Capital Equipment in support of 'Investigations in Gravitational Radiation', 2014
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity (GR) predicts that dynamical systems in strong gravitational fields will release vast amounts of energy in the form of gravitational radiation. Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime and travel from their sources at the speed of light, carrying information about physical processes responsible for their emission, obtainable in no other way. They are among the most elusive signals from the deepest reaches in the Universe. Experiments aimed at detecting them have been in development for several decades, and are now reaching sensitivity levels where detection is expected within a few years.
The worldwide network of interferometric detectors includes the German-UK GEO600, the French-Italian Virgo, the American Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and is being enhanced with a new detector under construction - KAGRA in Japan. The former detectors have all reached sensitivities close to their design goals and have taken the most sensitive data to date. Cooperation amongst different projects enables continuous data acquisition, with sensitivity to a wide range of sources and phenomena, over most of the sky. Data from GEO, LIGO and Virgo, have already increased our understanding of astronomical phenomena. Search for gravitational waves at the times of 154 gamma-ray bursts has allowed the best ever exclusion distances and provided evidence for extra-Galactic sources of soft-gamma repeaters. The distance reach for binary black holes in the most recent runs is 300 Mpc and the rate upper limits are now very close to that expected in some of the astrophysical models. The search for gravitational waves from the Vela pulsar has set an upper bound on the strength of radiation that is significantly below that expected from the observed spin down rate of the pulsar, corresponding to a limit on the star's ellipticity of a part in a thousand.
This proposal for equipment will support the experimental programme of detector research and development supported by our Consolidated Grant ST/L000946/1. Detector sensitivity is mainly limited by thermal noise associated with the substrates of the mirrors, their reflective coatings, and their suspension elements, as well as by noise resulting from the quantum nature of the light used in sensing. Our research is targeted towards making innovative improvements in these areas. We have major responsibilities for the silica suspensions in aLIGO, and in the development of enhancements and upgrades to the aLIGO detectors, in the areas of mirror coatings for low thermal noise, silicon substrates, cryogenic suspensions and improved interferometer topologies to combat quantum noise.
The worldwide network of interferometric detectors includes the German-UK GEO600, the French-Italian Virgo, the American Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and is being enhanced with a new detector under construction - KAGRA in Japan. The former detectors have all reached sensitivities close to their design goals and have taken the most sensitive data to date. Cooperation amongst different projects enables continuous data acquisition, with sensitivity to a wide range of sources and phenomena, over most of the sky. Data from GEO, LIGO and Virgo, have already increased our understanding of astronomical phenomena. Search for gravitational waves at the times of 154 gamma-ray bursts has allowed the best ever exclusion distances and provided evidence for extra-Galactic sources of soft-gamma repeaters. The distance reach for binary black holes in the most recent runs is 300 Mpc and the rate upper limits are now very close to that expected in some of the astrophysical models. The search for gravitational waves from the Vela pulsar has set an upper bound on the strength of radiation that is significantly below that expected from the observed spin down rate of the pulsar, corresponding to a limit on the star's ellipticity of a part in a thousand.
This proposal for equipment will support the experimental programme of detector research and development supported by our Consolidated Grant ST/L000946/1. Detector sensitivity is mainly limited by thermal noise associated with the substrates of the mirrors, their reflective coatings, and their suspension elements, as well as by noise resulting from the quantum nature of the light used in sensing. Our research is targeted towards making innovative improvements in these areas. We have major responsibilities for the silica suspensions in aLIGO, and in the development of enhancements and upgrades to the aLIGO detectors, in the areas of mirror coatings for low thermal noise, silicon substrates, cryogenic suspensions and improved interferometer topologies to combat quantum noise.
Planned Impact
There are numerous beneficiaries from our proposed research in gravitational waves, including industry, other academic disciplines, schools, science centres, museums and the general public. Materials, techniques and computational software created during the design and manufacture of gravitational wave detectors and the analysis of their data, have found numerous uses and applications in industry and other fields of academic research. E.g. the Triana software package that we developed has been used on many industrial and interdisciplinary collaborative projects to date, including: BDWorld
(UK); GridLab, CoreGRID and Provenance (EU); GriPhyN and Pegasus (USA). Further, our studies of mirror coating thermal noise have played a key role in the Stanford-Scotland Photonics Innovation Collaboration, designed to capitalise on leading research in the photonics sector.
Our novel oxide bonding technology is the subject of contract research studies with optics companies in the UK and Germany, and a KTP is funded in the UK to transfer the technology in detail to a UK company specialising in the construction of optical components. We are also implementing our planned extensive knowledge exchange activities ranging from optics and engineering to a study of cell behaviour and response to nano-mechanical stimulation, an area of importance for wound healing. The technology for the thin, strong fused silica fibres supporting the 40kg aLIGO mirrors masses has led to partnerships with industry on novel all-silica gravimeters for the oil industry. To achieve our goals we are working closely with local Research & Enterprise and Business Development staff at Glasgow University, and the broader SUPA KT team, in establishing and maintaining collaborations with current and possible future beneficiaries and in the setting up and management of non-disclosure agreements and applications for patents. Thus we will ensure that future knowledge exchange opportunities are identified early and exploited fully.
Outreach to schools, science centres, museums and the general public is very strong in the field of Gravitational Wave research, driven by interest in viewing the Universe through the medium of gravity - probing black holes, the warping of space-time and the big bang itself. We have successfully engaged the wider community through numerous efforts. For example we presented the exhibit "Can you hear Black Holes" at the 2008 Royal Society Summer exhibition with related exhibits still on show in the Science Museum in London, following which we undertook a key role in the design and construction of the NSF-funded US exhibit "Astronomy's New Messengers" which featured at the World Science Festivals in 2009 and 2010 and then as a touring exhibit. With funding from STFC we developed "Gravity Beyond the Apple", an interactive secondary school science show delivered in conjunction with the award-winning "Science Made Simple" public outreach company based in Cardiff University. We also made a key contribution to the "100 Hours of Astronomy" IYA2009 cornerstone project, which featured live webcasts from all the ground-based gravitational wave observatories, and more recently have been very active in Star-Gazing Live.
In the future we will maintain and extend our programme of public engagement, through our existing network of relationships with key outreach stakeholders, which includes: science centres and museums, national education authorities, the amateur astronomical community, the media and professional science communicators - particularly Wendy Sadler, director of "Science Made Simple" and the science team at the Glasgow Science Centre. Among our specific plans we will deliver across the UK numerous interactive lectures to schools, astronomical societies and the general public, in the areas of gravitational wave detection, cosmology and multi-messenger astronomy, drawing upon the suite of themed lectures which we have already developed.
(UK); GridLab, CoreGRID and Provenance (EU); GriPhyN and Pegasus (USA). Further, our studies of mirror coating thermal noise have played a key role in the Stanford-Scotland Photonics Innovation Collaboration, designed to capitalise on leading research in the photonics sector.
