1. The Robustness of Binary Black Hole Mergers and Waveforms Open Access Author: Bode, Tanja Title: The Robustness of Binary Black Hole Mergers and Waveforms Graduate Program: Physics Keywords: numerical relativityblack holesinitial datagravitational waves File: Download TBode-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Lee S Finn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorLee S Finn, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDeirdre Shoemaker, Committee MemberMartin Bojowald, Committee MemberMichael Eracleous, Committee Member