Investigations in Gravitational Radiation - Support of LIGO Observing Run 3
Lead Research Organisation:
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
This application relates to STFC ST/N005430/1.
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity predicts that dynamical systems in strong gravity fields will emit vast amounts of energy in the form of gravitational waves. These waves are ripples in the very fabric of spacetime, that spread out from their sources at the speed of light, and carry information about physical processes that created them. While powerful, the distortion of spacetime created by the waves is incredibly small, making them challenging to detect. For several decades STFC has been a partner in the LIGO project, which operates kilometer-scale detectors with cutting edge technology. On 14 Sept 2015, Einstein's theory was confirmed spectacularly when LIGO detected gravitational waves from the violent merger of a pair of black holes in a distant galaxy. Since then gravitational waves from a further nine black-hole mergers have been confirmed. In addition, on 17 August 2017 LIGO and its partner observatory Virgo detected gravitational waves from the merger of a pair of neutron stars -- burned out cores of dead stars. Comparison of gravitational signal to light emitted in the collision lead to several spectacular breakthroughs in astrophysics and cosmology. These included a direct measurement of the expansion rate of the Universe (the "Hubble constant"), and strong evidence that most of the heavy elements in the Universe such as gold and platinum are produced in these neutron star mergers.
The worldwide network of detectors includes the American advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), the French-Italian-Dutch-Polish advanced Virgo, and the German-UK GEO600, plus the KAGRA detector under construction in Japan. LIGO and Virgo will start the third observing run in early-mid 2019, pooling their data in the hunt for further black holes, neutron stars, and other exotic phenomena. The research supported by this grant will help to extend the scientific benefit from the new data. Dedicated researchers will develop techniques for determining the location of merging black holes and neutron stars in the moments around or even before the final collision, enabling astronomers to study the light given off in the critical first minutes following the merger. They will also investigate how we can infer the as-yet-unknown interior structure of neutron stars from the gravitational-wave signal, thereby probing the properties of matter under some of the most extreme conditions found in the Universe.
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity predicts that dynamical systems in strong gravity fields will emit vast amounts of energy in the form of gravitational waves. These waves are ripples in the very fabric of spacetime, that spread out from their sources at the speed of light, and carry information about physical processes that created them. While powerful, the distortion of spacetime created by the waves is incredibly small, making them challenging to detect. For several decades STFC has been a partner in the LIGO project, which operates kilometer-scale detectors with cutting edge technology. On 14 Sept 2015, Einstein's theory was confirmed spectacularly when LIGO detected gravitational waves from the violent merger of a pair of black holes in a distant galaxy. Since then gravitational waves from a further nine black-hole mergers have been confirmed. In addition, on 17 August 2017 LIGO and its partner observatory Virgo detected gravitational waves from the merger of a pair of neutron stars -- burned out cores of dead stars. Comparison of gravitational signal to light emitted in the collision lead to several spectacular breakthroughs in astrophysics and cosmology. These included a direct measurement of the expansion rate of the Universe (the "Hubble constant"), and strong evidence that most of the heavy elements in the Universe such as gold and platinum are produced in these neutron star mergers.
The worldwide network of detectors includes the American advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), the French-Italian-Dutch-Polish advanced Virgo, and the German-UK GEO600, plus the KAGRA detector under construction in Japan. LIGO and Virgo will start the third observing run in early-mid 2019, pooling their data in the hunt for further black holes, neutron stars, and other exotic phenomena. The research supported by this grant will help to extend the scientific benefit from the new data. Dedicated researchers will develop techniques for determining the location of merging black holes and neutron stars in the moments around or even before the final collision, enabling astronomers to study the light given off in the critical first minutes following the merger. They will also investigate how we can infer the as-yet-unknown interior structure of neutron stars from the gravitational-wave signal, thereby probing the properties of matter under some of the most extreme conditions found in the Universe.
Planned Impact
This application relates to STFC ST/N005430/1.