Our novel oxide bonding technology is the subject of contract research studies with optics companies in the UK and Germany, and a KTP is funded in the UK to transfer the technology in detail to a UK company specialising in the construction of optical components. We are also implementing our planned extensive knowledge exchange activities ranging from optics and engineering to a study of cell behaviour and response to nano-mechanical stimulation, an area of importance for wound healing. The technology for the thin, strong fused silica fibres supporting the 40kg aLIGO mirrors masses has led to partnerships with industry on novel all-silica gravimeters for the oil industry. To achieve our goals we are working closely with local Research & Enterprise and Business Development staff at Glasgow University, and the broader SUPA KT team, in establishing and maintaining collaborations with current and possible future beneficiaries and in the setting up and management of non-disclosure agreements and applications for patents. Thus we will ensure that future knowledge exchange opportunities are identified early and exploited fully.
Outreach to schools, science centres, museums and the general public is very strong in the field of Gravitational Wave research, driven by interest in viewing the Universe through the medium of gravity - probing black holes, the warping of space-time and the big bang itself. We have successfully engaged the wider community through numerous efforts. For example we presented the exhibit "Can you hear Black Holes" at the 2008 Royal Society Summer exhibition with related exhibits still on show in the Science Museum in London, following which we undertook a key role in the design and construction of the NSF-funded US exhibit "Astronomy's New Messengers" which featured at the World Science Festivals in 2009 and 2010 and then as a touring exhibit. With funding from STFC we developed "Gravity Beyond the Apple", an interactive secondary school science show delivered in conjunction with the award-winning "Science Made Simple" public outreach company based in Cardiff University. We also made a key contribution to the "100 Hours of Astronomy" IYA2009 cornerstone project, which featured live webcasts from all the ground-based gravitational wave observatories, and more recently have been very active in Star-Gazing Live.
In the future we will maintain and extend our programme of public engagement, through our existing network of relationships with key outreach stakeholders, which includes: science centres and museums, national education authorities, the amateur astronomical community, the media and professional science communicators - particularly Wendy Sadler, director of "Science Made Simple" and the science team at the Glasgow Science Centre. Among our specific plans we will deliver across the UK numerous interactive lectures to schools, astronomical societies and the general public, in the areas of gravitational wave detection, cosmology and multi-messenger astronomy, drawing upon the suite of themed lectures which we have already developed.
Organisations
- University of Glasgow (Lead Research Organisation)
- Tongji University (Collaboration)
- University of Pisa (Collaboration)
- GEO collaboration (Collaboration)
- Hubei University of Education (Collaboration)
- Sun Yat-sen University (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Collaboration)
- LIGO Scientific Collaboration (Collaboration)
- IISER Pune (Collaboration)
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Collaboration)
- Shandong University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- Boostec (Collaboration)
- University of Sheffield (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- University of the West of Scotland (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
- Laser Center Hannover eV (Collaboration)
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) (Collaboration)
- HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Collaboration)
- Tsinghua University China (Collaboration)
- Lomonosov Moscow State University (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Gooch & Housego (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- Changchun University (Collaboration)
- Virgo Ego Scientific Forum (Collaboration)
- Beijing Normal University (Collaboration)
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS (Collaboration)
Publications
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Aasi J
(2015)
Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Aasi J
(2015)
Directed search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with initial LIGO data
in Physical Review D
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Aasi J
(2015)
Narrow-band search of continuous gravitational-wave signals from Crab and Vela pulsars in Virgo VSR4 data
in Physical Review D
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Aasi J
(2015)
SEARCHES FOR CONTINUOUS GRAVITATIONAL WAVES FROM NINE YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
in The Astrophysical Journal
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Aasi J
(2015)
Searching for stochastic gravitational waves using data from the two colocated LIGO Hanford detectors
in Physical Review D
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Abbott B
(2017)
First narrow-band search for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in advanced detector data
in Physical Review D
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Abbott B
(2017)
Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Abbott B
(2017)
Search for continuous gravitational waves from neutron stars in globular cluster NGC 6544
in Physical Review D
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Abbott B
(2017)
Estimating the Contribution of Dynamical Ejecta in the Kilonova Associated with GW170817
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Abbott B
(2017)
All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the O1 LIGO data
in Physical Review D
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Abbott B
(2017)
Search for Post-merger Gravitational Waves from the Remnant of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Abbott B
(2017)
Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts during the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run and Implications for the Origin of GRB 150906B
in The Astrophysical Journal
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Abbott B
(2017)
Search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 in the first Advanced LIGO observing run with a hidden Markov model
in Physical Review D
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Abbott B
(2017)
Effects of waveform model systematics on the interpretation of GW150914
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Abbott B
(2016)
ASTROPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGER GW150914
in The Astrophysical Journal
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Abbott B
(2017)
First Search for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars with Advanced LIGO
in The Astrophysical Journal
![publication icon](/resources/img/placeholder-60x60.png)
Abbott B
(2017)
Calibration of the Advanced LIGO detectors for the discovery of the binary black-hole merger GW150914
in Physical Review D
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Abbott B
(2017)
Upper Limits on Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 from a Model-based Cross-correlation Search in Advanced LIGO Data
in The Astrophysical Journal
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Abbott B
(2018)
All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in the first Advanced LIGO observing run
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Abbott B
(2017)
First low-frequency Einstein@Home all-sky search for continuous gravitational waves in Advanced LIGO data
in Physical Review D
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Abbott B
(2017)
On the Progenitor of Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Abbott B
(2018)
Effects of data quality vetoes on a search for compact binary coalescences in Advanced LIGO's first observing run
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Abbott B
(2017)
Centennial of General Relativity - A Celebration
![publication icon](/resources/img/placeholder-60x60.png)
Abbott BP
(2016)
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger.
in Physical review letters
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Abbott BP
(2017)
Upper Limits on the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background from Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run.
in Physical review letters
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Abbott BP
(2018)
GW170817: Implications for the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background from Compact Binary Coalescences.
in Physical review letters
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Abbott BP
(2017)
Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves from Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run.
in Physical review letters
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Abbott BP
(2017)
GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral.
in Physical review letters
![publication icon](/resources/img/placeholder-60x60.png)
Abbott BP
(2017)
GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence.
in Physical review letters
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Abernathy M
(2018)
Bulk and shear mechanical loss of titania-doped tantala
in Physics Letters A
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Adams T
(2015)
Cost-benefit analysis for commissioning decisions in GEO 600
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Albert A
(2017)
Search for High-energy Neutrinos from Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 with ANTARES, IceCube, and the Pierre Auger Observatory
in The Astrophysical Journal
![publication icon](/resources/img/placeholder-60x60.png)
Albert A
(2017)
Search for high-energy neutrinos from gravitational wave event GW151226 and candidate LVT151012 with ANTARES and IceCube
in Physical Review D
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Bassiri R
(2015)
Order within disorder: The atomic structure of ion-beam sputtered amorphous tantala (a-Ta2O5)
in APL Materials
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Bell A
(2017)
Anomalous optical surface absorption in nominally pure silicon samples at 1550 nm
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Bergmann G
(2017)
Passive-performance, analysis, and upgrades of a 1-ton seismic attenuation system
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Birney R
(2017)
Coatings and surface treatments for enhanced performance suspensions for future gravitational wave detectors
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Biwer C
(2017)
Validating gravitational-wave detections: The Advanced LIGO hardware injection system
in Physical Review D
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Blair C
(2017)
First Demonstration of Electrostatic Damping of Parametric Instability at Advanced LIGO.
