Gravitational Waves PROJECT COORDINATION
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Organisations
- University of Glasgow (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Pisa (Collaboration)
- Tongji University (Collaboration)
- European Gravitational Observatory (Collaboration)
- California Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- ETH Zurich (Collaboration)
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences (Collaboration)
- Hubei University of Education (Collaboration)
- Sun Yat-sen University (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Collaboration)
- LIGO (Collaboration)
- LIGO Scientific Collaboration (Collaboration)
- Penn State University (Collaboration)
- University of Warwick (Collaboration)
- Shandong University (Collaboration)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- INFN Sezione di Perugia (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- Boostec (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield (Collaboration)
- University Libre Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles ULB) (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- Tokyo Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- University of the West of Scotland (Collaboration)
- Australia Telescope National Facility (Collaboration)
- INFN Sezione di Pisa (Collaboration)
- Laser Center Hannover eV (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Collaboration)
- Australian Research Council (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (Collaboration)
- HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Collaboration)
- Tsinghua University China (Collaboration)
- Syracuse University (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Gooch & Housego (Collaboration)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Collaboration)
- Maastricht University (UM) (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- California State University, Fullerton (Collaboration)
- Changchun University (Collaboration)
- Virgo Ego Scientific Forum (Collaboration)
- Beijing Normal University (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Sheila Rowan (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Aartsen M
(2014)
Multimessenger search for sources of gravitational waves and high-energy neutrinos: Initial results for LIGO-Virgo and IceCube
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2015)
Narrow-band search of continuous gravitational-wave signals from Crab and Vela pulsars in Virgo VSR4 data
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2013)
Directed search for continuous gravitational waves from the Galactic center
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2014)
Implementation of an $\mathcal{F}$-statistic all-sky search for continuous gravitational waves in Virgo VSR1 data
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Aasi J
(2015)
Directed search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with initial LIGO data
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2015)
SEARCHES FOR CONTINUOUS GRAVITATIONAL WAVES FROM NINE YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aasi J
(2013)
Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspiral, merger, and ringdown in LIGO-Virgo data from 2009-2010
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2014)
Improved upper limits on the stochastic gravitational-wave background from 2009-2010 LIGO and Virgo data.
in Physical review letters
Aasi J
(2013)
Einstein@Home all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S5 data
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2012)
The characterization of Virgo data and its impact on gravitational-wave searches
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Aasi J
(2021)
Erratum: "Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Nine Young Supernova Remnants" (2015, ApJ, 813, 39) *
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
Aasi J
(2015)
Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Aasi J
(2014)
FIRST SEARCHES FOR OPTICAL COUNTERPARTS TO GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE CANDIDATE EVENTS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Aasi J
(2014)
The NINJA-2 project: detecting and characterizing gravitational waveforms modelled using numerical binary black hole simulations
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Aasi J
(2014)
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES FROM KNOWN PULSARS: RESULTS FROM THE INITIAL DETECTOR ERA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Aasi J
(2014)
First all-sky search for continuous gravitational waves from unknown sources in binary systems
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2013)
Parameter estimation for compact binary coalescence signals with the first generation gravitational-wave detector network
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2014)
Search for gravitational radiation from intermediate mass black hole binaries in data from the second LIGO-Virgo joint science run
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2013)
Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light
in Nature Photonics
Aasi J
(2014)
Search for gravitational waves associated with ?-ray bursts detected by the interplanetary network.
in Physical review letters
Aasi J
(2013)
Search for long-lived gravitational-wave transients coincident with long gamma-ray bursts
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2016)
First low frequency all-sky search for continuous gravitational wave signals
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2014)
Search for gravitational wave ringdowns from perturbed intermediate mass black holes in LIGO-Virgo data from 2005-2010
in Physical Review D
Aasi J
(2014)
Constraints on cosmic strings from the LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave detectors.
in Physical review letters
| Title | "Infinite LIGO dreams" |
| Description | Artwork by Penelope Rose Crowley, commissioned by Cardiff Gravitational Physics group. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Impact | N/A |
| Description | NB This entry is a portfolio covering a large number of related awards - the relevant information can thus be found entered in more depth against each of those |
| Exploitation Route | NB This entry is a portfolio covering a large number of related awards - the relevant information can thus be found entered in more depth against each of those |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Security and Diplomacy,Other |
| Description | Transfer of oxide bonding technology to Gooch and Housego through a KTP award (Glasgow) Collaborative development of gravity gradiometers for the oil industry with Micro-G (Glasgow) and Gravitech (Strathclyde) Spin off of vibration control work into control of stem cell differentiation (Glasgow/UWS/Strathclyde) Development of real-time sinusoid tracking algorithms for industrial spin-out, with support from EPSRC and STFC (Sheffield). NB This entry is a portfolio covering a large number of related awards - for the complete look at the relevant information in more depth please see the individual awards |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Energy,Environment,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Security and Diplomacy |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | GWoan Chair of the STFC DiRAC oversight Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | GWoan Chair of the STFC UK SKA construction grant review panel |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | GWoan Member of the STFC GOTO Oversight Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | GWoan STFC UK SKA oversight committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | IOPS committee member KHaughian |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://www.iop.org/physics-community/iop-membership-where-you-are/iop-scotland#gref |
| Description | MHendry Chair of Learned Societies Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://www.gov.scot/publications/independent-review-education-scotland-scottish-qualification-autho... |
| Description | MHendry Institute of Physics Education Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | As Chair of IOP Scotland Education Committee and member of IOP Education Committee, I have contributed to the organisation and delivery of STEM-related teacher online CPD provision that mitigated the adverse impacts of the COVID pandemic. |
| URL | https://www.iop.org/education |
| Description | MHendry Member of Advisory Committee, PGI, National Physical Laboratory |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | As a member of the NPL Postgraduate Institute External Advisory Board, responsible for advising PGI on best practice in postgraduate training and skills development. |
| Description | MHendry Royal Society of Edinburgh Programme Convenor and co-chair of RSE Public Engagement Advisory Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | SWebster UK Quantum Strategy Call for Evidence |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Senior independent member STFC Council SRowan |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://stfc.ukri.org/about-us/how-we-are-governed/council/ |
| Description | ASPERA Common Call |
| Amount | £45,631 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/L000342/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | Advanced LIGO Operations Grant |
| Amount | £901,107 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/I006285/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2011 |
| End | 07/2015 |
| 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 | Automated Image Quality Assurance for Ophthalmoscopes |
| Amount | £16,721 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | S3C-007-July-2013 |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Department | Scottish Funding Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2013 |
| End | 01/2014 |
| Description | Clydespace |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Clyde Space |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | EC Framework 7 Infrastructures program |
| Amount | £219,763 (GBP) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2008 |
| End | 07/2011 |
| Description | EPSRC Nanokicking |
| Amount | £3,094 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/N013905/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2016 |
| End | 01/2019 |
| Description | ET Design Study |
| Amount | £207,954 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EU - ECC211743 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2008 |
| End | 07/2011 |
| Description | ET R&D |
| Amount | £38,030 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/L000806/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | Early technology developments for gravitational-wave instrumentation and wider applications |
| Amount | £191,652 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/X004929/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2022 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | Enhanced Instrumentation for Gravitational Wave Research |
| Amount | £110,575 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/W005395/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2022 |
| End | 06/2022 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Amount | £230,127 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EC (606176) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 02/2014 |
| End | 01/2018 |
| Description | Indo-UK collaboration |
| Amount | £7,580 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | None |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2013 |
| End | 03/2013 |
| Description | International Joint Project Award scheme |
| Amount | £7,570 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2009 |
| End | 03/2011 |
| Description | Investigations in Gravitational Radiation |
| Amount | £1,303,610 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/N005430/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | JISC Grant |
| Amount | £109,730 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Jisc |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2009 |
| End | 02/2011 |
| 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 | Post-doctoral Fellowship |
| Amount | £217,979 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2008 |
| End | 09/2011 |
| 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 | QINETIQ |
| Amount | £32,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Qinetiq |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 03/2020 |
| Description | RCUK Fellowship |
| Amount | £125,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/E500366/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2006 |
| End | 09/2012 |
| Description | RCUK Science Bridges |
| Amount | £30,358 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2009 |
| End | 08/2012 |
| Description | RCUK Science Bridges |
