Investigations in Gravitational Radiation
Lead Research Organisation:
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Einstein's General Relativity predicts that dynamical systems in strong gravity fields will emit vast amounts of energy in the form of gravitational waves (GW). Thse ripples in the very fabric of spacetime that travel from their sources at the speed of light, carrying information about physical processes responsible for their emission. They are among the most elusive signals from the deepest reaches in the Universe. Experiments aimed at detecting them have been in development for several decades, and are now reaching sensitivities where detection is expected within a few years.
The worldwide network of interferometric detectors includes the American advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO), the French-Italian-Dutch-Polish advanced Virgo (AdV) and the German-UK GEO600 that are being enhanced with a new detector (KAGRA) under construction in Japan. The former detectors have all reached sensitivities close to their design goals and have taken the most sensitive data to date. Cooperation amongst different projects has enabled continuous data acquisition, with sensitivity to a wide range of sources and phenomena, over most of the sky. Modelling GW sources has allowed deeper searches and data from LIGO, Virgo, and GEO have increased our understanding of astronomical phenomena. For example, we have built accurate models to describe the dynamics of spinning black hole binaries for improving efficiency of detection and accuracy of parameter estimation, initiated studies on distinguishing models of the formation and evolution of compact binaries and supernovae, ruled out merging neutron star binary as progenitor of the gamma ray burst (GRB) GRB070201, and shown that less than 1% of the Crab pulsar's radiated power is in GW.
We are now entering a new era as advanced detectors begin their first phase of operation and within a few years will, we expect, routinely observe GW. The aLIGO detectors are based on the quasi-monolithic silica suspension concept developed in the UK for GEO600 and on the high power lasers developed by our German colleagues in GEO600. The AdV also uses a variant of the silica suspension technology. Further, KAGRA is being built with input on cryogenic bonding technology from the UK groups.
The consortium groups have initiated and led searches for astronomical sources, thanks to funding support received since first data taking runs began 12 years ago. Key ingredients of several searches (accurate waveforms models, geometric formulation of data analysis to optimise searches, algorithms to search for generic bursts, Bayesian search and inference techniques) were developed at Cardiff and Glasgow.
We propose a programme that leads to full exploitation of data from aLIGO and AdV, building on the analysis of data from the most recent LIGO/Virgo science runs and from GEO600 while the advanced detectors were under construction. In particular, we will refine waveform models and carry out deep and wide parameter space searches for coalescing binaries, GW emitted in coincidence with GRBs and supernovae, and continuous signals from rotating neutron stars.
In parallel, we propose essential detector R&D. Detector sensitivity is mainly limited by thermal noise associated with the substrates of the mirrors, their reflective coatings, and their suspension elements, as well as by noise resulting from the quantum nature of the light used in sensing. Our research is targeted towards making innovative improvements in these areas, essential to maximize the astrophysical potential of GW observatories. We have major responsibilities for the silica suspensions in aLIGO, both in the US and for a possible 3rd aLIGO detector in India, and in the development of enhancements and upgrades to the aLIGO detectors in the areas of mirror coatings for low thermal noise, silicon substrates, room temperature and cryogenic suspensions and improved interferometer topologies to combat quantum noise.
The worldwide network of interferometric detectors includes the American advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO), the French-Italian-Dutch-Polish advanced Virgo (AdV) and the German-UK GEO600 that are being enhanced with a new detector (KAGRA) under construction in Japan. The former detectors have all reached sensitivities close to their design goals and have taken the most sensitive data to date. Cooperation amongst different projects has enabled continuous data acquisition, with sensitivity to a wide range of sources and phenomena, over most of the sky. Modelling GW sources has allowed deeper searches and data from LIGO, Virgo, and GEO have increased our understanding of astronomical phenomena. For example, we have built accurate models to describe the dynamics of spinning black hole binaries for improving efficiency of detection and accuracy of parameter estimation, initiated studies on distinguishing models of the formation and evolution of compact binaries and supernovae, ruled out merging neutron star binary as progenitor of the gamma ray burst (GRB) GRB070201, and shown that less than 1% of the Crab pulsar's radiated power is in GW.