in Physical review letters
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Blair D
(2015)
The next detectors for gravitational wave astronomy
in Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy
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Bogan C
(2015)
Novel technique for thermal lens measurement in commonly used optical components.
in Optics express
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Capano C
(2017)
Systematic errors in estimation of gravitational-wave candidate significance
in Physical Review D
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Danilishin S
(2015)
Quantum noise of non-ideal Sagnac speed meter interferometer with asymmetries
in New Journal of Physics
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Del Pozzo W
(2017)
Cosmological inference using only gravitational wave observations of binary neutron stars
in Physical Review D
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Fan X
(2017)
Probing Intrinsic Properties of Short Gamma-Ray Bursts with Gravitational Waves.
in Physical review letters
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Fletcher M
(2018)
Effect of Stress and Temperature on the Optical Properties of Silicon Nitride Membranes at 1,550 nm
in Frontiers in Materials
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Haughian K
(2015)
The effect of crystal orientation on the cryogenic strength of hydroxide catalysis bonded sapphire
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Hennig J
(2017)
Demonstration of a switchable damping system to allow low-noise operation of high- Q low-mass suspension systems
in Physical Review D
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Hofmann G
(2015)
Indium joints for cryogenic gravitational wave detectors
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Howell E
(2018)
Host galaxy identification for binary black hole mergers with long baseline gravitational wave detectors
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | This grant is in support of STFC Consolidated grant ST/L000946/1 and relevant outcomes are reported there |
Exploitation Route | This grant is in support of STFC Consolidated grant ST/L000946/1 and relevant outcomes are reported there |
Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Security and Diplomacy |
Description | This grant is in support of STFC Consolidated grant ST/L000946/1 and relevant outcomes are reported there |
First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
Sector | Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Security and Diplomacy |
Impact Types | Economic |
Description | CKillow Member of SEPnet (South East Physics Network) Independent Advisory Panel. |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | CKillow Member of the Condensed Matter CDT Management Group and participated in the annual International Advisory Panel meetings. |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | CKillow chair of SUPA graduate school committee |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | CKillow chair of organising committee for SUSSP73 |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
URL | https://www.supa.ac.uk/research/sussp73.php |
Description | Gravitational wave research leading to appointment of chief scientific advisor to the scottish government |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
Impact | Post taken up 9 months ago and impacts in the above areas are at an early stage. |
URL | http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Business-Industry/science/OCSA/AboutCSAS2 |
Description | Gravitational waves in education |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | It has enhanced school teacher CPD leading to more rounded education for school children. Too early to give any quantitative numbers. |
URL | http://youtu.be/YVjRPTprluQ |
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Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | Chair of Higher Education and Industry Advisor Panel to Education Scotland - discuss and implement best methods of education |
Description | JH - Chair of IoP (Scotland) Education Committee |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | Chair of IoP (Scotland) Education Committee. Discusses the best method of teaching physics, discusses what to fund in terms of outreach activities and teaching the general public. |
Description | JH - Member of Advisory Board to Particle Physics sub-group, University of Oxford |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | JH - Member of Advisory Committee for the Glasgow Science Centre |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | Discussions on what exhibits should be used and how best to teach science to the general public. |
Description | JH - Member of IoP Education Committee |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | Membership of the IOP education committee. Discussess best methods of teaching physics to people of all ages. Discusses courses to provide. |
Description | JH, Co-chair Education Scotland Higher Education and Industry Advisory Committee |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
Description | SRowan Co-Chair STEM Strategy Reference Group 2017 |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
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Description | ABell SU2P staff exchange |
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Start | 08/2018 |
End | 10/2018 |
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Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
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End | 12/2019 |
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Sector | Public |
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End | 01/2019 |
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Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/R001928/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 06/2017 |
End | 05/2020 |
Description | Global Young Academy - SHild |
Amount | £6,628 (GBP) |
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Department | Global Young Astronaut Program (GYAP) |
Sector | Public |
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End | 12/2016 |
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Sector | Public |
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End | 03/2018 |
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End | 12/2018 |
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Organisation | European Space Agency |
Sector | Public |
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Start | 06/2017 |
End | 09/2018 |
Description | HWard optical bench 2017 |
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Organisation | European Space Agency |
Sector | Public |
Country | France |
Start | 04/2017 |
End | 03/2018 |
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Amount | £224,989 (GBP) |
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Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 12/2019 |
Description | IMartin Research Fellowship Enhancement Scheme |
Amount | £90,992 (GBP) |
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Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 12/2017 |
End | 03/2021 |
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Amount | £240 (GBP) |
Organisation | Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2018 |
End | 12/2018 |
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Sector | Academic/University |
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Sector | Private |
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Sector | Academic/University |
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Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
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Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
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Start | 02/2018 |
End | 01/2022 |
Description | QINETIQ |
Amount | £32,500 (GBP) |
Organisation | Qinetiq |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2016 |
End | 03/2020 |
Description | Royal Society SHild |
Amount | £11,820 (GBP) |
Funding ID | IE160125 |
Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 07/2016 |
End | 07/2018 |
Description | Royal society 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 | SHild ET meeting 2017 |
Amount | £11,275 (GBP) |
Organisation | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
Sector | Public |
Country | Germany |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 12/2017 |
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 |
Title | Bayesian Techniques in gravitational wave data analysis |
Description | Bayesian methods for parameter estimation in low signal to noise ratio gravitational wave signals from our detectors are of application in other areas of sensing, including at least one of commercial interest. Some classes of gravitational wave signals will be detected by matched filtering. To extract the maximum astrophysical information from a detected event requires parameter estimation, taking into account a model for the signal and resulting in a statistical statement about the system which produced the signals. Methods have been developed to allow optimal estimation of parameters from even quite low signal to noise ratio detections. These methods are being applied to detection of other signal types. |
Type Of Material | Data handling & control |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | The Bayesian detection confidence and parameter estimation techniques are of key importance to the extraction of astrophysical science from gravitational wave signals, and thus core to our research. Starting from an initial application in the detection |
Title | Bayesian Techniques in precision optical sensing |
Description | Bayesian methods for parameter estimation in low signal to noise ratio gravitational wave signals from our detectors are of application in other areas of sensing, including at least one of commercial interest. Some classes of gravitational wave signals will be detected by matched filtering. To extract the maximum astrophysical information from a detected event requires parameter estimation, taking into account a model for the signal and resulting in a statistical statement about the system which produced the signals. Methods have been developed to allow optimal estimation of parameters from even quite low signal to noise ratio detections. These methods are applicable in other fields of endeavour. |
Type Of Material | Data handling & control |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | One application (commercially sensitive and under a non-disclosure agreement), involves applying methods developed during STFC funded gravitational wave data analysis to signal extraction and parameter fitting in infra-red optical sensing. We are curren |
Title | Control of a velocity-sensitive audio-band quantum non-demolition interferometer |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Title | Upper limit to the transverse to longitudinal motion coupling of a waveguide mirror |
Description | |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | GEO collaboration |
