David Blair

David Blair

Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, The University of Western Australia

David Blair is an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Western Australia and member of Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav). He leads an international project aiming to introduce Einsteinian concepts into school education at an early age.

Latest articles by David Blair

An annotated image of a runaway black hole leaving a streak of new stars in its wake.

'Runaway' black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe's story

By David Blair published

Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe.

Black Holes
Artist conception of gravity waves

An End in Sight in the Long Search for Gravity Waves (Op-Ed)

By David Blair published

Opinion Our unfolding understanding of the universe is marked by epic searches and we are now on the brink of discovering something that has escaped detection for many years.

Opinion