We are now entering a new era as advanced detectors begin their first phase of operation and within a few years will, we expect, routinely observe GW. The aLIGO detectors are based on the quasi-monolithic silica suspension concept developed in the UK for GEO600 and on the high power lasers developed by our German colleagues in GEO600. The AdV also uses a variant of the silica suspension technology. Further, KAGRA is being built with input on cryogenic bonding technology from the UK groups.
The consortium groups have initiated and led searches for astronomical sources, thanks to funding support received since first data taking runs began 12 years ago. Key ingredients of several searches (accurate waveforms models, geometric formulation of data analysis to optimise searches, algorithms to search for generic bursts, Bayesian search and inference techniques) were developed at Cardiff and Glasgow.
We propose a programme that leads to full exploitation of data from aLIGO and AdV, building on the analysis of data from the most recent LIGO/Virgo science runs and from GEO600 while the advanced detectors were under construction. In particular, we will refine waveform models and carry out deep and wide parameter space searches for coalescing binaries, GW emitted in coincidence with GRBs and supernovae, and continuous signals from rotating neutron stars.
In parallel, we propose essential detector R&D. Detector sensitivity is mainly limited by thermal noise associated with the substrates of the mirrors, their reflective coatings, and their suspension elements, as well as by noise resulting from the quantum nature of the light used in sensing. Our research is targeted towards making innovative improvements in these areas, essential to maximize the astrophysical potential of GW observatories. We have major responsibilities for the silica suspensions in aLIGO, both in the US and for a possible 3rd aLIGO detector in India, and in the development of enhancements and upgrades to the aLIGO detectors in the areas of mirror coatings for low thermal noise, silicon substrates, room temperature and cryogenic suspensions and improved interferometer topologies to combat quantum noise.
Planned Impact
The consortium has a strong and extensive track record in working with industry, in public outreach and schoolteacher CPD, which will continue under the proposed work. Beneficiaries will include the optics industry e.g. companies such as Gooch and Housego (enhancing capability in the area of manufacture of optical components), and such as Gas Sensing Solutions via development of custom optical filters for medical applications. Beneficiaries will also include those working in the sectors of energy/security via the application of MEMS gravimeters. The consortium has transferred technical knowledge and will further do so to help company competitiveness and success, all feeding back into the UK economy. The UK economy will further benefit through the spinning off of new companies arising from the research - based on a combination of the experience of the consortium members e.g. those at UWS who have already spun-off four companies and are in the midst of spinning off two others - and younger members at Glasgow and Sheffield who are heading to spin off their first company or license out their technology.
We anticipate research developments, spinning off from the gravitational wave work to contribute to the grand challenge areas of health and wellbeing via developments of software algorithms which can help with removal of artefacts in scanning medical imaging devices. More globally, as a spin-off from the gravitational waves work at Cardiff a Data Innovation Institute has been established to conduct fundamental research into the aspects of managing, analysing and interpreting massive volumes of textual and numerical information. This will benefit projects a wide-ranging spectrum of disciplines including social, biological, life and engineering sciences. For example, in the biological and life sciences by extracting information from data sets without compromising privacy and confidentiality, and interpreting large data sets into reliable and understandable mathematical models.
Public outreach involving television, radio, science festivals, masterclasses and public lectures feature strongly in our present and proposed programmes and the legacy of the effort we have devoted to celebrate the international year of light - such as the development of a laser harp - fit well with the wider public outreach work we undertake in collaboration with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration on the physics of neutron stars, black holes and the Universe as a whole.
Working with the Scottish government and Education Scotland members of the consortium will build on previous work contributing strongly to the curriculum for physics in Scotland by extending provision of CPD for schoolteachers in Scotland, producing videos and other material helping them to tackle the challenges introduced by the more interdisciplinary nature of the new school qualifications, and this support is very transportable to be used throughout the UK.
The wide range of impact provided by the scale of our programme is excellent for the training of early career researchers and graduate students and we aim to ensure that all our young scientists have experience in these areas, enabling them to have access to a wide range of career opportunities.
