Investigations in Gravitational Radiation
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
See Award no: ST/I001085/1
Organisations
- University of Glasgow (Lead Research Organisation)
- Tongji University (Collaboration)
- European Gravitational Observatory (Collaboration)
- University of Pisa (Collaboration)
- California Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences (Collaboration)
- Hubei University of Education (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Collaboration)
- Sun Yat-sen University (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)
- INFN Sezione di Pisa (Collaboration)
- Australia Telescope National Facility (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)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Collaboration)
- Gooch & Housego (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef (Collaboration)
- Maastricht University (UM) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- California State University, Fullerton (Collaboration)
- Changchun University (Collaboration)
- Virgo Ego Scientific Forum (Collaboration)
- Beijing Normal University (Collaboration)
Publications
Wittel H
(2014)
Thermal correction of astigmatism in the gravitational wave observatory GEO 600
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Zhang T
(2017)
Effects of static and dynamic higher-order optical modes in balanced homodyne readout for future gravitational waves detectors
in Physical Review D
| Description | Spin off into Automated Image Quality Assurance for Ophthalmoscopes; Also spin offs into MEMs gravimetry. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Energy,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Security and Diplomacy |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | (1) Stanford-Scotland Photonics innovation collaboration |
| Amount | £63,692 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/G042446/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2009 |
| End | 07/2012 |
| Description | (2) Stanford-Scotland Photonics innovation collaboration |
| Amount | £30,358 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/G042446/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2009 |
| End | 08/2012 |
| Description | Atomic modelling of amorphous materials for advanced gravitational wave detectors |
| Amount | £31,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2011 |
| End | 07/2012 |
| Description | Automated Image Quality Assurance for Ophthalmoscopes |
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| 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 |
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| Organisation | Clyde Space |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship "Underexplored properties of hydroxide catalysis bonds " |
| Amount | £476,204 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 12/2017 |
| Description | EC Framework 7 Infrastructures program |
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| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2008 |
| End | 07/2011 |
| Description | ELiTES-ET-LCGT Telescopes: Exchange of Scientists |
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| Funding ID | 295153 |
| Organisation | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions |
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| Start | 03/2012 |
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| Description | EPSRC Nanokicking |
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| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2016 |
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| Description | ET R&D |
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| Funding ID | ST/L000806/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | GraWIToN International Training Network |
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| Funding ID | EC (606176) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 02/2014 |
| End | 01/2018 |
| Description | Gravitational Waves Partnership |
| Amount | £160,565 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Max Planck Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Germany |
| Start | 01/2006 |
| End | 12/2011 |
| 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 | JISC Grant |
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| Organisation | Jisc |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2009 |
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| Description | Post-doctoral Fellowship |
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| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2008 |
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| Description | QINETIQ |
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| Organisation | Qinetiq |
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| Description | RCUK Fellowship |
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| Funding ID | EP/E500366/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2006 |
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| Description | RCUK Science Bridges |
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| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2009 |
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| Description | RCUK Science Bridges |
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| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2009 |
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| 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 |
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| Description | Royal Society Research Grant |
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| Funding ID | RG120367 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 02/2016 |
| Description | Royal Society SHild |
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| 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 | £442,304 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2011 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | Royal Society of London equipment grant |
| Amount | £149,100 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2011 |
| End | 07/2015 |
| 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 | SFC International Max-Planck Partnership (IMPP) - Measurement and Observation at the Quantum Limit |
| Amount | £500,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 240807458 |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Department | Scottish Funding Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2013 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | STFC/EPSRC International Max-Planck Partnership (IMPP) - Measurement and Observation at the Quantum Limit |
| Amount | £243,500 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 4040005193 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2013 |
| End | 04/2018 |
| 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 | Sagnac Speedmeter: Interferometry beyond the Standard Quantum Limit using a Velocity Sensitive Sagnac Interferometer |
| Amount | £1,166,049 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 307245 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 09/2012 |
| End | 08/2017 |
| 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 | Towards a new view of the Universe |