| Amount | £62,698 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2009 |
| End | 04/2011 |
| Description | RSE/Scottish Executive Personal Research Fellowship |
| Amount | £247,315 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2008 |
| End | 09/2011 |
| Description | Research Merit Award |
| Amount | £101,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2010 |
| End | 07/2015 |
| Description | Royal Society Industry Fellowship / Society of Chemical Industry studentship |
| Amount | £159,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | P46ICHA/02 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | Royal Society Research Grant |
| Amount | £73,556 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RG120367 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 02/2016 |
| Description | Royal Society SHild |
| Amount | £11,820 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | IE160125 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2016 |
| End | 07/2018 |
| Description | Royal Society University Research Fellowship |
| Amount | £803,198 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 516002.K5869/R OG |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2007 |
| End | 09/2014 |
| Description | Royal Society University Research Fellowship |
| Amount | £803,198 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 516002.K5869/R OG |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2007 |
| End | 09/2014 |
| Description | Royal society fellowship extension |
| Amount | £328,195 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | UF150694 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2019 |
| Description | SFC GHammond |
| Amount | £68,972 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Department | Scottish Funding Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | STFC Advanced Fellowship |
| Amount | £548,111 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/H008438/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2010 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | SUPA Studentship |
| Amount | £14,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2008 |
| End | 03/2012 |
| Description | Schlumberger |
| Amount | £36,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Schlumberger Limited |
| Department | Schlumberger Cambridge Research |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 03/2020 |
| Description | Science and Technology Funding Council - Investigations in Gravitational Radiation |
| Amount | £4,360,741 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/N005422/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Science in Society Fellowship |
| Amount | £92,380 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2010 |
| End | 09/2012 |
| Description | TSB CCS |
| Amount | £1,298,802 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2013 |
| End | 06/2016 |
| Description | University of Glasgow Leadership Fellowship |
| Amount | £124,500 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 30601180 |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2014 |
| End | 01/2017 |
| Description | Virtual mobility grant |
| Amount | € 1,500 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | E-COST-GRANT-CA17137-d77d263d |
| Organisation | European Gravitational Observatory |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Italy |
| Start | 08/2002 |
| End | 10/2022 |
| Description | Wee-g: A MEMS gravimeter for precision gravity surveying in Security and the Environment |
| Amount | £346,411 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/X508986/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2022 |
| End | 10/2024 |
| Description | ALUK |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Department | UK Advanced LIGO Project (ALUK) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Enabling computational infrastructure for analysing data from Advanced LIGO. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data analysis on the computational infrastructure provided by us. |
| Impact | Research papers on the analysis of data from LIGO detectors. |
| Description | Cosmic Explorer consortium |
| Organisation | California Institute of Technology |
| Department | Caltech Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Cosmic Explorer is a plan for a U.S. third-generation gravitational-wave observatory that aims to be an order of magnitude more sensitive than Advanced LIGO. At this sensitivity, Cosmic Explorer will be able to answer questions from the smallest scales of fundamental physics to the largest scales of cosmology. The purpose of the Cosmic Explorer Consortium is to provide an open and efficient way for members of the international physics and astronomy communities to contribute to the conceptualization of Cosmic Explorer, its design, and its future use. We are active in this collaboration, particularly in the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have much expertise. We also contribute to the science case for the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing science expertise and collaborating on projects related to Cosmic Explorer. |
| Impact | This is a multi -disciplinary collaboration as it involves physicists, astronomers and engineers working together. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Cosmic Explorer consortium |
| Organisation | California State University, Fullerton |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Cosmic Explorer is a plan for a U.S. third-generation gravitational-wave observatory that aims to be an order of magnitude more sensitive than Advanced LIGO. At this sensitivity, Cosmic Explorer will be able to answer questions from the smallest scales of fundamental physics to the largest scales of cosmology. The purpose of the Cosmic Explorer Consortium is to provide an open and efficient way for members of the international physics and astronomy communities to contribute to the conceptualization of Cosmic Explorer, its design, and its future use. We are active in this collaboration, particularly in the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have much expertise. We also contribute to the science case for the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing science expertise and collaborating on projects related to Cosmic Explorer. |
| Impact | This is a multi -disciplinary collaboration as it involves physicists, astronomers and engineers working together. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Cosmic Explorer consortium |
| Organisation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Cosmic Explorer is a plan for a U.S. third-generation gravitational-wave observatory that aims to be an order of magnitude more sensitive than Advanced LIGO. At this sensitivity, Cosmic Explorer will be able to answer questions from the smallest scales of fundamental physics to the largest scales of cosmology. The purpose of the Cosmic Explorer Consortium is to provide an open and efficient way for members of the international physics and astronomy communities to contribute to the conceptualization of Cosmic Explorer, its design, and its future use. We are active in this collaboration, particularly in the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have much expertise. We also contribute to the science case for the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing science expertise and collaborating on projects related to Cosmic Explorer. |
| Impact | This is a multi -disciplinary collaboration as it involves physicists, astronomers and engineers working together. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Cosmic Explorer consortium |
| Organisation | Penn State University |
| Department | Penn State Abington |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Cosmic Explorer is a plan for a U.S. third-generation gravitational-wave observatory that aims to be an order of magnitude more sensitive than Advanced LIGO. At this sensitivity, Cosmic Explorer will be able to answer questions from the smallest scales of fundamental physics to the largest scales of cosmology. The purpose of the Cosmic Explorer Consortium is to provide an open and efficient way for members of the international physics and astronomy communities to contribute to the conceptualization of Cosmic Explorer, its design, and its future use. We are active in this collaboration, particularly in the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have much expertise. We also contribute to the science case for the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing science expertise and collaborating on projects related to Cosmic Explorer. |
| Impact | This is a multi -disciplinary collaboration as it involves physicists, astronomers and engineers working together. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Cosmic Explorer consortium |
| Organisation | Syracuse University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Cosmic Explorer is a plan for a U.S. third-generation gravitational-wave observatory that aims to be an order of magnitude more sensitive than Advanced LIGO. At this sensitivity, Cosmic Explorer will be able to answer questions from the smallest scales of fundamental physics to the largest scales of cosmology. The purpose of the Cosmic Explorer Consortium is to provide an open and efficient way for members of the international physics and astronomy communities to contribute to the conceptualization of Cosmic Explorer, its design, and its future use. We are active in this collaboration, particularly in the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have much expertise. We also contribute to the science case for the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing science expertise and collaborating on projects related to Cosmic Explorer. |
| Impact | This is a multi -disciplinary collaboration as it involves physicists, astronomers and engineers working together. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | ETH Zurich- Institute for quantum electronics |
| Organisation | ETH Zurich |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provided samples and expertise |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided samples and expertise |
| Impact | Research paper |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | California Institute of Technology |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | Cardiff University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | European Gravitational Observatory |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | INFN Sezione di Perugia |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | INFN Sezione di Pisa |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | Maastricht University (UM) |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | National Institute for Nuclear Physics |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | University Libre Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles ULB) |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Einstein Telescope Collaboration |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The ET Design Study created an ET community in Europe and a global interest in the 3rd generation of GW observatories. This community was transformed into into a collaboration. We are active in this collaboration, particularly within the areas of suspensions and coatings where we have great expertise. We are also contribute to the sceince case of the detector. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Active collaboration in areas related to the Einstein Telescope. |
| Impact | This is multi-disciplinary asit involves physicists, astronomers and engineers. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Organisation | Boostec |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We will contribute to this collaboration on two fronts: 1) We will host one early career researcher at the IGR and train him in cutting edge techniques relevant to building and characterising low thermal noise optical systems. 2) A second early career researcher supervised by our group will be based at a company (Gooch & Housego) and work on the development and commercialisation of bonding techniques for low loss monolithic assemblies. In addition we will contribute to the general training of all the early career researchers of this international training network. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GraWIToN is an Initial Training Network, funded by European Commission under FP7-Marie Curie Actions for four years, since the 1st of February 2014. GraWIToN aims to train 13 young researchers (PhD students) in the gravitational wave (GW) search field. Our partners will contribute strongly to the training of the Glasgow based early career researchers (for instance via summer schools or industry collaborations). |
