerical Relativity waveforms for LIGO data analysis Graduate Program: Physics Keywords: black holesgravitational wavesnumerical relativityLIGOdata analysisgravitational wave astronomy File: Download vaishnavthesis.pdf Committee Members: Deirdre Shoemaker, Committee Chair/Co-ChairBenjamin Owen, Committee MemberPablo Laguna, Committee MemberRichard Alan Wade, Committee Member