| Amount | £101,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | WM100016 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2010 |
| End | 07/2015 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Description | British Science Festival, Aberdeen, Sep 2012 |
| 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 | Organisation of public session on "The Extreme universe" on behalf of the British Science Association. Lecture to x people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | MartinH "Powers of 60" Multi-messenger Astronomy Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | http://www.tinyurl.com/powersof60/ Exhibition seen by more than 6000 people to date. Online legacy version will be maintained on behalf of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration Education and Public Outreach Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH 2020 Vision: the Future of Astronomical Observations |
| 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 talk for IoP "Science in the quad" event at Robert Gordon's College, part of British Science Festival, Aberdeen, September 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 30 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH 2020 Vision: the Future of Astronomical Observations (2) |
| 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 keynote lecture for Association for Science Education Scotland annual conference, Crieff Hydro Hotel, March 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 80 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MartinH 2nd USA Science and Engineering Festival 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Display of exhibit on gravitational wave astronomy - at the 2nd USA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington DC, April 2012 - representing the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. LSC Exhibit visited by more than 10000 participants. Subsequent invitation to present exhibit at Aspen Science Festival and Gravity Fields Festival, and to re-exhibit at 3rd USA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington DC, April 2014. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Advanced Higher Stellar Astrophysics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | CPD Teachers' workshop on stellar astrophysics for early adopters of Revised syllabus Advanced Higher Physics in the Curriculum for Excellence. Workshop attended by 12 teachers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH BBC Stargazing Live in Scotland (1) |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited appearance on BBC Radio Scotland "Good Morning Scotland", to discuss BBC Stargazing Live 2013 events in Scotland. Widespread coverage of interview on twitter and facebook, and BBC website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MartinH Big Science |
| 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 workshop on science in large collaborations, for University of Glasgow Open Access Programme on "Highlights of Astronomy", February 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 25 students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH British Science Association |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Appointed 2012 Chair of Physics and Astronomy section of the British Science Association. Ex officio, organisation of a public outreach session on "The Extreme Universe" for 2012 British Science Festival in Aberdeen. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH British Science Association - West Scotland Branch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Elected chair of the British Science Association West Scotland branch. Organisation of science outreach events across Glasgow and throughout the region. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| URL | http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/scotland/west-scotland-branch |
| Description | MartinH Captain Cook and the Cosmic Yardstick (1) |
| 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 Dumfries Astronomical Society, January 2012, describing the history of the Transit of Venus and its use in determining the cosmic distance scale. Lecture attended by approx. 25 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Captain Cook and the Cosmic Yardstick (3) |
| 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 talk at Royal Observatory Greenwich, April 2012, describing the history of the Transit of Venus and its use in determining the cosmic distance scale. Lecture attended by approx. 30 participants. Subsequent invitations to various UK astronomical societies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Einstein's Cosmic Messengers |
| 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 | Invited lecture on "Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Opening a New Window on the Universe", to accompany European premiere of "Einstein's Cosmic Messengers" - multimedia concert by composer and percussionist Andrea Centazzo, University of Glasgow, October 2012. Extensive coverage of lecture on twitter and facebook. Lecture and concert attended by approx. 160 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (1) |
| 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 lecture to Science Club, Wellington Academy, Ayr, February 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 35 staff and students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (10) |
| 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 lecture on cosmology and gravitational astrophysics, for the Ayrshire Astronomical Association, Ayr Academy, November 2012. Lecture delivered to approx. 40 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (11) |
| 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 lecture on cosmology and gravitational astrophysics, for the Airdrie Astronomical Association, Airdrie Library, February 2013. Lecture delivered to approx. 40 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (12) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture on cosmology and gravitational astrophysics, for Wallace High School, Stirling, organised as part of the Royal Society of Edinburgh schools outreach programme, February 2013. Lecture delivered to approx. 100 students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (13) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture on cosmology and gravitational astrophysics, for Allan's Primary School, Stirling, organised as part of the Royal Society of Edinburgh schools outreach programme, February 2013. Lecture delivered to approx. 25 students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (2) |
| 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 St Andrews and St Brides High School, East Kilbride, as part of Primary 7 transition project, February 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 80 students and their parents. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (3) |
| 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 | Series of 27 Schools and public lectures on gravitational astrophysics and cosmology, across 9 Scottish Hebridean islands in 9 days for UK National Science and Engineering Week, March 2012. Lectures delivered to approx. 1600 people. Coverage in local and national press. Blog highlighted by British Science Association and by Royal Society of Edinburgh as part of their outreach programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (5) |