| Impact | Too soon to tell. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Organisation | Gooch & Housego |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We will contribute to this collaboration on two fronts: 1) We will host one early career researcher at the IGR and train him in cutting edge techniques relevant to building and characterising low thermal noise optical systems. 2) A second early career researcher supervised by our group will be based at a company (Gooch & Housego) and work on the development and commercialisation of bonding techniques for low loss monolithic assemblies. In addition we will contribute to the general training of all the early career researchers of this international training network. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GraWIToN is an Initial Training Network, funded by European Commission under FP7-Marie Curie Actions for four years, since the 1st of February 2014. GraWIToN aims to train 13 young researchers (PhD students) in the gravitational wave (GW) search field. Our partners will contribute strongly to the training of the Glasgow based early career researchers (for instance via summer schools or industry collaborations). |
| Impact | Too soon to tell. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Organisation | Laser Center Hannover eV |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We will contribute to this collaboration on two fronts: 1) We will host one early career researcher at the IGR and train him in cutting edge techniques relevant to building and characterising low thermal noise optical systems. 2) A second early career researcher supervised by our group will be based at a company (Gooch & Housego) and work on the development and commercialisation of bonding techniques for low loss monolithic assemblies. In addition we will contribute to the general training of all the early career researchers of this international training network. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GraWIToN is an Initial Training Network, funded by European Commission under FP7-Marie Curie Actions for four years, since the 1st of February 2014. GraWIToN aims to train 13 young researchers (PhD students) in the gravitational wave (GW) search field. Our partners will contribute strongly to the training of the Glasgow based early career researchers (for instance via summer schools or industry collaborations). |
| Impact | Too soon to tell. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Organisation | Max Planck Society |
| Department | Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We will contribute to this collaboration on two fronts: 1) We will host one early career researcher at the IGR and train him in cutting edge techniques relevant to building and characterising low thermal noise optical systems. 2) A second early career researcher supervised by our group will be based at a company (Gooch & Housego) and work on the development and commercialisation of bonding techniques for low loss monolithic assemblies. In addition we will contribute to the general training of all the early career researchers of this international training network. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GraWIToN is an Initial Training Network, funded by European Commission under FP7-Marie Curie Actions for four years, since the 1st of February 2014. GraWIToN aims to train 13 young researchers (PhD students) in the gravitational wave (GW) search field. Our partners will contribute strongly to the training of the Glasgow based early career researchers (for instance via summer schools or industry collaborations). |
| Impact | Too soon to tell. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Organisation | National Institute for Nuclear Physics |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We will contribute to this collaboration on two fronts: 1) We will host one early career researcher at the IGR and train him in cutting edge techniques relevant to building and characterising low thermal noise optical systems. 2) A second early career researcher supervised by our group will be based at a company (Gooch & Housego) and work on the development and commercialisation of bonding techniques for low loss monolithic assemblies. In addition we will contribute to the general training of all the early career researchers of this international training network. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GraWIToN is an Initial Training Network, funded by European Commission under FP7-Marie Curie Actions for four years, since the 1st of February 2014. GraWIToN aims to train 13 young researchers (PhD students) in the gravitational wave (GW) search field. Our partners will contribute strongly to the training of the Glasgow based early career researchers (for instance via summer schools or industry collaborations). |
| Impact | Too soon to tell. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We will contribute to this collaboration on two fronts: 1) We will host one early career researcher at the IGR and train him in cutting edge techniques relevant to building and characterising low thermal noise optical systems. 2) A second early career researcher supervised by our group will be based at a company (Gooch & Housego) and work on the development and commercialisation of bonding techniques for low loss monolithic assemblies. In addition we will contribute to the general training of all the early career researchers of this international training network. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GraWIToN is an Initial Training Network, funded by European Commission under FP7-Marie Curie Actions for four years, since the 1st of February 2014. GraWIToN aims to train 13 young researchers (PhD students) in the gravitational wave (GW) search field. Our partners will contribute strongly to the training of the Glasgow based early career researchers (for instance via summer schools or industry collaborations). |
| Impact | Too soon to tell. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Organisation | University of Pisa |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We will contribute to this collaboration on two fronts: 1) We will host one early career researcher at the IGR and train him in cutting edge techniques relevant to building and characterising low thermal noise optical systems. 2) A second early career researcher supervised by our group will be based at a company (Gooch & Housego) and work on the development and commercialisation of bonding techniques for low loss monolithic assemblies. In addition we will contribute to the general training of all the early career researchers of this international training network. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GraWIToN is an Initial Training Network, funded by European Commission under FP7-Marie Curie Actions for four years, since the 1st of February 2014. GraWIToN aims to train 13 young researchers (PhD students) in the gravitational wave (GW) search field. Our partners will contribute strongly to the training of the Glasgow based early career researchers (for instance via summer schools or industry collaborations). |
| Impact | Too soon to tell. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
| Organisation | Virgo Ego Scientific Forum |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We will contribute to this collaboration on two fronts: 1) We will host one early career researcher at the IGR and train him in cutting edge techniques relevant to building and characterising low thermal noise optical systems. 2) A second early career researcher supervised by our group will be based at a company (Gooch & Housego) and work on the development and commercialisation of bonding techniques for low loss monolithic assemblies. In addition we will contribute to the general training of all the early career researchers of this international training network. |
| Collaborator Contribution | GraWIToN is an Initial Training Network, funded by European Commission under FP7-Marie Curie Actions for four years, since the 1st of February 2014. GraWIToN aims to train 13 young researchers (PhD students) in the gravitational wave (GW) search field. Our partners will contribute strongly to the training of the Glasgow based early career researchers (for instance via summer schools or industry collaborations). |
| Impact | Too soon to tell. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| 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 | Investigations in Gravitational Radiation |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Department | Institute for Gravitational Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This collaboration allowed the development at Strathclyde of ultra-low noise Electroststic Drivers, and their subsequent construction and testing, for the Advanced LIGO project. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Assistance with making contacts with the US side of the LIGO project, specifically with collaborators at MIT and Caltech. |
| Impact | Eight ultra-low noise Elecrostatic Drivers have been delivered to the IGR. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | LSC |
| Organisation | LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The LSC carries out the science of the LIGO Observatories, located in Hanford, Washington and Livingston, Louisiana as well as that of the GEO600 detector in Hannover, Germany. Our collaboration is organized around three general areas of research: analysis of LIGO and GEO data searching for gravitational waves from astrophysical sources, detector operations and characterization, and development of future large scale gravitational wave detectors. As evidenced by our outputs that emerge from this collaboration, we contribute strongly to these three areas. In particular we develop low-noise suspension technology and design new optical techniques for the detectors. We also contribute strongly to data analysis particularly in the searches for pulsars and "ringing down" of newly formed black holes. One of our most significant contributions in the area of data analysis has been in the application of Bayesian techniques to parameter estimation in gravitational wave searches. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) is a group of scientists seeking to make the first direct detection of gravitational waves, use them to explore the fundamental physics of gravity, and develop the emerging field of gravitational wave science as a tool of astronomical discovery. The LSC works toward this goal through research on, and development of techniques for, gravitational wave detection; and the development, commissioning and exploitation of gravitational wave detectors. Membership of the LSC fundamentally enables our research. It provides access to gravitational wave data, opportunities to contribute to instrument upgrades, and training for our graduate students, and is the primary locus for application of our technology developments. As the World-leading collaboration in the field membership of the LSC is vital to our ongoing research. Collaborators operate the four LSC detectors to produce gravitational wave data. With us they archive this and enable us to access it for analysis. The collaboration carries out joint analysis of the data from all four instruments. Collaborators host our equipment at the detectors, and also at test facilities at which we undertake joint technology developments, supplementing those we carry out in Glasgow. Collaborators provide training in the operation of detectors, and detector subsystems. Within the technical working groups set up by the collaboration, there is exchange of ideas on advanced interferometer techniques and topologies, on data analysis, on laser sources, on optics, including optical coatings and thermal noise, and on suspension technology. |