We anticipate research developments, spinning off from the gravitational wave work to contribute to the grand challenge areas of health and wellbeing via developments of software algorithms which can help with removal of artefacts in scanning medical imaging devices. More globally, as a spin-off from the gravitational waves work at Cardiff a Data Innovation Institute has been established to conduct fundamental research into the aspects of managing, analysing and interpreting massive volumes of textual and numerical information. This will benefit projects a wide-ranging spectrum of disciplines including social, biological, life and engineering sciences. For example, in the biological and life sciences by extracting information from data sets without compromising privacy and confidentiality, and interpreting large data sets into reliable and understandable mathematical models.
Public outreach involving television, radio, science festivals, masterclasses and public lectures feature strongly in our present and proposed programmes and the legacy of the effort we have devoted to celebrate the international year of light - such as the development of a laser harp - fit well with the wider public outreach work we undertake in collaboration with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration on the physics of neutron stars, black holes and the Universe as a whole.
Working with the Scottish government and Education Scotland members of the consortium will build on previous work contributing strongly to the curriculum for physics in Scotland by extending provision of CPD for schoolteachers in Scotland, producing videos and other material helping them to tackle the challenges introduced by the more interdisciplinary nature of the new school qualifications, and this support is very transportable to be used throughout the UK.
The wide range of impact provided by the scale of our programme is excellent for the training of early career researchers and graduate students and we aim to ensure that all our young scientists have experience in these areas, enabling them to have access to a wide range of career opportunities.
Organisations
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (Lead Research Organisation)
- Tongji University (Collaboration)
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) (Collaboration)
- Hubei University of Education (Collaboration)
- Sun Yat-sen University (Collaboration)
- LIGO Scientific Collaboration (Collaboration)
- IISER Pune (Collaboration)
- HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Collaboration)
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Collaboration)
- Tsinghua University China (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (Collaboration)
- Shandong University (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- Changchun University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- University of the West of Scotland (Collaboration)
- University of the Balearic Islands (Collaboration)
- Beijing Normal University (Collaboration)
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
Publications
Abbott B
(2016)
GW150914: Implications for the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background from Binary Black Holes
in Physical Review Letters
Abbott B
(2016)
First targeted search for gravitational-wave bursts from core-collapse supernovae in data of first-generation laser interferometer detectors
in Physical Review D
Macleod D
(2016)
Fully-coherent all-sky search for gravitational-waves from compact binary coalescences
in Physical Review D
Smith R
(2016)
Fast and accurate inference on gravitational waves from precessing compact binaries
in Physical Review D
Abbott B
(2016)
Observing gravitational-wave transient GW150914 with minimal assumptions
in Physical Review D
Abbott BP
(2016)
Tests of General Relativity with GW150914.
in Physical review letters
Abbott B
(2016)
THE RATE OF BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGERS INFERRED FROM ADVANCED LIGO OBSERVATIONS SURROUNDING GW150914
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aasi J
(2016)
First low frequency all-sky search for continuous gravitational wave signals
in Physical Review D
Singer L
(2016)
SUPPLEMENT: "GOING THE DISTANCE: MAPPING HOST GALAXIES OF LIGO AND VIRGO SOURCES IN THREE DIMENSIONS USING LOCAL COSMOGRAPHY AND TARGETED FOLLOW-UP" (2016, ApJL, 829, L15)
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Abbott B
(2016)
Comprehensive all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the sixth science run LIGO data
in Physical Review D
Abbott BP
(2016)
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger.
in Physical review letters
Abbott B
(2016)
Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run
in Physical Review X
Abbott B
(2016)
Improved Analysis of GW150914 Using a Fully Spin-Precessing Waveform Model
in Physical Review X
Abbott BP
(2016)
Characterization of transient noise in Advanced LIGO relevant to gravitational wave signal GW150914.
in Classical and quantum gravity
Abbott B
(2016)
SUPPLEMENT: "THE RATE OF BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGERS INFERRED FROM ADVANCED LIGO OBSERVATIONS SURROUNDING GW150914" (2016, ApJL, 833, L1)
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Soares-Santos M
(2016)
A DARK ENERGY CAMERA SEARCH FOR AN OPTICAL COUNTERPART TO THE FIRST ADVANCED LIGO GRAVITATIONAL WAVE EVENT GW150914
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott BP
(2016)
GW151226: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a 22-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence.