| 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 talk for Orkney International Science Festival, Kirkwall, September 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 100 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (6) |
| 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 | Schools talk for Orkney International Science Festival, Kirkwall Grammar School, September 2012. Lectures attended by approx. 120 students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (7) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invited CPD session for secondary school teachers, organised in collaboration with IoP Scotland, Edinburgh, Nov 2012. Session attended by approx. 80 teachers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (8) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture on cosmology and gravitational astrophysics, at Ardnamurchan High School, Strontian, for Royal Society of Edinburgh "Lochaber" outreach project, November 2012. Lectures delivered to approx. 60 students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe (9) |
| 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 public lecture on cosmology and gravitational astrophysics, in Kilchoan Ardnamurchan, for Royal Society of Edinburgh "Lochaber" outreach project, November 2012. Lecture delivered to approx. 30 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Gravitational Waves: Opening a New Window on the Universe |
| 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 lecture on cosmology and gravitational astrophysics, at George Watson's School, Edinburgh, November 2012. Lecture delivered to approx. 40 students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Gravitational Waves: Opening a New Window on the Universe (2) |
| 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 lecture on cosmology and gravitational astrophysics, for the Kilmarnock Engineering and Science Society, Kilmarnock College, November 2012. Lecture delivered to approx. 50 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Gravity Fields Festival, Grantham, Sep 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Display of exhibit on gravitational wave astronomy - at the inaugural Gravity Fields Festival - representing the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. In collaboration with University of Birmingham. Exhibit visited by more than 1000 festival participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Gravity Fields Festival, Grantham, Sep 2012 (2) |
| 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 on "Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Opening a New Window on the Universe", for inaugural Gravity Fields Festival, Grantham, 26th September 2012. Extensive coverage of lecture on twitter and facebook. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH Gravity Fields: The Material World, Sep 2012 |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited appearance on Radio 4 "The Material World" to discuss gravitational-wave astronomy, as part of Gravity Fields Festival, Grantham, 26th September 2012. Extensive coverage of interview on twitter and facebook. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH LIGO Scientific Collaboration Education and Public Outreach Working Group |
| 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 | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Coordination of LSC public outreach activities, including maintenance of LIGO social media output, production of public science summaries of LSC publications, participation in national and international science festivals and science fairs and production of multimedia and other outreach resources for use by members of the collaboration. Ongoing. See other entries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | MartinH The Future of Science in Society |
| 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 | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | European Science Foundation workshops, on the Future of Science in Society, held at the University of Vienna, February 2012 and June 2012. Participation was to represent Physical Sciences standing committee of the ESF. Formal ESF report produced with detailed recommendations from the workshops. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH The Physics of Star Wars |
| 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 (featuring black holes and gravitational-wave astronomy) for Institute of Physics "Festival of Science", organised in Bristol by IoP South-West branch, March 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 300 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH The Physics of Star Wars (2) |
| 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 (featuring black holes and gravitational-wave astronomy) for Institute of Physics North-West branch, Whitehaven, May 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 75 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH The Physics of Star Wars (3) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture (featuring black holes and gravitational-wave astronomy) for STFC graduate training programme, Cosener's House, Abingdon, October 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 40 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH The Physics of Star Wars (4) |
| 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 lecture (featuring black holes and gravitational-wave astronomy) for Ampleforth College, Yorkshire, March 2013. Lecture attended by approx. 30 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | MartinH The Science of Star Wars |
| 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 | Invited lecture (featuring black holes and gravitational-wave astronomy) at Gray Fossil Museum, East Tennessee State University, May 4th (Star Wars Day) 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 50 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH The Transit of Venus 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk at UK National Astronomy Meeting, Manchester, Mar 28th 2012, to describe UK plans to mark the June 2012 Transit of Venus. UK-level and international Transit of Venus events were arranged and coordinated as a result of this talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH The Transit of Venus 2012 (2) |
| 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, on the physics of transits, for the IoP Stirling Physics Teachers' Meeting, May 2012. Lecture attended by approx. 180 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | MartinH The Transit of Venus 2012 (3) |
| 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 | All-night event to celebrate the June 5th/6th 2012 Transit of Venus, linking with science centres, observatories and schools in the US, Canada and Australia and culminating with an attempt to view the end of the Transit from the University of Glasgow, at dawn on June 6th. Event organised in collaboration with Glasgow Science Festival. Event attended by approx 100 participants. Extensive twitter and facebook coverage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| 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 |