| Impact | Philip Leverhulme Prize RCUK Fellowship Post-doctoral Fellowship EC Framework 7 Infrastructures program International Joint Project Award scheme Travel grant RCUK Science Bridges RCUK Science Bridges Seedcorn grant Research Merit Award JISC Grant SUPA Studentship Science in Society Fellowship RSE/Scottish Executive Personal Research Fellowship MP FS AH MB SR Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2008 Appearance on Radio 4 programme "In our time" Appearance on BBC One Countryfile Regular visits to local schools Public lectures at Science Centres and Science Festivals Events for International Year of Astronomy 2009 Lectures to amateur astronomical societies Meet the Scientist @ Glasgow Science Centre Science @ the Scottish Parliament Astronomy's New Messengers Icarus at the Edge of Time CPD Training for schoolteachers ScienceFace Scottish Science Advisory Council Technology Development Hydroxy-catalysis bonding for technology applications Hydroxy-catalysis bonding for research Fused silica suspension fibres for application in technology Fused silica suspension fibres for gravitational wave detectors Bayesian Techniques in precision optical sensing Bayesian Techniques in gravitational wave data analysis Amplitude or arbitrary phase sideband optical cavity probes Technology Development Diffractively coupled high finesse optical cavities Silicon Carbide bonding Berlin 2009 GWADW 2009 Amaldi 2009 RAS NAM 2009 GWADW 2009 RAS NAM 2008 Texas 2008 Moscow 2008 Schuster Colloquium Elizabeth Spreadbury Lecture RSE Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize Lectureship Wolfson Research Merit Award Tannahill Lecture and Medal Fellow ISGRGI FRSE (1) FInstP (1) FRAS (1) FRSE (2) Max-Planck-Society FRAS (2) History and Development of Knowledge IOP Nuclear and Particle Physics Divisional Conference Advanced Detector Workshop Kyoto LISA Symposium Stanford Optical Fibre Sensors Edinburgh Advanced Detector Workshop Florida Gravitational Wave Bursts meeting Mexico ILIAS Dresden IoP NPPD conference Glasgow 12th Marcel Grossman meeting Paris Lomonosov conference Moscow Advanced Detector Workshop Florida GR19 Meeting Mexico LISA International Symposium Stanford OECD Global Science Forum India IAU Rio de Janeiro Amaldi NY Fujihara Seminar Tokyo OECD Global Science Forum Cracow NEB X111 Thessaloniki New Worlds Portugal PASCOS 07 London LEOS Montreal XX1X Spanish Relativity Meeting Mallorca Rencontres de Moriond Italy Texas Symposium Heidelberg Aspera Workshop Paris IoP HEPP and AP Annual Meeting Frontiers in Optics, OSA, San Jose Amaldi NY Fujiwara Foundation Seminar Japan Advanced Detector Workshop Florida IoP Astroparticle meeting Oxford Cosmo 07 Sussex Aspera Workshop Paris Workshop on Charging Issues MIT IoP NPPD Annual conference Surrey RAS ordinary meeting London ILIAS Italy IAU General Assembly Prague NPPD Conference Glasgow Statistical Challenges Penn State Amaldi student talk Visiting Professorship Jena STFC Particle Astrophysics Advisory panel Physical and Engineering Committee of ESF SSAC Chair GWIC Chair STFC Panels Royal Society Research Grants Panel Aspera/ApPEC Science Advisory Committee Trustee RSE RSE Fellowship Committee IoP Awards Committee Chair LIGO Election & Membership GWIC Deputy Chair PPAN RSE Grants Committee RSE Sectional Committee Stanford-Scotland Photonics GEO Executive Committee FP7 ET Design Study Member STFC Science Committee PPAN GWIC Roadmap committee STFC Oversight Committee Zeplin III Aspera/ApPEC Peer Review Committee Governing Council FP6 ILIAS Aspera/ApPEC Roadmap Committee Advanced Detector committee LSC Publication Policy committee LSC LSC CW Group co-Chair reelected SUPA Astro theme leader LSC CW Group co-chair LSC Detection Committee LSC Data Analysis Council FRSE Aspen Center for Physics 2008 Aspen Center for Physics 2011 Advanced Detectors Workshop Kyoto Cosmic Co-Motion Queensland SAMSI North Carolina Center for Astrostatistics Penn State RAS NAM Llandudno Cosmology and Machine Learning UCL ILIAS Dresden PF PhD FB PhD KC Ugrad LO Ugrad RD Ugrad LM Ugrad LMac Ugrad AB Ugrad EWB Ugrad DF PhD ST Staff BL Staff HW PhD KB RA SF Staff KS staff LSF staff ZP Ugrad DH PhD RU Ugrad NH Ugrad MC Ugrad SL Ugrad NG Ugrad CS PhD OB PhD OB PhD MB PhD EJ Ugrad RM Ugrad RW Ugrad SJ Ugrad SL Ugrad BL Staff BG Ugrad AP PhD PS staff VM staff LG Staff CC PhD SZ Ugrad NM PhD MJ staff AG PhD FGC PhD |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | Australia Telescope National Facility |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | Australian Research Council |
| Department | Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | California Institute of Technology |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | LIGO |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Department | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | Max Planck Society |
| Department | Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Department | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. The In-Kind support from the Institute for gravitational Research in Glasgow to this collaboration consists of researcher time and facility access for computer moddelling. It comes to a total of 537,700 AUD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Institute for Gravitational Research has had long-standing links with researchers in Australia who are the key contributors to OzGrav. Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from our collaboration with the Centre are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Impact | Some of the key activities that have arisen to date from this collaboration are in the areas of low frequency performance gravitational wave detectors, future detector planning and detector commissioning. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Partnership between the Institute for Gravitational Research and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) - MPitkin |
| Organisation | Australian Research Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The partnership funded a two week visit to the OzGrav institutions in Melbourne, Australia, for Dr Matthew Pitkin. During the visit he presented seminars at each institution, participated in and chaired workshop sessions, and developed collaborative projects in gravitational-wave astronomy. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partner contributed funds for travel and accommodation via the OzGrav International Visitor Funding Program. |
| Impact | The main outcome is the development of software (bibly https://lscsoft.docs.ligo.org/bilby/index.html) and an associated paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.02042) that will become the main package for source parameter estimation for gravitational-wave signals within the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Title | MEASUREMENT OF ACCELERATION |
| Description | An acceleration measuring device is disclosed, for use as a gravimeter or gradiometer for example. The device has a support and a proof mass, connected to each other by at flexures allowing displacement of the proof mass relative to the support. The support defines a space for displacement of the proof mass. The device is configured so that the modulus of the gradient of the force-displacement curve of the proof mass decreases with increasing displacement, for at least part of the force-displacement curve. This is the so-called anti-spring effect. The resonant frequency of oscillation of the proof mass is determined at least in part by the orientation of the device relative to the direction of the force due to gravity. The proof mass is capable of oscillating with a resonant frequency of 10 Hz or less. The proof mass has a mass of less than 1 gram. |
| IP Reference | WO2016030435 |
| Protection | Patent granted |
| Year Protection Granted | 2016 |
| Licensed | No |
| Impact | This patent was filed in August 2015 and we will work with end users to consider licensing/spin out opportunities. We are currently engaging with a design & manufacturing company to build a field unit, and a micro-nanofabrication company to develop wafer scale processing. Several devices are now installed on Mt Etna as a demonstration of the worlds first MEMS gravimeter array. |
| Title | Silicon Carbide bonding |
| Description | Room temperature technique for mechanically robust method of jointing silicon carbide |
| IP Reference | US20070221326 |
| Protection | Patent granted |
| Year Protection Granted | 2007 |
| Licensed | No |
| Impact | Small contract work with US company |
| Title | Amplitude or arbitrary phase sideband optical cavity probes |
| Description | We have extended the standard technique used to probe the optical cavities of gravitational wave detectors to determine the state of resonance of the ingoing light (and hence sense parameters such as the length) by generalising them. The standard technique involves applying phase modulation sidebands, and we have extended this to include either amplitude or arbitrary phase sidebands. The effect of this is to allow us to probe internal degrees of freedom of multi-cavity systems, and to maximise the separation of signals in the process of reading out coupled degrees of freedom, as is needed for reliable control. Optics, active and adaptive optics, mirrors, aspherics, interferometers, photonics |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Impact | To reduce the limitation set by counting a finite number of photons in the detection process, gravitational wave detectors are employing ever higher light power, and hence storing more photons in the detector at a given instant. The resulting light beams |
| Title | Development of cryogenic MEMS for gravity mapping |
| Description | A direct spin-off of the group?s expertise in low loss monolithic suspensions and precision optical sensing has led to the development of a new research theme on cryogenic silicon Micro-Electro-Mechanical Sensors (MEMS). We are developing a novel tri-axial, low frequency (<5Hz) miniaturised MEMS gradiometer able to sense nano-g changes (<10ng in 1s) in the local gravitational field. This is equivalent to a performance ten times better than any current device on the market. Building a device at the target sensitivity will require thermal noise optimisation of the MEMS silicon flexures and the use of geometrical anti-springs to lower the device resonant frequency, the development of a high stability on-chip optical readout, the ability to tune the device to reject common mode non-gravitational accelerations and cryogenic operation to provide long term stability. Instrumentation technologies (inc. vibration, miniaturisation, ruggedness) |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Impact | There is a substantial gap in the market for high sensitivity, low power consumption, miniaturised devices able to sense gravity over a wide operating frequency and suitable for land and air based surveys. The ability to map and image the local gravitatio |
| Title | Diffractively coupled high finesse optical cavities |
| Description | The demand for ever higher power in laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors, together with the possible choice of silicon mirror substrates to allow cryogenic operation (silicon is opaque at the normally chosen laser wavelength of 1064 nm), led us to investigate the diffractive optics. In our application a weak diffractive coupler, in 2nd order Littrow configuration, is used to send light in and out of an optical resonator (replacing the usual partly-transmitting mirror, and so avoiding the need for a transmitting mirror substrate). Optics, active and adaptive optics, mirrors, aspherics, interferometers, photonics |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Impact | This technology contributes to our future research by providing a route for which a potential new material of choice for cryogenic mirror substrates can be used with existing and well understood laser systems, thus accelerating progress in this area. |
| Title | Fused silica suspension fibres for application in technology |
| Description | Precision laser-drawn fibres of ultra-high purity fused silica. Laser melting of the stock ensures high purity, pre-treatment achieves low density of surface defects and hence high strength, and precision drawing, under computer control leads to a highly reproducible profile (i.e. the diameter along the length of the fibre) and length. The particular pulling technique ensures good roundness of the fibres. Optics, active and adaptive optics, mirrors, aspherics, interferometers, photonics |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Impact | There is a commercial application in the area of Geophysics instrumentation currently under development, (commercially sensitive and covered by a non-disclosure agreement). |
| Title | Fused silica suspension fibres for gravitational wave detectors |
| Description | Precision laser-drawn fibres of ultra-high purity fused silica. Laser melting of the stock ensures high purity, pre-treatment achieves low density of surface defects and hence high strength, and precision drawing, under computer control leads to a highly reproducible profile (i.e. the diameter along the length of the fibre) and length. The particular pulling technique ensures good roundness of the fibres. Optics, active and adaptive optics, mirrors, aspherics, interferometers, photonics |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Impact | Within the field of gravitational wave research the fibres produced by the method we developed have been selected for inclusion in the next generation of instruments in Europe and the USA. This represents a major advance and an acceleration of progress i |
| 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 | Hydroxy-catalysis bonding for research |
| Description | Many glasses, oxides and also silicon carbide, where the surfaces are polished flat and correctly prepared, can be bonded using the action of OH ions in dilute solution. The bonds produced are very thin (of order 100 nm or less) and have good optical quality. We employ this technique in the construction of ultra-low mechanical loss test masses for gravitational wave detectors and for the fabrication of extremely stable optical assemblies for space-borne gravitational wave detectors and other applications. Optics, active and adaptive optics, mirrors, aspherics, interferometers, photonics |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Impact | This technology development has dramatically extended our research by enabling us to develop suspension systems for Advanced LIGO. Hydroxy-catalysis bonding uniquely provides the high strength and thin bonds, hence low mechanical dissipation necessary to |