in Physical review letters
Adrián-MartÃnez S
(2016)
High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube
in Physical Review D
Usman S
(2016)
The PyCBC search for gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Abbott B
(2016)
LOCALIZATION AND BROADBAND FOLLOW-UP OF THE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE TRANSIENT GW150914
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aasi J
(2016)
Search of the Orion spur for continuous gravitational waves using a loosely coherent algorithm on data from LIGO interferometers
in Physical Review D
Abbott B
(2016)
All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients with initial LIGO
in Physical Review D
Singer L
(2016)
GOING THE DISTANCE: MAPPING HOST GALAXIES OF LIGO AND VIRGO SOURCES IN THREE DIMENSIONS USING LOCAL COSMOGRAPHY AND TARGETED FOLLOW-UP
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott BP
(2016)
Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo.
in Living reviews in relativity
Abbott BP
(2016)
GW150914: First results from the search for binary black hole coalescence with Advanced LIGO.
in Physical review. D. (2016)
Abbott B
(2016)
SUPPLEMENT: "LOCALIZATION AND BROADBAND FOLLOW-UP OF THE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE TRANSIENT GW150914" (2016, ApJL, 826, L13)
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Abbott B
(2016)
Search for transient gravitational waves in coincidence with short-duration radio transients during 2007-2013
in Physical Review D
Abbott B
(2016)
UPPER LIMITS ON THE RATES OF BINARY NEUTRON STAR AND NEUTRON STAR-BLACK HOLE MERGERS FROM ADVANCED LIGO'S FIRST OBSERVING RUN
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott B
(2016)
ASTROPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGER GW150914
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott BP
(2016)
Properties of the Binary Black Hole Merger GW150914.
in Physical review letters
Abbott BP
(2016)
GW150914: The Advanced LIGO Detectors in the Era of First Discoveries.
in Physical review letters
Abbott B
(2017)
Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Albert A
(2017)
Search for high-energy neutrinos from gravitational wave event GW151226 and candidate LVT151012 with ANTARES and IceCube
in Physical Review D
Vinciguerra S
(2017)
Enhancing the significance of gravitational wave bursts through signal classification
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Abbott B
(2017)
Effects of waveform model systematics on the interpretation of GW150914
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Abbott B
(2017)
First Search for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars with Advanced LIGO
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott B
(2017)
Exploring the sensitivity of next generation gravitational wave detectors
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Abbott B
(2017)
Search for Post-merger Gravitational Waves from the Remnant of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Abbott B
(2017)
Estimating the Contribution of Dynamical Ejecta in the Kilonova Associated with GW170817
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Abbott B
(2017)
Search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 in the first Advanced LIGO observing run with a hidden Markov model
in Physical Review D
Abbott B
(2017)
Erratum: "First Search for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars with Advanced LIGO" (2017, ApJ, 839, 12)
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott B
(2017)
All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the O1 LIGO data
in Physical Review D
Abbott B
(2017)
First narrow-band search for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in advanced detector data
in Physical Review D
Abbott B
(2017)
Centennial of General Relativity - A Celebration
Fairhurst S
(2017)
Localization of transient gravitational wave sources: beyond triangulation
Abbott B
(2017)
Calibration of the Advanced LIGO detectors for the discovery of the binary black-hole merger GW150914
in Physical Review D
Abbott BP
(2017)
Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves from Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run.