Country | Global |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | We have provided fused silica suspensions for the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector. These complex mechanical systems suspend the core optical components, i.e. mirrors and beam-splitters, which form the interferometer at the heart of each detector. We have also contributed to almost every other area of detector development, construction, installation and operation, and also to analysis of the resulting data. Examples include contributions to: detector topology and layout; interferometer sensing and control; digital control sub-systems; radio-frequency electro-optic modulation equipment; efficient photo-detection; seismic isolation; seismic monitoring; feed-forward seismic sensing and control; detector supervisory control infrastructure; detector calibration systems; low-level data collection and processing algorithms and systems; laser stabilisation and monitoring; environmental monitoring; data searches for continuous signals (pulsars) and data searches for burst signals (black hole formation). |
Collaborator Contribution | The GEO600 team collaborates with the GW groups in the USA (LIGO), in France/Italy (Virgo) and in Japan (TAMA300). As a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) and the Virgo Collaboration, GEO600 has performed several long-term data runs together with the other gravitational wave detectors, in the search for the first observations. Financial support for the GEO project has been supplied by the State of Lower Saxony, the Max Planck Society, the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Volkswagen Foundation, and the Federal Republic of Germany. Personnel costs are supplied by the Max Planck Society and the Leibniz University Hannover, running costs by the Max Planck Society Membership of the GEO is core to our research. It provides access to gravitational wave data, opportunities to contribute to instrument upgrades, training for our graduate students and PDRAs, and is the first destination for many of our technology developments. Membership of GEO was a step towards membership of the LSC (q.v.). Collaborators operate the GEO 600 detector to produce data. They archive this and enable us to access it for analysis and carry out joint analysis with us. Collaborators host our equipment at the detector, which we built jointly with them. Through exchange visits and regular meetings there is exchange of ideas on all aspects of gravitational wave detector design. |
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 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 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 | 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 | Royal Society International Partnership with Russia: "Improving low-frequency sensitivity of future Gravitational Wave Observatories" |
Organisation | Moscow State University |
Country | Russian Federation |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The University in Glasgow provides experimental expertise in interferometry as well as access to the 10m prototype interferometer as well as to the materials characterisation and loss measurement facilities. |
Collaborator Contribution | The team at Moscow State University provides theoretical expertise in the analysis of quantum limited systems, as well as experimental facilities for mechanical loss measurements complementary to the ones available in Glasgow. |
Impact | E. Knyazev et al.: "Speedmeter scheme for gravitational-wave detectors based on EPR quantum entanglement," Physics Letters A, 10.1016/j.physleta.2017.10.009, 2017 S. L. Danilishin et al.,: "A new type of quantum speed meter interferometer: measuring speed to search for intermediate mass black holes" Light: Science & Applications (2018) 7, doi: 10.1038/s41377-018-0004-2 L. G. Prokhorov et. al,: "Upper limits on the mechanical loss of silicate bonds in a silicon tuning fork oscillator" Physics Letters A, 10.1016/j.physleta.2017.07.007 A joint application to the EU Quantum Technology flagship call (proposal currently under evaluation). |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Royal Society International Partnership with Russia: "Improving low-frequency sensitivity of future Gravitational Wave Observatories" |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The University in Glasgow provides experimental expertise in interferometry as well as access to the 10m prototype interferometer as well as to the materials characterisation and loss measurement facilities. |
Collaborator Contribution | The team at Moscow State University provides theoretical expertise in the analysis of quantum limited systems, as well as experimental facilities for mechanical loss measurements complementary to the ones available in Glasgow. |
Impact | E. Knyazev et al.: "Speedmeter scheme for gravitational-wave detectors based on EPR quantum entanglement," Physics Letters A, 10.1016/j.physleta.2017.10.009, 2017 S. L. Danilishin et al.,: "A new type of quantum speed meter interferometer: measuring speed to search for intermediate mass black holes" Light: Science & Applications (2018) 7, doi: 10.1038/s41377-018-0004-2 L. G. Prokhorov et. al,: "Upper limits on the mechanical loss of silicate bonds in a silicon tuning fork oscillator" Physics Letters A, 10.1016/j.physleta.2017.07.007 A joint application to the EU Quantum Technology flagship call (proposal currently under evaluation). |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | IISER Pune |
Country | India |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Indian Institute of Technology Madras |
Country | India |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) |
Country | India |
Sector | Learned Society |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
Country | India |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Sheffield |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Southampton |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | STFC Newton-Bhabha: Capacity Building for LIGO-India |
Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Glasgow will be hosting a UK focused meeting in April 2018, also staff visits of colleagues from RRCAT and IIT Bombay. |
Collaborator Contribution | Partners are contributing staff for exchanges, Indian partners will contribute in-kind support of staff & computing time. |
Impact | MOU between UK and Indian institutes Collaboration agreement signed between UK and Indian institutes Just starting a print run of a book in general relativity, to be distributed to Indian schools |
Start Year | 2017 |
Title | Software to determine Young's modulus from ultrasonic reflection measurements |
Description | Matlab software to determine Young's modulus from ultrasonic reflection measurements |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | Not any yet. Still working on data analysis and publication |
Description | 2016 Public lecture Institute of Physics London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Public outreach talk on gravitational wave astronomy |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | 2016&2017 Performance of chasing the waves, Glasgow Science Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Chasing the Waves is an STFC-funded musical-theatre production which was developed for the Glasgow Science Festival. Several members of staff were involved, including MHendry, PMurray, and several PhD students (incl D Williams). they participated in panel discussions at the end of each show, for an "ask the scientists" dialogue, answering questions from the audience on issues touched upon during the production, but also general questions about science, and being a scientist. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/eventsandprojects/projects/chasingthewaves/ |
Description | Alan Cumming - Harp has participated Cosmic Cabaret (9th June 2016, the Stand, Glasgow) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | "Laser Harp" participated in Cosmic Cabaret (9th June 2016). As part of a performance , UK, organised by musician Stuart Cromarty. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Alan Cumming - Harp has participated in "Hybrid" by Aniara Omann (31 Jan2016) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | "Laser Harp" participated in "Hybrid" a reading and performance event at Celine Gallery, Glasgow, UK, organised by artist Ariana Omann. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Alan Cumming - Laser harp at SUPA Annual Gathering (May 2016) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | "Laser Harp" outreach project for the International Year of Light 2015, and beyond. The project comprised the construction of a unique interactive Raspberry Pi based laser musical instrument exhibit, built in collaboration with Glasgow School of Art providing cross discipline connectivity and immensely valuable public engagement device that traverses all aspects of STEM/STEAM. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2016 |
URL | http://coll.physics.gla.ac.uk/LaserHarp/index.html |
Description | Alan Cumming - http://coll.physics.gla.ac.uk/LaserHarp/index.html Laser Harp website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Website for laser harp. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://coll.physics.gla.ac.uk/LaserHarp/index.html |
Description | Angus Bell - Talk at YETI2017 particle physics school |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Talk at YETI2017 particle physics school to teach postgraduate students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Angus Bell - Talk to Glasgow Skeptics society |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Up to 100 members of the general public attended the talk. After the talk there was a long time allowed for questions and discussions in which the audience could fully participate. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | BSorazu interview by Basque Country newspaper "Berria" 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | I was interviewed by the Basque Country newspaper "Berria" in relation to the announcement of the BNS signal GW170817. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.berria.eus/paperekoa/2412/010/001/2017-10-17/astrofisikan_aro_berria_ireki_du_neutroi_iza... |
Description | BSorazu interview by website Nobbot.com 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | I was interviewed for the website Nobbot.com which is a Web by Orange (Spain) related to technology, social networks, business and culture. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.nobbot.com/personas/entrevista-borja-sorazu-ondas-gravitacionales/ |