| Title | Hydroxy-catalysis bonding for technology applications |
| Description | Many glasses, oxides and also silicon carbide, where the surfaces are polished flat and correctly prepared, can be bonded using the action of OH ions in dilute solution. The bonds produced are very thin (of order 100 nm or less) and have good optical quality. We employ this technique in the construction of ultra-low mechanical loss test masses for gravitational wave detectors and for the fabrication of extremely stable optical assemblies for space-borne gravitational wave detectors and other applications. Optics, active and adaptive optics, mirrors, aspherics, interferometers, photonics |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Impact | There have been several applications of hydroxy-catalysis bonding in areas beyond our core research. Developments in this technology have extended its application to the bonding of silicon carbide (Glasgow patent) with applications for space missions (e |
| Title | Nanokicking' system for biomedical applications |
| Description | Development of a vibration system suitable for supplying nanoscale vibrations to cell cultures over a frequency range of 1 Hz to 5 kHz. This technology uses precision piezoelectric transducers for supplying the nanoscale motion. Laser interferometry is implemented for calibration. Instrumentation technologies (inc. vibration, miniaturisation, ruggedness) |
| Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Impact | A collaboration between Uni. West of Scotland and Uni. Glasgow has demonstrated using this technology for controlling the differentiation (fate) of adult human stem cells (mesenchymal stem cells, MSCs). This result, which demonstrates the potential to co |
| Title | Nessai: nested sampling with artificial intelligence |
| Description | Nessai is nested sampling algorithm for Bayesian Inference that incorporates machine learning. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | This software provides an alternative tool for Bayesian Inference and it has been shown to reduce computation time by up to a factor of four compared to standard methods used in the field. |
| URL | https://github.com/mj-will/nessai |
| 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/ |
| Title | Violin-Mode sensor |
| Description | Differential picometre-level displacement detector, using a near-infrared illuminating beam and a differential photodiode-based shadow sensor. UV/Visible/IR detectors |
| Type Of Technology | Detection Devices |
| Year Produced | 2011 |
| Impact | In terms of displacement sensitivity this technology has improved on that of earlier 'shadow' sensors by a factor of circa 1000. |
| Title | Voting software |
| Description | A voting tool for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration that makes use of collaboration identity management to restrict access to the appropriate groups. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Impact | This software is widely used within the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, comprising 1,000 scientists. It is easy to use and well liked. |
| URL | https://vote.ligo.org/ |
| Title | glasflow MWilliams |
| Description | Python implementation of normalising flows using PyTorch |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | Glasflow is being used for a range of machine learning projects with the Institute of Gravitational Research. |
| URL | https://github.com/uofgravity/glasflow |
| Title | mj-will/nessai: Release to trigger Zenodo |
| Description | See changelog for details. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | Too early to assess, but intended application in GW astronomy |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/4550694 |
| Title | transientlunatic/asimov: v0.3.2 |
| Description | Automation toolkit for gravitational wave analyses |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | Used in the analysis of GW events in the GWTC-2, GWTC-2.1, and GWTC-3.0 catalogue papers. |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/4024432 |
| Description | Al Jazeera TV coverage on the discovery of gravitational waves |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Live TV interview |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v9a0DS9u8k |
| Description | Article in Paisley Express newspaper, on Reid, highlighting the discovery of gravitational waves. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Large newspaper article on gravitational wave discovery and the involvement of the University of the West of Scotland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/paisley |
| Description | BBC Radio Scotland, Newsdrive program, 12th February 2016, "scientific discovery and innovation" discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited interview on BBC Scotland radio station, around 5pm (rush hour commuting target audience) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland |
| Description | BBC Reporting Scotland, "Stem cells 'nanokicked' to grow new bone" interview on 3rd April 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Joint video interview on BBC Scotland (TV) and broadcast throughout the day on BBC News. Significant media/public exposure. These results ended up being re-issued in medical magazines throughout the world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22035696 |
| Description | BBC World Service Radio, interview for stem cell research on 5th April 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Sole interview on BBC World Service (international) on stem cell breakthrough Articles appeared in medical magazines all around the world as a result of this interview. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016tm51 |
| Description | BBC World Service programme: The Forum - The Rhythm |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC World Service programme for 45 minutes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jlyff |
| Description | BBC documentary series, Men of Rock (aired Dec 2010 & Jan 2011) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | National TV coverage. Follow-up work with BBC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wkc1b |
| Description | BBC radio 5 'Five Live' interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I was interviewed live by Nicky Campbell for 5 minutes about cosmology in general and the BICEP2 experimental results in particular. The interview was on BBC radio 5 'Five Live' at 7:40am. Five Live is a popular nationally broadcast radio show, so a large audience of the general public will have heard the interview. General publicity for fundamental science, the University of Sheffield, its Department of Physics, and my research. Raising the awareness of the general public of research into gravitational waves. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | BBarr build a detector workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Outreach within our existing collaboration network to undergraduate students in India. Provided real-researcher experience to students who were tasked to design their own gravitational wave detector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Birney, Talk, Stanford (US), "Diamond-Like Carbon for potential use as protective and high emissivity coating for future mirror suspensions", 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Huge interest in capabilities in UWS. Many questions. Request for additional information to be sent to colleagues working in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) in the US. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://dcc.ligo.org/LIGO-G1400975 |
| Description | Birney, talk, Takayama (Japan), GWADW (Gravitational wave advanced detector workshop), "DLC fabrication capabilities at UWS, with potential applications for protective and high emissivity coating", 2014. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Huge interest in capabilities at UWS. Initiated orders from Virgo and KAGRA international projects for fabirating baffle and suspension components for their GW detectors. Initiated orders from Virgo and KAGRA international projects for fabirating baffle and suspension components for their GW detectors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.gravity.ircs.titech.ac.jp/GWADW2014/program.htm |
| Description | Black Hole Hunter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is an on-line game that is on display at every major/minor outreach activity undertaken by members of the 1000-strong LIGO Scientific Collaboration. It has been translated to German, French and Spain and attracts of 1000's of unique hits every year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | British Science Festival, public talk, 9th September 2013. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Around 150 members of the public and media attending a special series of talks "You Heard It Here First". Speakers were invited by the organising committee of the British Science Festival. Was interviewed by various media organisations as a result of this public presentation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/british-science-festival/you-heard-it-here-first |
| Description | Can you hear black holes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | AThis was a Royal Society Summer exhibition. An estimated 4000 people passed through our stand in 3 days. Exhibits were developed and in particular the online black hole hunger game was developed for the exhibition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Comments in the Daily Mail on results from the BICEP2 experiment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | My comments were published in an article in the Daily Mail on Tuesday 18th March 2014. Members of the public have questioned me about my comments, leading me to believe that they reached a broad general audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Comments to the Guardian on results from the BICEP2 experiment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Comments I made on the consequences and import of the BICEP2 results were published in the Guardian on Tuesday 18th March - the article started on page 1, and my comments were in a whole page spread on page 8. These comments were also echoed in the Guardian Online; I have supplied a URL below for the Guardian online article from Monday 17th March. Various members of the public in my area have approached me about these comments, which they have seen, leading me to suspect that the comments reached a broad national audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/mar/17/primordial-gravitational-wave-discovery-physics-bicep |
| Description | Comments to the Science media centre on the results from the BICEP2 experiment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | I made comments on the experimental results from the BICEP2 experiment, and these comments appeared on the Science Media Centre web site. The comments were then distributed to a broad general audience through local media. A very broad audience was reached with these comments through local newspapers - you can see some of the articles by doing a news search for articles including ed daw bicep using, for example, google news. Hundreds of local papers carried my comments because of the Science Media Centre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-detection-of-gravitational-waves/ |
| Description | DWilliams Talk to Milngavie University of the Third Age |
| 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 given to small group of members of general public on developments in GW astronomy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Detailed follow-on Guardian interview on future prospects of the discovery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview discussing the details about what can be expected next. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/12/gravitational-waves-what-breakthroughs-can-we-expect... |
| Description | Dundee Astronomical, Searching for signals from the dark side of the Universe. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Standard Astronomical Society type presentation. Very interested audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.dundeeastro.com |
| Description | G2net Detecting Continuous Gravitational Waves Kaggle Competition MWilliams |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online data analysis challenge hosted via the online platform Kaggle. Participants were challenged to detect Continuous Gravitational Waves. This challenge introduced the Kaggle community to gravitational-wave data, specifically continuous gravitational waves. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/g2net-detecting-continuous-gravitational-waves |
| Description | GW150914 - London Press Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A press release of the discovery of gravitational waves on Feb 11, 2016 at London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/11/gravitational-waves-discovery-hailed-as-breakthrough... |
| Description | Glasgow Science Centre "Meet the expert" Day. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Organised and presented exhibit for Glasgow Science Centre "Meet the expert" Day. Public outreach. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/special-events/meet-the-expert-events.html |
| Description | Glasgow Science Festival (GSF 2011). |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Set up exhibit and present information on UK's contribution to the international field of gravitational wave science. Public engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk/ |
| Description | Gravitational Wave Discovery Video |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A short podcast on the discovery of gravitational waves was made by Cardiff University and distributed via YouTube: More than 12,000 views as of March 7 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcxt097G4Ps |
| Description | Gravity Beyond the Apple |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A hands-on school show describing black holes and gravitational waves was developed and presented to 15 schools in the South Wales area. A hands-on school show; video interviews of some of the scientists that were used in the show. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007,2008 |
| Description | Iain Martin - RSE Start-up Science Masterclasses |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Organised science masterclasses to engage and teach children about science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Icarus at the Edge of Time |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In October 2010 the IGR participated in a science exhibition at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, linked to a performance of "Icarus at the Edge of Time" - an orchestral score, written by Philip Glass, to accompany the film version of the Brian Greene children's story, updating the Icarus myth in which Icarus falls into a black hole. This project was undertaken jointly with Glasgow Science Centre and featured our "Can you hear black holes?" exhibit. Questionnaire feedback coordinated by Glasgow Science Centre for this event was uniformly positive. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall have expressed their willingness to work with us on similar art-science collaborations in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Invited co-exhibitor at National Space Conference, SECC, 15-16th July 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 200-300 school pupils, conference delegates, media Initiated meeting with Glasgow City Council regarding increased STEM promotion from UWS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.esero.org.uk/news/the-uk-space-conference-2013-outreacheducation-programme |
| Description | Invited public talk at Joint Congress of University Astronomical Societies, Galway, Ireland (Mar 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited public talk at Joint Congress of University Astronomical Societies, Galway, Ireland (Mar 2019) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited seminar/colloquim, University of Glasgow (UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk on Nanokicking (stem cell) research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Invited talk in conjuction with Coats Observatory and UWS, History of Astronomy in Paisley. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Event organised between Coats Observatory and the UWS Physics Society. Talk by Reid. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Invited talk, North England IOP AGM, Newcastle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 60 people attended. Engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| URL | http://www.iop.org |
| Description | KHaughian IOPS Big Bounce Festival 2022 |
| 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 | Worked at the Institute of Physics in Scotlands 'Big Bounce Festival', helped to run events and chat to members of the public about science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | LIGO-India announcement and coverage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Report on the discovery and funding of LIGO India. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/earth-space/122854-india-gravitational-waves-cardiff |
| Description | LTS (Learning and Teaching Scotland), school teaching material. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online teaching resource for schools. School education. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/highersciences/physics/unitone/gravitation/gravityandmass.asp |
| Description | Lectures to amateur astronomical societies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | IGR staff regularly give invited talks on gravitational wave science to amateur astronomy societies throughout the country, usually at the level of about 4 talks per year. Recent examples include talks given to: Astronomical Society of Glasgow; Renfrewshire Astronomical Society; Stirlingshire Astronomical Society; Aberdeen Astronomical Society; Highlands Astronomical Society; Astronomical Society of Edinburgh; Helensburgh Astronomical Society; Clydesdale Astronomical Society. www.scottishsolarsystem.org.uk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | MHednry outreach lecture 5July2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on "Scotland's Einstein" at Dark Space Planetarium, Kirkcudbright, 5 July 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHednry outreach talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Outreach lecture at Dark Space Planetarium, Kirkcudbright, 17 November 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry "2020 Vision": online talk for IOP Scotland Seniors group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Talk for IOP Scotland Seniors Group, on the Physics of 2121. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry "Hubble Trouble" talk for Highland Astronomical Society, 02/03/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online lecture for Highland Astronomical Society |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry "Tales from the Darkside": talk for Abriachan Forest Trust, Inverness, 25/02/2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | "Tales from the Darkside": talk for Abriachan Forest Trust, Inverness, delivered as part of Scottish Year of Storytelling, 25/02/2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry "Tomorrow's World": online talk for Institute of Physics Stirling Physics Meeting, 21/06/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online talk for schoolteachers participating in the Institute of Physics Scotland Stirling Physics Meeting 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Café Scientifique talk on the James Webb Space Telescope, for Café Sci Glasgow programme, 07/02/2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Café Scientifique talk on the James Webb Space Telescope, for Café Sci Glasgow programme, delivered online, 07/02/2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Conference outreach talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk for UKSEDS Conference, Edinburgh, 4 February 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | MHendry David Elder Lecture, Glasgow Science Centre, on "Einstein's Universe", 24/02/2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | David Elder Lecture, Glasgow Science Centre, on "Einstein's Universe", delivered in-person and livestreamed online, 24/02/2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe, 02/03/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online talk on cosmology and astrophysics content of A-level Physics syllabus for students in Cumbria |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe, 09/03/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online talk on cosmology and astrophysics content of Higher Physics syllabus for students in East Dunbartonshire Schools |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Global announcement of GWTC-3: third catalog of gravitational-wave events detected by the LIGO Virgo KAGRA detector network, 7/11/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Coordination, as chair of LIGO Scientific Collaboration Communications and Education Division, of announcement of GWTC-3: third catalog of gravitational-wave events detected by the LIGO Virgo KAGRA detector network, 7/11/2021. Strong global media engagement (e.g. >1M twitter impressions) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ligo.org/detections/O3bcatalog.php |
| Description | MHendry Global announcement of detections of two neutron star black hole mergers, 29/06/2021 |
| 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 | Coordination, as chair of LIGO Scientific Collaboration Communications and Education Division, of announcement of detections of two neutron star black hole mergers, 29/06/2021. Strong global media engagement (e.g. >1M twitter impressions) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ligo.org/detections/NSBH2020.php |
| Description | MHendry Invited lecture at Edinburgh International Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture on "Scotland's Einstein: the life and scientific legacy of James Clerk Maxwell", Edinburgh International Science Festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry LIGO Virgo KAGRA webinar on "Constraints on the Cosmic Expansion Rate", 09/12/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Webinar presenting results from GWTC-3 analysis of constraints on the cosmic expansion rate, presented on Zoom and live-streamed to YouTube, 09/12/2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu8iiJpLiiw |
| Description | MHendry LISA Canada workshop talk, 27/04/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop highlight LISA Consortium Advocacy and Outreach activities to participants in LISA Canada meeting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Lecture for James Clerk Maxwell Foundation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lecture in Parton, D&G, for James Clerk Maxwell Foundation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Lecture on "A Brief History of Gravity" for ESA training course, 25/01/20222 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on gravity for ESA postgraduate student training course, delivered online for the ESA Education and Training Programme, 25/01/2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Lecture on gravitational-wave astronomy for Bradford Astronomical Society, 15/11/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on gravitational-wave astronomy for Bradford Astronomical Society, 15/11/2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Lecture on gravitational-wave astronomy for Dundee Astronomical Society, 26/11/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on gravitational-wave astronomy for Dundee Astronomical Society, 26/11/2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Lorentz Centre workshop, 06/05/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Workshop and talk on education and public outreach opportunities in gravitational-wave astronomy, for early-career researchers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry MASSOLIT online course on gravitational-wave astronomy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Short lecture course for physics high-school students on gravitational-wave astronomy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://massolit.io/courses/using-gravitational-waves-to-measure-the-expansion-of-the-universe |
| Description | MHendry Online Café Scientifique talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online Café Scientifique talk for Stockton-on-Tees Café Sci group, 6 December 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Online lecture for Astronomy Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online lecture for Astronomy Scotland Forum, on "Listening to Einstein's Universe", 28 May 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Online talk for University of Guanajuato |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk on gravitational-wave astronomy for "Noce de las Estrellas" event organised by University of Guanajuato, Mexico. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Participation in Oman Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition on gravitational-wave astronomy, representing LIGO Virgo and KAGRA collaborations, at Oman Science Festival, 10-15 October 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Pre-University Summer School talk, on Gravitational-Wave Astronomy, 02/07/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk for participants in University of Glasgow pre-university summer school, on gravitational-wave astronomy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Recording of "Seasonal Sensing" podcast, 1/12/2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Recording of "The Science of Santa", podcast for the CENSIS Outreach programme, at Curlers Rest, Glasgow, 1/12/2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MHendry Royal Society of Edinburgh "Curious" programme, 9-27 August 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Coordination, as RSE Programme Convenor, of 3-week programme of online talks, workshops and lectures. As well as overseeing the entire programme, I chaired three of the workshops |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://rse.org.uk/whats-on/event/curious-2021/ |