in Physical review letters
Abbott B
(2017)
Search for continuous gravitational waves from neutron stars in globular cluster NGC 6544
in Physical Review D
Title | Gravitational Wave Artwork Infinite LIGO Dreams |
Description | Painting inspired by first detection of gravitational waves. |
Type Of Art | Image |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | The Institute of Physics Scotland will be awarding 5 special edition prints 'Infinite LIGO Dreams' to winners of a science award that will be presented in the summer of 2017. Featured by Physics World http://blog.physicsworld.com/2016/11/24/the-beauty-of-gravitational-waves/ Featured by CERN Courier http://cerncourier.com/cws/download/Jan-Feb17 |
Description | The support provided by this award permitted the Cardiff University group to make key contributions to the newly opened area of gravitational wave astronomy. These include the development of the most accurate models available for the gravitational-wave emission of merging black holes, software tools to detect and characterize the tiny signals due to these emissions in data from the LIGO and Virgo observatories, and new insights in the interpretation of gravitational waves. |
Exploitation Route | The models, tools, and insights developed are being taken forward into the next LIGO-Virgo observing run, 2023-2024. We expect to detect and characterize more signals in this run than the total in all previous runs to date. |
Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education |
Description | This research, as part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, has led to fascinating insights into astrophysics, black holes, and the nature of spacetime. This has had a strong impact on the general public and has led to many public lectures, talks, interviews, etc. |
First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
Sector | Education |
Impact Types | Societal |
Description | Astroparticle Physics European Consortium |
Geographic Reach | Europe |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Computing support for Cardiff University COVID-19 internal testing programme |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
Impact | Provided computing/IT support for the development of Cardiff University's Parallel University Pipeline, an in-house PCR COVID-19 testing service for University staff and students. This service has provided thousands of tests over 2020-2021. |
URL | https://covid-testing.cardiff.ac.uk/ |
Description | KAGRA Programme Advisory Board |
Geographic Reach | Asia |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Member of STFC Computing Advisory Panel |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Member of STFC Science Board |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | SF - Member of STFC Computing Strategic Review |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
URL | http://www.stfc.ac.uk/about-us/how-we-are-governed/advisory-boards-panels-committees/computing-advis... |
Description | Virgo Science & Technology Advisory Committee |
Geographic Reach | Europe |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Authentication and Authorisation For Research and Collaboration (AARC2) |
Amount | € 2,999,892 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 730941 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 05/2017 |
End | 04/2019 |
Description | Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science |
Amount | £1,005,532 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/P006779/1 |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 09/2022 |
Description | GHammond Newton fund India |
Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/R001928/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 06/2017 |
End | 05/2020 |
Description | IHeng Newton China |
Amount | £224,989 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/R002770/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 12/2019 |
Description | Mapping gravitational waves from collisions of black holes |
Amount | € 1,998,009 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 647839 |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 10/2015 |
End | 09/2020 |
Description | Proposal for UK Involvement in the Operation of Advanced LIGO |
Amount | £829,829 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/N000064/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2016 |
End | 12/2019 |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of the Balearic Islands |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Beijing Normal University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Changchun University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Hubei University of Education |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Imperial College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Shandong University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Sun Yat-Sen University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Tongji University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Tsinghua University China |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Sheffield |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
Organisation | LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Search algorithms and software, data analysis and astrophysical interpretation, scientific motivation for improvement in detector sensitivity |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the LIGO detectors |
Impact | Publications, conference plenaries, conference contributions |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | IISER Pune |
Country | India |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
Country | India |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) |
Country | India |
Sector | Learned Society |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
Country | India |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Sheffield |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Title | Gravitational Wave Analysis Software |
Description | Software to perform parameter estimation and model selection for gravitational waves emitted by merging black holes and neutron stars. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
Impact | This software was used in the analysis of gravitational waves. |
URL | https://lscsoft.docs.ligo.org/lalsuite/lalinference/index.html |
Title | Gravitational Wave Analysis Software |
Description | Software to perform parameter estimation and model selection, especially (but not limited to) for gravitational waves emitted by merging black holes and neutron stars. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
Impact | Next generation software to be used by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration in the analysis of gravitational waves. |
URL | https://lscsoft.docs.ligo.org/bilby/index.html |
Title | Gravitational Wave Search Software |
Description | Software to perform searches for gravitational waves associated with astrophysical triggers. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
Impact | Used for many observational results publications by LIGO. |
URL | https://trac.ligo.caltech.edu/xpipeline/ |
Title | Gravitational Wave Search Software |
Description | Software to perform searches for gravitational waves emitted by merging black holes and neutron stars. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
Impact | This software was used in the detection of gravitational waves. |
URL | https://github.com/ligo-cbc/pycbc |
Title | Gravitational Wave Search Software |
Description | Software to perform searches for gravitational waves emitted by merging black holes and neutron stars. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
Impact | This software was used in the detection of gravitational waves. |
URL | https://github.com/ligo-cbc/pycbc |
Title | Publication and presentation software |
Description | The LIGO Scientific Collaboration comprises over 1,000 scientists. We have developed a web-based tool that tracks the publications written and presentations given by the members of the collaboration. The Collaboration performs an internal review of these materials prior to release, and the tool has vastly simplified this process, saving countless hours of researcher time. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | The webtool is used regularly by members of the collaboration. It is a significant improvement over a previous, email based, system. The new system as save countless hours of researcher time in circulating and reviewing these publications and presentations. |
URL | https://pnp.ligo.org/ |
Description | "Star Attractions at the Museum" at National Museum Cardiff |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public talk on gravitational waves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Black hole hunter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Developed the Black Hole Hunter game to give the public insight into how gravitational wave searches are performed. The game was updated at the time of the first gravitational wave detection. It has had over 50000 page views since the detectio, and 14000 unique visitors since the detection. Tens of thousands of members of the public have played the game. It is widely used in outreach exhibits around the world and has been translated into French, Spanish and German |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
URL | http://blackholehunter.org/ |
Description | Jeremiah Horrocks winter lecture, UCLan |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture on recent gravitational-wave discoveries, parked many questions and interest from audience of general public |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | New Scientist Instant Expert Event (London) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk to 300 members of the public at New Scientist Instant Expert event on General Relativity |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | New Scientist Instant Expert Event (London) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk given at New Scientist Instant Expert event on Big Physics |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | New Scientist Live |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk given at New Scientist Live event |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Onassis Foundation Summer Series in Gravitational Waves |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Gave two lectures on the physics of gravitational waves to approximately 75 advanced undergraduate and graduate students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.forth.gr/onassis/index.php?show=2022-07-25 |
Description | Oracle's High Performance Cloud for Research & Innovation workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk, Oracle's High Performance Cloud for Research & Innovation, Bristol, UK, November 2018 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.futurespacebristol.co.uk/event/oracles-high-performance-cloud-for-research-innovation/ |
Description | Presentation at the Cardiff University Open Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Thirty prospective undergraduates viewing talk on research conducted by our group into gravitational waves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Presentation to the Scientific Instrument Society |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk to members of the Scientific Instrument Society on gravitational waves |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Presentations at the Cardiff University Open Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Presentations to prospective undergraduate students at the Cardiff University Open Day, Cardiff, UK. Title: Exploding stars, black holes and gravitational waves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020,2021,2022 |
Description | Quantum enhanced interferometry for dark matter and quantum gravity searches |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Colloquium talk at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA, August 18th, 2022 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | School Teachers workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | A school teachers workshop on gravitational waves and how they are detected. Workshop was held by A. Ejlli and two other colleagues. Ejlli is funded by this award. November 8th, 2022 - Cardiff (United Kingdom) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | School Visit (Cardiff) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Presentation on Gravitational Waves during STEM week at local school. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Scienceface interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 2017.09.22 Einstein's former summer house, Caputh, Germany: Interviewed on film for a new episode of the Scienceface series; film presently being edited for publication later in 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
Description | Talk at school teachers workshop explaining gravitational waves and how to detect them |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | A presentation on gravitational waves and how to detect them on a workshop for school teachers. February 2018 at Marburg University, Germany. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Talk to Cardiff Astronomical Society |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk to Cardiff Astro Society on gravitational waves |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | The First Ever Detection of Gravitational Waves |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Short video describing the first observation of gravitational waves. Posted on YouTube and viewed by over 10,000 people. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcxt097G4Ps |
Description | The First Sounds of the Cosmic Symphony |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The First Sounds of the Cosmic Symphony, a stand-up talk on gravitational-wave research activity for the general public, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff [14/10/2016] |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Video - LIGO: past, present and future |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | LIGO scientists at Cardiff talk about the historic first ever detection of gravitational waves. Looking to the future, they speak about the prospect of a new era of "gravitational wave astronomy". Viewed by more than 1200 people to date. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNhI57b9JOc |
Description | Webinar "Enabling University Research at Scale" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Broadcasted talk on gravitational waves and cloud computing |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://www.govtech.com/education/events/webinars/Enabling-University-Research-at-Scale-97323.html |
Description | Welsh physics teacher conference: Invited speaker |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | 21° Welsh Physics Teacher Conference (invited speaker L. Aiello and E. Ejlli) October 7th, 2022, Brecon, United Kingdom Contribution: Quantum Physics: the next generation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |