We are excited to announce a Kavli Science Focus Meeting, CamGW: Surveying the range of gravitational-wave science in Cambridge, which will take place at KICC on Tues 11 March from 9am to 5pm.
The meeting will bring together researchers from across various departments and disciplines (including astrophysics, data analysis, fundamental physics) in a forum where we can explore the range of GW science being carried out in Cambridge. The goal will be to foster new collaboration opportunities and links between groups in KICC, the IoA, Cavendish and DAMTP.
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REGISTRATION
Please register for the meeting at the link below. The registration deadline is Wed 5 March.
https://forms.gle/FzdFvUfacT13vh2V7
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FLASH TALK SUBMISSIONS
The afternoon session will include a series of "flash talks" -- brief, one-slide presentations introducing yourself and describing an aspect of your research related to GWs. These will be collected and shared after the meeting as a resource for the Cambridge GW community, so please consider submitting a slide even if you are unable to join on 11 March.
Slides should be sent as a PDF by email to the lead organisers, Alex Jenkins (acj46) and James Alvey (jbga2) by Mon 10 March. Please get in touch if you have any questions about the slide format or submission.
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SCHEDULE
09.00--09.15: Welcome
Session 1: GW Experiments (chair: AJ)
09.15--09.45: LIGO, Michalis Agathos
09.45--10.15: LISA, Christopher Moore
10.15--10.45: AION, Jeremiah Mitchell
10.45--11.15: Coffee
Session 2: GW Data (chair: JA)
11.15--11.45: Inference techniques, Metha Prathaban
11.45--12.20: Round table: "Data analysis challenges for GWs", Will Handley, Hiranya Peiris, Isobel Romero-Shaw
12.20--12.45: STFC GW review update, Nicholas Walton
12.45--13.45: Lunch
Session 3: GW Physics and Astrophysics (chair: AJ)
13.45--14.05: Numerical relativity, Gareth Marks
14.05--14.25: CMB B-modes, Emilie Hertig
14.25--14.45: Supermassive black holes, Stephanie Buttigieg
14.45--15.05: Stellar-mass compact objects, Isobel Romero-Shaw
15.05--15.30: Flash talks
15.30--16.00: Coffee
Session 4: GWs in Cambridge (chair: JA)
16.00--16.20: Overview of existing activities in DAMTP (Ulrich Sperhake), IoA (Debora Sijacki), Cavendish (Tiffany Harte), and KICC (Anthony Challinor)
16.20--17.00: Discussion: Current and future GW activities in Cambridge