| Description | MHendry Schools lectures for S3 - S6 Physics students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Activity and Impact Description Series of physics talks for high school students at Alford Academy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 17 June 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Schools outreach 11Mar2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online talk for East Dunbartonshire Higher and Advanced Higher Physics students, 11 March 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry TV Maxwell broadcast 25Oct2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Extended interview with Sandy McCracken on Border Television's "Border Life" programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.itv.com/news/border/2022-10-25/australian-millionaire-rescues-one-of-scotlands-most-hist... |
| Description | MHendry Talk on "From Einstein to Hubble", for Helensburgh Astronomical Society, 23/02/2022 |
| 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 on "From Einstein to Hubble", for Helensburgh Astronomical Society, delivered online, 23/02/2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Talk on "From Einstein to Hubble", for Leeds Astronomical Society, 09/02/2022 |
| 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 on "From Einstein to Hubble", for Leeds Astronomical Society, delivered online, 09/02/2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry Teacher CPD talk, for Education Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | CPD talk for physics teachers, on "Listening to Einstein's Universe", 6 June 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry online talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online talk for Astronomy Ireland, on "The Physics of Star Wars", 14 November 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry online talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online talk for Clydesdale Astronomy Society, 26 September 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MHendry outreach talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on "Listening to Einstein's Universe", for the Institute of Physics, at the University of Hertfordshire, 22 February 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | MHendry school lectures in Shetlands for RSE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Led series of RSE schools lectures on "Scotland in Space", delivered by academics from Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MWilliams G2Net Gravitational Wave Detection Kaggle Competition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Data analysis competition hosted by Kaggle in which competitors were challenged to detect gravitational waves from binary black mergers in simulated data using machine learning. Competitors would submit solutions to the website and were automatically ranked based on a score. The competition exposed the broader machine learning community to gravitational-wave data analysis and its challenges. The three winning teams won a cash prize. The winning solutions may inform future development of machine learning algorithms for gravitational-wave data analysis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.kaggle.com/c/g2net-gravitational-wave-detection/overview |
| Description | Marin H Touching SpaceTime 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Video project showcasing STFC Gravitational Wave research, May 2013 Displayed at University of Glasgow for 1 week in two public locations; seen by several hundred people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin Science Slam (2) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | First London Science Slam event. Presentation on PhD research, The Proud, Camden Approx. 40 in audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H 2020 Vision (2) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk to West Kintyre Stargazers, The Putechan Hotel, Campbeltown, Nov 24th2013 Lecture attended by approx. 40 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H 2020 Vision 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public lecture for Clydesdale Astronomical Society, Forth, Apr 8th 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 25 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Amaldi public engagement session 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Co-chair of Session Organisation of parallel session on public engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H An introduction to Stellar Astrophysics 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited lectures for Higher Physics and Advanced Higher Physics students at Dollar Academy, May 2nd 2013. Lectures attended by approx. 30 students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Arthur C Clarke awards 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Panel discussion, on relationship between science and science fiction, at the Royal Society, London, May 2013. Audience of several hundred at event; live streamed on the internet. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H BBC Brainwaves 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC Radio Scotland science magazine series 30-minute radio interview on gravitational wave astrophysics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Martin H BBC Stargazing Live 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public astronomy event at Braehead Shopping Centre, January 2014, at invitation of BBC Scotland and BBC Learning. Event attended by approx. 250 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Martin H Can You Hear Black Holes? 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited participation as part of Dundee Science Festival, Nov 9th 2013. Demonstrations visited by approx. 50 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Exhibition on human versus machine sensing 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Glasgow Science Festival Public Engagement Internship, June 2013 Audience of several hundred viewing exhibit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (14) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk to West Kintyre Stargazers, The Putechan Hotel, Campbeltown, Apr 7th 2013 Lecture attended by approx. 60 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (15) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture for East Ayrshire Secondary School, S3 - S4 pupils, St Joseph's Academy Kilmarnock, June 4th 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 250 S3-S4 pupils. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (16) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Lectures delivered to secondary schools in Shetland, June 20th-21st 2013. Lectures delivered to approx. 200 S3-S6 pupils in Anderson High School, Brae High School and Aith Junior High School. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (17) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited public lecture in Shetland Museum, June 22nd 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 100 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Famelab Scottish Final |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 3 minute science presentation, Edinburgh University Audience of approx. 120 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Famelab South of Scotland heats 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 3 minute science presentation, Edinburgh University Audience of approx. 40 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Glasgow University Open Day (2) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Interactive exhibit and display, Glasgow University, Sep 2013 Approx. 200 visitors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Glasgow University Open Day 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Interactive exhibit and display, Glasgow University, June 2013 Approx. 200 visitors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H How to Build a Planet 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Series consultant for BBC series presented by Richard Hammond Series audience figures of several million |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H IoP Women Into Physics Event 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Interactive exhibit and demonstrations,Vale of Leven Academy, Jan 2014 Approx. 200 students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Martin H Meet the Expert 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gravitational wave exhibition at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, April 2013 Exhibition visited by approx. 50 people |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H PubhD 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | First Glasgow PubhD event. Science in the Pub event, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, Feb 2014 Approx. 50 in audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Martin H RSE Astrophysics masterclass 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Activity session for S1 and S2 pupils, Nov 2013 Approx. 60 participants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H RSE NAM workshop 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Exchange of best practice, ideas for future collaboration. Increased collaboration on public engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H RSE Young People's Outreach Programme for Schools (2) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visit to North Berwick High School, September 2013 Schools talk to approx. 30 pupils. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H RSE Young People's Outreach Programme for Schools (3) 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visit to Haycocks Primary School, North Ayrshire, February 2014 Schools talk to approx. 40 pupils. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H RSE Young People's Outreach Programme for Schools (4) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visit to St Thomas' Primary School, Keith, March 2014 Schools talk to approx. 60 pupils. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Martin H RSE Young People's Outreach Programme for Schools 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visit to St John the Baptist Primary, Fauldhouse, April 2013 Schools talk to approx. 35 pupils. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Science Slam 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | First UK Science Slam event. Presentation on PhD research, Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow Approx. 50 in audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Supernovae 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited participation as part of "Science Sunday" in Glasgow Science Festival, June 2013. Demonstrations visited by approx. 2000 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Talk on Astronomical Telescopes (2) 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Visit to Clydesdale Astronomical Society, Forth, February 2014 Public talk to approx. 15 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Martin H Talk on Astronomical Telescopes 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Visit to Dundee Astronomical Society, Mills Observatory, Dundee, November 2013 Public talk to approx. 20 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H The Physics of Star Wars (5) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture to IoP Hereford and Worcester Centre, University of Worcester, Apr 24th 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 150 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H The Physics of Star Wars (6) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited participation as part of Dumfries and Galloway Science Festival, May 4th 2013. Lecture / demonstrations attended by approx. 200 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H The Physics of Star Wars (7) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture to IoP West Midlands Branch, University of Keele, Nov 7th, 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 100 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H The Physics of Star Wars (8) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture to IoP Nottingham Branch, University of Nottingham, Dec 3rd, 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 80 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H The Science of Star Wars (2) 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture, as part of Middle of Scotland Science Festival, Crianlarich, May 4th 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 50 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H Three Minute Thesis Competition 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 3 minute science presentation, Glasgow University, March 2014 Audience of approx. 100 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Martin H UK Space Conference 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Interactive exhibit and display, SECC, July 2013 Approx. 300 visitors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Martin H WSTE Conference 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave invited lecture at WSTE Conference, Sarawak, Malaysia, October 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 100 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Media (videos) produced for marketing purposes (UK role in gravitational wave detector development) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Marketing materials prepare to highlight UK (GEO600) contribution to building Advanced LIGO (gravitational wave detectors, US). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.geo600.org/1725649/GEO600_Interviews |
| 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 | Nuffield Scholarship (pupil work placements), 2011-12 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 4 work placements and 1 Nuffield scholarship. Several pupils changed their choice and changed to studying Physics and Astronomy at University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Physics World Interview on revised quadrupole formula |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An interview on the publication of modified quadrupole formula and its relevance to gravitational waves |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2016/jan/21/are-gravitational-waves-being-redshifted-away-b... |
| Description | Physics World interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Phone interview about the discovery |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2016/feb/17/indian-gravitational-wave-observatory-wins-gove... |
| Description | Physics World interview on the discovery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Physics World interview on the discovery of gravitational waves on the day of the press release. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2016/feb/11/ligo-detects-first-ever-gravitational-waves-fro... |
| Description | Physics World interview on the relevance of atom interferometry for GW detection |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An interview by Physics World on the feasibility of cold atom interferometers as gravitational wave detectors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/may/03/interfering-atoms-could-help-detect-gravitation... |
| 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 | Press release on the BICEP2 experiment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I wrote a press release containing comments on results from the BICEP2 experiment The comments I made on this press release were read by a broad audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/gravitational-waves-discovery-heralds-new-frontier-1.361507 |
| Description | Re-write the Headlines activity with local school - 1 workshop session - Kingcase Primary school (UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://researchtheheadlines.org |
| Description | Re-write the Headlines activity with local school - 2 workshop sessions - Todholm Primary school (UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Schools workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://researchtheheadlines.org |
| Description | Re-write the Headlines activity with local school - 3 workshop sessions - Craigholme primary school (UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | School workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://researchtheheadlines.org |
| Description | Re-write the Headlines activity with local school - 3 workshop sessions - St. Francis of Assisi Primary school (UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Schools workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://researchtheheadlines.org |
| Description | Re-write the Headlines activity with local school - 3 workshop sessions - St. Mirren's primary (UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Schools workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://researchtheheadlines.org |
| Description | Re-write the Headlines activity with local school - workshop sessions - St. Mun's Primary School, Dunoon (UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | School workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://researchtheheadlines.org |
| Description | Regular visits to local schools |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | IGR make regular visits to give talks and lead workshops in local high schools. These visits are made by staff at all levels but particularly by postgraduate students and early-career postdocs. Many of these visits are supported and coordinated by Science Connects (formerly SETPOINT) and are thus linked to the STEM Ambassador scheme. Informal feedback from schools to our STEM Ambassadors and other visitors is highly positive. Over the past 5 years the size of our Level 1 undergraduate classes in Physics and Astronomy has increased by more than 50%. Our schools outreach activities are among the factors that have brought about this increase. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 |
| Description | Reid et al., Exhibitor, Royal Society Summer Exhibition, London, 2008 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Thousands of members of public. Media interviews resulted from this event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://royalsociety.org/summer-science/2008/ |
| Description | Reid, Evening Times article 02/07/2014, entitled "Top honour for Scots scientist", 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/top-honour-for-scots-scientist-169495n.24642902 |
| Description | Reid, IOP and BSF public lecture, Glasgow, 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Huge interest in talk from participants. This was the first ever public talk on nanokicking. Many questions at end of talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/users/martin/ioplect/lecture3.pdf |
| Description | Reid, Interview by Real Science (online resource), 2009 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Online research for teachers and public. "Gravitational waves" online resource (text and video explanations) produced by Real Science. Comprehensive resource on the detection of gravitational waves designed for schools use. Public engagement. Education. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| URL | http://www.realscience.org.uk/uk/science-news-crab.html |
| Description | Reid, Invited talk to AOUG (Association of Open University Graduates), Edinburgh, 2009 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 30 people attended Engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| URL | http://www.open.ac.uk/platform/groups/association-open-university-graduates |
| Description | Reid, Jodcast, interview, 2008 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online video interview on gravitational waves. Engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.jodcast.net/archive/video/gravwaves/ |
| Description | Reid, Paisley Express article 04/07/2014, "Uni space expert over the moon over new role", 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Reid, Talk, Renfrewshire Astronomical Society, 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Audience very interested in the topic (gravitational wave detection). Stimulated stronger links between the Society, the Coates Observatory, and the University (UWS). Invited to come back to present at Coates Observatory later in 2014. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Reid, Talk, Stirling Astronomical Society, 2008 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 40 society members attended. Engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.stirlingastronomicalsociety.org.uk/ |
| Description | Reid, Talk, public talk in Paisley, "A star's life", 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Good attendance and significant interest in astronomy research activities in UWS in astronomy. Requests for additional talks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.uws.ac.uk/news---categories/engineering-and-computing/academics-to-give-insight-into-the-... |
| Description | Reid, talk, Dundee Astronomical Society, 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Huge interest from audience in the status of gravitational wave detection Invited to come back |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://dundeeastro.com |
| Description | SR Don College Tasmania |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 30 pupils - questions re science and careers Teachers reported good reinforcement of curriculum taught |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | SR Public Lecture Swinburne Univ Melbourne |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | ~100 members of public attended public lecture Interview on local radio Melbourne Australia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | SR Public Lecture Univ Tasmania |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 40-50 attendees. Stimulated Radio Interview ABC Hobart, Tasmania |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.events.utas.edu.au/2014/october/the-2014-aip-women-in-physics-lecture-series |
| Description | SR Schools Elizabeth College Hobart |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | School lecture - 100 pupils Questions afterwards re Science etc Teachers reported content was helpful in relation to curriculum taught |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| 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 | Science @ Stewarton - IOPS public talk - Karl Toland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at an IoP event called "Science @ Stewarton" at Stewarton Academy. Talk focused on the link between GW research and MEMS gravimetry, as well as showcasing avenues a physics degree can take people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Science evening, Caldercuilt Cubs group, Glasgow. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Science evening for local Cubs (kids) group, approx 30 children. Outreach to children. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Science in Parliament event - Scottish Government - Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) stand - Reid to lead |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Science and Parliament engagement event, organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.rsc.org/events/detail/19918/Science%20and%20the%20Parliament%202015 |
| Description | Talk on Physics and Astronomy, Gryffe High School, 23 Sept 2015 (Bridge of Weir, UK) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | School talk on physics, astronomy, and gravitational waves. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| 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 | Talk, Highlands & Islands Astronomical Society, 2010 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk to 40 amateur astronomer. Significant interest from group, request for follow-up talks by others in the gravitational wave community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| URL | http://www.spacegazer.com/links.asp |
| Description | The Guardian Newspaper interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview in the Guardian Newspaper about the discovery of gravitational waves |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/11/gravitational-waves-discovery-hailed-as-breakthrough... |
| Description | UWS Daring2bDifferent Festival, 2 talks, 100 years of Physics Innovation at UWS (Dumfries) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk in relation to scientific innovation in Paisley over the last 100 years. Part of the UWS Daring2bDifferent Festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://moodle.uws.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=5442 |
| Description | UWS Daring2bDifferent Festival, 2 talks, 100 years of Physics Innovation at UWS (Paisley) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on scientific innovation in Paisley over the past 100 years. Organised by UWS, as part of the Daring2bDifferent Festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://moodle.uws.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=5442 |