Description | Borja Sorazu - International magazine interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Long interview in a Spanish magazine published biweekly by the local council of Getxo, Basque Country (Getxoberri). The interview was about my involvement on the first detection of gravitational waves. This activity provided a very wide and international public outreach of my research activities and results. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Borja Sorazu - International newspaper interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Long interview in a Spanish national newspaper (El Correo) in relation with the first detection of gravitational waves and my involvement. This activity provided a very wide and international public outreach of my research activities and results. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Borja Sorazu - International popular science magazine interview |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Co-authored 9 page article, for the anniversary of the first detection of gravitational waves, on the Spanish popular science magazine Investigacion y Ciencia (Spanish version of Scientific American). The article was selected for the magazine's cover page for the month of February 2017. This activity provided a very wide and international public outreach of my research activities and results to a more specialised audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Borja Sorazu - International television news report |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Report/interview by a Basque Country (Spain) national television channel (EITB - Euskal Irrati Telebista) regarding my involvement on the ground breaking first detection of gravitational waves. An international television crew came to Glasgow to interview me, and it was broadcasted more than 3 times on primetime news television in Spain. This activity provided a very wide and international public outreach of my research activities and results. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2016 |
Description | Borja Sorazu - Interview on online magazine of the University of the Basque Country |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Interview by the Communication office of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU (Spain) published on their online magazine 'Campusa'. The interview was about my involvement on the first detection of gravitational waves. This activity provided a very wide and international public outreach of my research activities and results to a highly-specialised audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Borja Sorazu - Spanish translation of Science Summaries published on the LIGO website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | I translated several of the Science Summary documents describing important aspect of the first detection of gravitational waves. These translations were published on the official LIGO detectors website. This activity provided a very wide and international public outreach of my research activities and results. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Bryan Barr Hong Kong Press Tour |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Members of the Hong Kong print and news media (newspapers, magazines, etc) visited the University of Glasgow as part of a Hong Kong Press Tour of the UK. During the visit we talked to them about studying in Scotland, discussed the international scope of research and gave tours of our research facilities. The event was in the form of a lab tour with open question and answer opportunities. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | CKillow public lecture "the new astronomy of gravitational waves" by Dr Joan Centrella, Director, Astrophysics Science Division, NASAs Goddard Space Flight Centre |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | This lecture was organised by CKillow as part of a summer school in July 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | DPascucci Q&A about research and scientific method 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | The activity consisted in a meeting/interview with primary schools students (~ 7-8 years old) about the research with a particular focus on LIGO and gravitational waves. The children showed strong interest and asked very good questions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | DWilliams 7min of science 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Seven minutes of science is an evening-long event in which early-career researchers give short (7-minute long) talks about their research. There were around 125 members of the public and the university in attendance, many of whom had no science background. Daniel's talk prompted a large number of questions, both within the formal question and answer section, and afterwards, and a number of requests for further information about Gravitational Wave research. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://twitter.com/7minutescience?lang=en |
Description | DWilliams Asto society talk 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Daniel gave a talk to the Astronomical Society of Glasgow - an amateur astronomy club - about the history of gravitational wave astronomy, and recent developments. There were around 40 people in the audience, with ages ranging from 14 upwards. A number of the audience members were retired scientists (from non astronomy fields), and the discussion at the end of the talk was interesting, and a number of insightful questions were asked. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
Description | DWilliams I'm a scientist get me out of here 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here is a nationally-run schools engagement program, in which pupils at participating schools are given the chance to have live web chats with researchers about a given field of science (in this case research into gravity), and also to leave questions on a website, which can then be answered over a two-week period. The questions ranged from queries about gravity and astronomy (e.g. "what is a black hole") to questions about what it's like to work as a scientist. The event is intended to provide pupils with an accurate image of who scientists are, as well as allowing them to interact directly with people involved in research. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://gravityn17.imascientist.org.uk |
Description | DWilliams Infographics for detections |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | This project involved the production of "infographics" to communicate the important results of the detection of gravitational waves from the first two advanced LIGO observing runs. A total of five graphics resulted, which were each used as a component of the LIGO social media posts for each event, and in the case of GW170817, the graphic was included in the LSC press pack which was distributed to journalists. The reach of the material on Twitter was international - most considerably for GW170817 thanks to its translation into more than 20 languages, and the graphic was included in articles about the event internationally, making the total audience size rather difficult to estimate. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
URL | http://dcc.ligo.org/DocDB/0144/G1701538/003/find_factsheets_and_infographics.html |
Description | DWilliams Meet the black hole hunter 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Meet the Black Hole Hunters was a question-and-answer event during Glasgow Science festival, which Daniel was involved with through a Skype connection while he was visiting the LIGO site in Louisiana. He was able to answer questions about the detector, and gave a video tour of the control room. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2017 |
URL | http://www.gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/eventsandprojects/glasgowsciencefestival2017/adult/headl... |
Description | DWilliams UoE astro club talk 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Daniel gave a talk to the University of Edinburgh Astronomy club, with the audience consisting of ~50 undergraduate students. The talk prompted a number of interesting questions both about how to become involved in study in the field, and also about relationships between gravitational wave research and particle physics. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Festival of Physics 2018 (ABell, BSorazu, BBarr, ASpencer and others) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The Festival of Physics 2018 was an event held at the Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh which was open to the general public and showcased Scottish physics research and technology. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.festivalofphysics.org/ |
Description | GilesH BAA summer meeting 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Gravitational wave talk at the British Astronomical Association summer meeting 2016 at York. 75 members of the public attended. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH Dark Side of the Universe Kilwinning Academy |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk 'Dark Side of the Universe / Gravity' to 15 S5/6 Pupils, Kilwinning Academy. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH Dark Side of the Universe Newcastleton Primary School 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk 'Dark Side of the Universe' to 20 P6 schoolchildren. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH IOP Seniors group 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk at IOP Seniors group, "Longitude and GPS" , 15 members. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH The Physics of Rainbows Lawthorn Primary 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk 'The Physics of Rainbows' to 40 P6 schoolchildren, Lawthorn Primary. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH The Physics of Rainbows Mayfield Primary 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk 'The Physics of Rainbows' to 30 schoolchildren, Mayfield Primary. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH The Physics of Rainbows Perth High School 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk 'The Physics of Rainbows' to 20 S3 pupils, Perth High School. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH The Physics of Rainbows Woodlands Primary 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk 'The Physics of Rainbows' to 50 schoolchildren, Woodlands Primary. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH Tweeddale astronomical society 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk on gravitational wave astronomy to 30 members of the public at the Tweeddale astronomical society. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH York astronomical society 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk at York astronomical society "MEMS Gravity Sensors and Tidal Deformation" to 55 members of the public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GilesH development of halo harp |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Throughout 2016, working with National Museum Scotland/IoP Scotland on development of a halo harp (laser harp) for the new science & technology building. This, and the prototype model has been used at multiple outreach events, following on from the International Year of Light. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Glasgow Science Festival Science Sunday Big Birthday Bash |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Several researchers (incl. PMurray, KHaughian, MvanVeggel, DKeital) and several PhD students (incl. ZTornasi, BPearlstone, GLacaille) manned a gravitational wave stand. Here we described several different areas of gravitational wave research with the aid of our demonstration to the public and answered their questions. We also had lots of giveaways and sticker/quiz cards to help engage the public. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/eventsandprojects/projects/previousglasgowsciencefestiv... |
Description | Graduate fair |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Several members of staff involved including Bryan Barr. They provided tours and information about our research facilities to prospective PhD students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Gravitational Waves for children |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Science Night in Hamburg, Germany, and Open Day at DESY, Germany. JS gave a talk (3x) for children at primary school age explaining gravitational waves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | IMartin Co-ordination of RSE Science-Startup Masterclasses 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | A series of 4 practical, physics-based workshops run twice per year for a group of ~35 high-school pupils. Workshops cover 'How to be an Astrophysicist', 'How to be an Aeroplane Designer', 'How to be a Bridge Builder' and 'How to be a Rocket Scientist'. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
Description | IMartin JHough Royal Society Hooke Meeting 'The Promises of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | I Martin was lead organiser of a meeting at the Royal Society on 'The promises of gravitational-wave astronomy'. These meetings are awarded on a competitive basis, and have mixed audiences including members of the public and scientists from both related and un-related fields. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/09/gravitational-wave/ |
Description | IMartin Royal Society Hooke Meeting 'The Promises of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | I was lead organiser of a meeting at the Royal Society on 'The promises of gravitational-wave astronomy'. These meetings are awarded on a competitive basis, and have mixed audiences including members of the public and scientists from both related and un-related fields. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/09/gravitational-wave/ |
Description | IMartin SRowan ZTornasi school work experience |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | A school student on a work-experience week in the School of Physics and Astronomy spent a day observing research into optical properties of materials for gravitational wave detectors, working with a PhD student in the group. They also had discussions with our academic staff. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | IMartin Work experience school student project 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | A school student on a work-experience week in the School of Physics and Astronomy spent a day observing research into optical properties of materials for gravitational wave detectors, working with my PhD student. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | IOP Festival of Physics PGM KH CK |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The Festival of Physics is a brand new festival celebrating the wonders of science, the power of curiosity, and the inventions and discoveries that shape our world and our future.CK gave a talk on space based gravitational wave detectors. PGM gave a talk on ground based detectors.KH, PGM and CK manned the stand and discussed gravitational waves with the attendees giving out handouts, answering questions etc. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.events.iop.org/e/festival-of-physics-00eb9cb4cdbe4650b3193226d3b3a8c5/page.html |
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 | Invited article in Times Higher Educational Supplement, by Martin Hendry, February 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Martin Hendry wrote an invited article in Times Higher Educational Supplement, February 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | J Hough - 2016 Autumn Public Lecture Scottish Engineering Society |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk on gravitational waves, the detection and detectors to the engineering society. There was a long period after the talk to allow for questions and discussions in which the audience participated. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | J Hough - 2016 Colloquium RAL |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A colloqium talk was given on gravitational waves at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | J Hough - 2016 Outreach talk Probus Longniddry |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Outreach talk on gravitational waves to senior citizens with an interest in science. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | J Hough - 2016, Public Lecture, Institute of Physics, Open University, Milton Keynes |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk on gravitational waves to teach people and enthuse them with physics and in particular, gravitational wave astronomy. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | JHough & SRowan 2016 IET lecture, Selex Galileo |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A talk on gravitational wave detection to the Institute of Engineering and Technology |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | JHough - 2016, Stoner Colloquium University of Leeds |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Colloquim given on gravitational waves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | JHough 2016 Colloquium, University of Warwick |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Gave a colloqium at the University of Warwick. Questions were answered after the talk. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | JHough 2016, Colloquium, University of Exeter |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Gave a colloqium at the University of Exeter on gravitational waves. Questions from the audience were answered after the talk. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | JHough 2017 Crighton Conversation talk, Dumfries |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | To give a public outreach talk on gravitational waves and enlighten people on the topic. After the talk there was a supper with the audience that allowed for further discussion and questions to be asked. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | JHough AAAS Family talk, Washington 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Gave a talk a AAAS family talk. The aim is to teach and enthuse people of all ages about science. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | JHough Apr2017 College of Science and Engineering public lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Lecture in Edinburgh to the College of Science and Engineering. It was a general audience and included school children. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.eng.ed.ac.uk/about/events/20170427-1730/prof-jim-hough-university-glasgow-engineering-cha... |
Description | JHough Feb2017 Crighton conversation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Crighton conversation - Prestigious talk to the general intelligentia of the borders. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | JHough June2017 Erlangen after dinner talk Max Planck |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited after dinner lecture to the early career staff of Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (Erlangen). The meeting was at Ringberg Castle and there were 90 minutes of questions after the lecture. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | JHough Mar2017 Keynote lecture EU accelerator |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Keynote lecture to the EU consortium on accelerator physics EUCARD |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | JHough Mar2017 Perth Astronomical Society talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Perth Astronomical society lecture |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | JHough Oct2017 IOP lecture in Oxford |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Lecture to IOP in Oxford. Roger penrose was in attendance in the audience. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | JSteinlechner Painting Planets |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | While painting paper plates and Styrofoam spheres, nursery children got some pictures of planets shown and some explanation. They were encouraged to name the planets they made. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | K Haughian & P Murray - outreach at WIRED innovation awards |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Set-up a gravitational wave exhibit at the WIRED innovation awards in London and discussed gravitational waves, gravitational wave detectors and gravitational wave astronomy with attendees at the event. There was a lot of interest and questions asked about the exhibit and topic. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | KHaughian & PMurray - Outreach at Royal SOciety of Edinburgh Royal medal award ceremony |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | An exhibit on gravitational waves was set-up for the Royal medal award ceremony at the RSE. Princess Anne came to award the medals and thus came to the exhibit. Gravitational waves and gravitational wave detectors were explained and discussed with Princess Anne and other attendees at the ceremony. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | KStrain ACTA SCIO Troon 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | ACTA SCIO Troon |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | KStrain EISF Gravitational Waves 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | EISF Gravitational Waves |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | KStrain GSF Meet the black hole hunters 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | GSF Meet the black hole hunters |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | KStrain Inverclyde Skywatchers 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Inverclyde Skywatchers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | M van Veggel - Member of RS International Exchange Grants Committeee |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Grant review. This impacts on the stimulation of international collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
Description | MEMS - BBC coverage |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | After publication of 'A measurement of the Earth Tides with a MEMS gravimeter' in the journal, Nature we received significant press coverage. Interview snippets were included on BBC radio 2 news, BBC radio Scotland news, BBC radio 4's inside science, BBC World Service's 'Science in Action'. There were also many newspaper articles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35926147 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35926147 |
Description | MHednry June2017 Cosmic Collisions lecture, Sanqhuar Town Hall |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Cosmic collisions lecture to 100 people |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendery Nov2017 IOP public lecture University of Salford |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | IOP public lecture at University of Salford |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry - Filming for Institute of Physics celebration of first anniversary of Gravitational Wave detection, October 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Filming for Institute of Physics celebration of first anniversary of Gravitational Wave detection, October 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Institute of Physics Scotland public lecture on Gravitational Wave discovery, Glasgow, February 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Institute of Physics Scotland public lecture on Gravitational Wave discovery, Glasgow, February 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Invited keynote lecture at Institute of Physics Scotland Stirling Physics Meeting, May 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Invited keynote lecture at Institute of Physics Scotland Stirling Physics Meeting, May 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Keynote talk on Gravitational Wave Astronomy at Association for Science Education Scotland AGM, Aberdeen, March 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Keynote talk on Gravitational Wave Astronomy at Association for Science Education Scotland AGM, Aberdeen, March 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture for East Renfrewshire Schools Advanced Higher Physics pupils, June 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture for East Renfrewshire Schools Advanced Higher Physics pupils, June 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy as part of European Astrofest, London, February 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy as part of European Astrofest, London, February 2017 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy at Astronomical Society of Glasgow, December 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy at Astronomical Society of Glasgow, December 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy at Scottish Dark Sky Observatory, December 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy at Scottish Dark Sky Observatory, December 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy for Nottingham University student society, November 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy for Nottingham University student society, November 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy for Sussex Institute of Physics branch, November 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy for Sussex Institute of Physics branch, November 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy for York University student society, January 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy for York University student society, January 2017 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy, Inverclyde Skywatchers, March 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy, Inverclyde Skywatchers, March 2017 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy, Museum of Communications, Burntisland, February 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Lecture on gravitational wave astronomy, Museum of Communications, Burntisland, February 2017 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry - May2017 IOP Lancashire public lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | IOP Lancashire public lecture, University of Central Lancashire |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry - May2017 St Columba's Kilmalcolm |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Schools talk to 100 pupils at St Columba's Kilmalcolm |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry - Panel discussion, accompanying live performance of "Chasing the Waves", Glasgow, December 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Panel discussion, accompanying live performance of "Chasing the Waves", Glasgow, December 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Pint of Science 2016 Festival lecture "Listening to Einstein's Universe", Glasgow, May 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Pint of Science 2016 Festival lecture "Listening to Einstein's Universe", Glasgow, May 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Pre-prom talk on gravitational wave astronomy at BBC Proms concert, London, August 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Pre-prom talk on gravitational wave astronomy at BBC Proms concert, London, August 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Public lecture at Glasgow Science Centre, July 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Public lecture at Glasgow Science Centre, July 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Public lecture on Gravitational Wave Astronomy at "Astronomical Telescopes" SPIE Conference, Edinburgh, June 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Public lecture on Gravitational Wave Astronomy at "Astronomical Telescopes" SPIE Conference, Edinburgh, June 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Public lecture on Gravitational Wave Astronomy at Beijing Normal University, China, April 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Public lecture on Gravitational Wave Astronomy at Beijing Normal University, China, April 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Public talk on Gravitational Wave Astronomy for SIGMA, Elgin, March 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Public talk on Gravitational Wave Astronomy for SIGMA, Elgin, March 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Public talk on gravitational wave astronomy at New Scientist Live, Excel Arena, London, September 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Public talk on gravitational wave astronomy at New Scientist Live, Excel Arena, London, September 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Public talk on gravitational wave astronomy at Orkney International Science Festival, September 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Public talk on gravitational wave astronomy at Orkney International Science Festival, September 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Reddit AMA linked to announcement of second gravitational wave detection GW151226, June 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Reddit AMA linked to announcement of second gravitational wave detection GW151226, June 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, London, July 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, London, July 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Social media programme linked to announcement of second gravitational wave detection GW151226, June 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Social media programme linked to announcement of second gravitational wave detection GW151226, June 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - Talk on gravitational wave astronomy at Edinburgh Book Festival, August 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - Talk on gravitational wave astronomy at Edinburgh Book Festival, August 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - USA National Science and Engineering Festival, Washington DC, April 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - USA National Science and Engineering Festival, Washington DC, April 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry - White House Frontiers Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, October 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry - White House Frontiers Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, October 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry -Invited lecture at X-STEM Conference, USA Science and Engineering Festival, April 2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | MHendry -Invited lecture at X-STEM Conference, USA Science and Engineering Festival, April 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | MHendry Apr2018 Public lecture Royal Scottish Society for the Arts, Edinburgh |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | public lecture to 70 people at Royal Scottish Society for the Arts in Edinburgh. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Aug2017 LIGO Salem Oregon Eclipse Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Event in Salem for the eclipse. LIGO stand. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Dec2017 Public lecture, Scottish Dark Sky Observatory |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture, Scottish Dark Sky Observatory |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Dec2017 public lecture, Dumfries Astronomical Club, Dumfries |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture, Dumfries Astronomical Club, Dumfries |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry GHammond Dec2017 IOP Scotland public lecture, University of Glasgow |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | IOP Scotland public lecture at the University of Glasgow |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry June 2017 David Elder Lecture, Glasgow Science Centre |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | David Elder lecture at Glasgow Science Centre to 180 members of the general public |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry June 2017 STEM celebration talk at Glasgow Science Centre |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | STEM celebration talk at Glasgow Science Centre to 200 people |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry May2017 North Lanarkshire Schools Visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | North Lanarkshire schools visit by S2 science students |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Nov2017 IOP Scotland Festival of Physics Edinburgh |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | IOP Scotland Festival of Physics in Edinburgh |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Nov2017 Portsmouth and Southsea Physical Society public lecture |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture at Portsmouth and Southsea Physical Society |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Nov2017 School talk, Bishopbriggs Academy |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | School talk to 100 pupils at Bishopbriggs Academy |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Oct 2017 School talk Balfrom High School |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | School talk to 100 pupils at Balfron High School |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Oct2017 Dark Matter Day reception, Edinburgh |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Dark Matter Day reception in Edinburgh |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Oct2017 Einstein goes to Hollywood public talk, Ardrossan |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Einstein goes to Holywood talk to ~30 people in Ardrossan. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Oct2017 IOP Scotland public lecture, Inverness Royal Academy, Inverness |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | IOP Scotland public lecture at Inverness Royal Academy to 100 people. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Oct2017 Popular lecture, National Physics Laborartory, Teddington |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Popular lecture at National Physical Laboratory in Teddington |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Oct2017 Public lecture Eastgate Centre, Peebles |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture at Eastgate Centre in Peebles to 70 people |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry PMurray Sept2017 Public lecture as part of RSE Inverness programme, Inverness |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture as part of RSE Inverness |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Sept2017 Lecture to Science Museum Trustees, London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Lecture to 30 Science Museum trustees in London. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry Sept2017 School talk Sutton Grammar Schoolm London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk to 200 pupils at Sutton Grammar School. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry- May2018 IOP Scotland Physics Teachers' Stirling meeting keynote talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Keynote talk at IOP Scotland Teachers Stirling meeting |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MHendry-July2017 George Fraser Memorial lecture, Forres |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | George Fraser memorial lecture to 100 people given in Forres, Scotland. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | MartinH - Feb2018 Cafe Scientifique Francais, Glasgow |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture to Cafe Scientifique Francais, Glasgow by MArtin Hendry and Laurence Datrier |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | NKorsakova Inverclyde Sky Watchers 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | A talk to Inverclyde Sky Watchers Astronomy Group about LISA |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | PMurray Listening to Einstein's Universe Talk to A-level students at Graveney School, London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk to A-level students at Graveney School, London about the detection of Gravitational Waves |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | RSE/MOST workshop - lab tour BBarr |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | During a combined meeting/workshop between the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and the Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) I gave laboratory tours of our local facilities to Taiwanese researchers interested in gravitational wave interferometry. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Royal Institution auction and tour - 2018 - SRowan PMurray KHaughian CMessenger JVeitch MPitkin and others |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The royal Institution auctioned a lab tour at our facilities including a meet and greet with the scientists. this involved advertising publicly the auction with a brief description of the work carried out in the IGR at the University of glasgow and also the gravitational waves work carried out worldwide. The winner of the auction visitied our department for lab tours and discussions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, London Jul7 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | The summer science exhibition is an event which lasted over a week. We had an exhibition stand displaying the gravitational wave research carried out in the UK. This was a stand organised by several institutions across the UK. The Glasgow people involved were Martin Hendry, James Hough, Sheila Rowan, Peter Murray, Karen Haughian, Marielle van Veggel and Natalia Korsakova. The purpose of the event is to tell the general public and school groups about the gravitational wave research that is going on in the UK. This is done through discussions and demonstrations of the technology, games and freebies. MPs alos attended the event and tweeted about our stand. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/summer-science-exhibition |
Description | SHeng Tsinghua University news conference 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | I presented at a news conference at Tsinghua University on GW170817 Oct 17 and answered questions from journalists. The press conference was streamed live over the internet with at least 50,000 live viewers and I think half a million follow-up views (but I am not very sure about this). I am aware of at least one newspaper article written about me, resulting from the Tsinghua interview, and at least one article circulated over the Chinese social media (WeChat). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | SRowan BBC Radio 4 Colliding Neutron Stars, Krakatoa, Centigrade vs Celsius 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Adam Rutherford talks to astrophysicists about the astronomical discovery of the year, if not the last couple of decades: the collision of two neutron stars and the cosmic gold-forging aftermath. The discovery of this long-hypothesized event on 17th August came from the much awaited marriage of the capabilities of the gravitational wave detectors LIGO and Virgo with those of ground-based and space-based telescopes. Samaya Nissanke of Radboud University, Sheila Rowan of the University of Glasgow and Nial Tanvir of the University of Leicester take Inside Science through the story. BBC Radio 4 Inside Science (2017). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b098bt42 |
Description | SRowan Buzzfeed third detection (2017) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Buzzfeed News article about the third confirmed detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes (2017). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/scientists-have-seen-two-more-black-holes-colliding-so |
Description | SRowan David Elder lecture 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Glasgow Science Centre is proud to host the David Elder Lectures in partnership with the University of Strathclyde's Department of Physics. The David Elder lecture series presents a line-up of fascinating talks by expert astronomers at the cutting edge of their fields of research. This lecture series continues the tradition of monthly astronomy lectures in Glasgow which began with the first David Elder Lecture in 1905, 112 years ago! 31 Jan 2018, Prof. Sheila Rowan "Gravitational waves - turning on the soundtrack to the Universe". |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/discover/adult-events/david-elder-lectures/past-lectures |
Description | SRowan IFL Science 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Interview with IFL Science about the third gravitational wave detection (2017). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.iflscience.com/space/gravitational-waves-observed-for-a-third-time/ |
Description | SRowan John Porter Memorial Lecture IoP Liverpool 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | For the 2017 John Porter Memorial Lecture, in collaboration with the Institute of Physics, Professor Sheila Rowan will talk about the decades-long search for gravitational waves, the exciting recent first discoveries, and the future of gravitational wave astronomy. In this public talk, Professor Rowan will tell the story behind the discoveries, talk about some of the extreme objects that produce the Waves, and look into the future of gravitational wave astronomy and the new window it opens up into the universe. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | SRowan Radio 4 Forensics Centre in Dundee; D'Arcy Thompson centenary; Scottish science adviser; Coffee and climate 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Astrophysicist Sheila Rowan has been the Chief Science Adviser to the Scottish Government for just over a year. Adam asks her about the role and how she deals with controversial issues such as GM crops. BBC Radio 4 Inside Science (2017) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tvjk5 |
Description | SRowan Radio 4 Gravity wave breakthrough, The antibiotic pipeline, Microbial waste recycling, Fausto - an AI opera 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | The gravitational waves produced by two massive black holes colliding have for the first time been detected by three gravitational wave detectors. Professor Sheila Rowan of the University of Glasgow explains the importance of this new three way observation. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095pttk |
Description | SRowan Radio 4 Infinite Monkey Cage 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by comedian Dara O'Briain, Professor Sheila Rowan of Glasgow University and Professor Nils Andersson of Southampton University to look at last summer's spectacular discovery of gravitational waves from two colliding neutron stars. BBC Radio 4 (2017) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09kxt28 |
Description | SRowan Radio 4 Scottish Science Special Today programme 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Interview on BBC Radio 4 (Inside Science, Scottish Science Special; The curious cases of Rutherford and Fry; The Today Programme). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08svw56 |
Description | SRowan STV Nobel Prize announcement |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Short interview with STV News about the announcement of the Nobel Prize for the detection of gravitational waves (2017) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://stv.tv/news/west-central/1399075-scots-scientists-celebrate-nobel-prize-contribution/ |
Description | SRowan World Service Antibiotic Resistance 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | The gravitational waves produced by two massive black holes colliding two billion years ago have been detected by three gravitational wave detectors for the first time. Professor Sheila Rowan of the University of Glasgow explains the importance of this new three way observation. BBC World Service Inside Science (2017). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csv1fb |
Description | SRowan World Service Black Hole and Sonic Weapons - Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Astrophysicist Sheila Rowan explains how we know invisible black holes actually exist. Plus cosmologist Andrew Pontzen is on hand to help cook one up. Broadcast on BBC World Service (2017). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswd1v |
Description | SRowan World Service Stars Colliding 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Astrophysicists Samaya Nissanke of Radboud University and Sheila Rowan of the University of Glasgow discuss the astronomical discovery of the year, if not the last couple of decades: the collision of two neutron stars and the cosmic gold-forging aftermath. The discovery of this long-hypothesized event on 17th August came from the much awaited marriage of the capabilities of the gravitational wave detectors LIGO and Virgo with those of ground-based and space-based telescopes. BBC World Service The Science Hour (2017). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csv1ff |
Description | SRowan and KStrain Edinburgh Science Festival 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | An event on gravitational waves at the Edinburgh Science Festival with two University of Glasgow physicists who played key roles in their discovery - Ken Strain and Sheila Rowan, Scientific Advisor to the Scottish government. The event was in the National Museums of Scotland. The audience asked loads of good questions like: What happens when a gravitational wave hits a black hole? |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://marcuschown.com/2017/04/edinburgh-science-festival-13-april-8pm/ |
Description | UKRI launch event 2018 - KHaughian KToland |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | UKRI had a launch event in London in May 2018. Each of the 8 individual research councils selected an area of research which they would like to showcase. STFC chose gravitational waves. " members of the IGR from the University of Glasgow attended the event with a GEO600 detector suspension and discussed gravitational waves research with the invited attendees. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |