10 years of GW discovery
Leslokaal 3.4
Campus Sterre, Building S9
An event to celebrate 10 years of the discovery of gravitational waves. We will have talks on the first discovery GW150914 and some of the most recent events announced by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration. All speakers are early career researchers (postdocs / senior PhD students). In addition to currently active researchers, we also include a few speakers who have left the field after an active career in GW science. With this in mind, we also have a panel discussion on career opportunities (in and outside of academia) in the afternoon. This may be of particular interest to postdocs and PhD students.
Speakers and panelists:
- Dr. Abhirup Ghosh: data scientist in Trade Republic Berlin after PhD and postdoc in GW data analysis (tests of general relativity); closely involved with the first GW tests of GR performed with GW150914.
- Dr. Laura van der Schaaf: instrumentation scientist at SRON (Space Research Organization Netherlands) Leiden after PhD in GW instrumentation (optics).
- Dr. Elisa Maggio: Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at AEI Potsdam with research focus on GW theory and data analysis (tests of general relativity, exotic compact objects); coordinator of Gravitational-Wave Early Career Scientists (GWECS) forum.
- Dr. Harsh Narola: postdoc at Utrecht University with research focus on GW data analysis (tests of general relativity, GW lensing, data analysis methods for 3G detector network).
- Giada Caneva: PhD student at IFAE Barcelona; soon moving as a postdoc to Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen; research expertise on GW data analysis (tests of general relativity and black hole spectroscopy).
The event is open to all researchers in Belgium. However please make sure to register (deadline: 31 Aug 2025) in order that we have a proper head-count for coffee and lunch.
Where do I need to be? UGent Campus Sterre, Building S9, leslokaal 3.4 (google maps link)
- If you are walking or by public transport: Building S9 is on the far end of Campus Sterre, about 15 minutes walk from the main entrance of the campus, and about 25 minutes from Gent St. Pieters railway station. If you prefer not walking, from Gent St. Pieters railway station, you can also take one of the DeLijn buses 49/70/71/76/77 (which usually depart from perron 6) to "Gent Sterre".
- If you are by car: Please enter via the main entrance (google maps link), go to the Service Point near S21, and request for a "dagpass" (daypass) saying that you are visiting for an event. You can park in front of Building S9.
Abhirup Ghosh
Archisman Ghosh
Arthur Offermans
Aäron Rase
Cezary Turski
Charlotte Bragard
Daniela Pascucci
Elisa Maggio
Freija Beirnaert
Giada Caneva Santoro
Guillaume Lhost
Hannah Duval
Hans Van Haevermaet
Jonathan Menu
Jorden De Bolle
Jürgen Van Gorp
Laura van der Schaaf
Marco Martorano
Matteo Pracchia
Max Lalleman
Ricardo Cabrita
Shri Krishna Anand
Stavros Venikoudis
Swapnil Dhage
Tatevik Chalyan
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