Organisations
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (Lead Research Organisation)
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) (Collaboration)
- Tongji University (Collaboration)
- Hubei University of Education (Collaboration)
- Sun Yat-sen University (Collaboration)
- LIGO Scientific Collaboration (Collaboration)
- HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Collaboration)
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Collaboration)
- IISER Pune (Collaboration)
- Tsinghua University China (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (Collaboration)
- Shandong University (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- Changchun University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- University of the West of Scotland (Collaboration)
- University of the Balearic Islands (Collaboration)
- Beijing Normal University (Collaboration)
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
Publications
Abbott B
(2019)
Low-latency Gravitational-wave Alerts for Multimessenger Astronomy during the Second Advanced LIGO and Virgo Observing Run
in The Astrophysical Journal
Rich Abbott
(2021)
Open data from the first and second observing runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo
in SoftwareX
Abbott R
(2021)
GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First Half of the Third Observing Run
in Physical Review X
Abbott B
(2019)
GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs
in Physical Review X
Abbott R
(2023)
Population of Merging Compact Binaries Inferred Using Gravitational Waves through GWTC-3
in Physical Review X
Abbott R
(2023)
GWTC-3: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the Second Part of the Third Observing Run
in Physical Review X
Abbott BP
(2019)
Search for Subsolar Mass Ultracompact Binaries in Advanced LIGO's Second Observing Run.
in Physical review letters
Abbott R
(2022)
Search for Subsolar-Mass Binaries in the First Half of Advanced LIGO's and Advanced Virgo's Third Observing Run.
in Physical review letters
Abbott R
(2021)
Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO-Virgo Observing Run.
in Physical review letters
Abbott BP
(2019)
Tests of General Relativity with GW170817.
in Physical review letters
Description | Through the support provided by this award, the Cardiff University research group was able to make fundamental contributions to the detection and interpretation of gravitational-wave signals in data collected by the LIGO and Virgo observatories during their third observing run, in 2019-20. This included assisting in the construction of the largest catalog of binary black hole and neutron star mergers to date [http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.03606] and insights into the populations of black holes in the nearby universe [Phys. Rev. X 13, 011048 (2023)]. |
Exploitation Route | The database containing the LIGO-Virgo catalog of detected signals (as well as the raw data) is publicly available for the whole community to explore and use for investigations into such areas as astrophysics, fundamental physics and cosmology. |
Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education |
Description | The findings from this award and the expertise and knowledge developed in executing the award have led to numerous public engagement opportunities, from schools, to undergraduate and graduate students, to the general public. |
First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
Sector | Education |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
Description | Computing support for Cardiff University COVID-19 internal testing programme |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
Impact | Provided computing/IT support for the development of Cardiff University's Parallel University Pipeline, an in-house PCR COVID-19 testing service for University staff and students. This service has provided thousands of tests over 2020-2021. |
URL | https://covid-testing.cardiff.ac.uk/ |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of the Balearic Islands |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Beijing Normal University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Changchun University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Hubei University of Education |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Imperial College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Shandong University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Sun Yat-Sen University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Tongji University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | Tsinghua University China |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Sheffield |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gravitational-wave Excellence through Alliance Training (GrEAT) Network with China |
Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | As this is training and capacity building grant, we will contribute scientific excellence and skills across the full range of gravitational wave science (from instrumentation to astrophysics), as well as our expertise in outreach and collaboration with industry. |
Collaborator Contribution | Full range of the relevant expertise available in the Chinese Gravitational Wave consortium. |
Impact | Collaboration just started |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
Organisation | LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Search algorithms and software, data analysis and astrophysical interpretation, scientific motivation for improvement in detector sensitivity |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the LIGO detectors |
Impact | Publications, conference plenaries, conference contributions |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | IISER Pune |
Country | India |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
Country | India |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) |
Country | India |
Sector | Learned Society |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
Country | India |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Sheffield |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Onassis Foundation Summer Series in Gravitational Waves |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Gave two lectures on the physics of gravitational waves to approximately 75 advanced undergraduate and graduate students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.forth.gr/onassis/index.php?show=2022-07-25 |
Description | Presentation at the Cardiff University Open Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Thirty prospective undergraduates viewing talk on research conducted by our group into gravitational waves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |