Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics

Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Parent institutionSyracuse University
EstablishedOctober 13, 2023
HeadStefan Ballmer
Faculty~10
Key peoplePeter Saulson, Duncan Brown
Location
Syracuse
,
New York
,
U.S.
Websitegravitationalwaves.syracuse.edu

The Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics (CGWAA) is a research center at Syracuse University. Research at the CGWAA includes the study of gravitational wave astronomy, designing of Cosmic Explorer next-generation observatory, development new quantum optics technologies and precision measurement to build new detectors. The center was established in 2023 and has hosted seminar series and several conferences.

Founding

The center was established on October 13, 2023, to combine the various groups working on the LIGO Scientific project.[1][2]

The LIGO research at Syracuse began with theoretical contributions from Peter Bergmann, Joshua N. Goldberg, and Roger Penrose,[1] and Syracuse had a comparatively large number of collaborators on the team that made the first observation of gravitational waves in 2015.[3][4] The department of physics has had collaborations with CERN, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and Fermilab, among other institutes.

Funding

In October 2023, the center received over $1.5M in funding from the National Science Foundation to study gravitational waves and design next-generation observatories.[5] The center hosts proposal-writing workshops at Syracuse University's Minnowbrook Conference Center. Its collaboration with researchers from MIT, Penn State, California State Fullerton, and the University of Florida resulted in over $9 million in NSF funding.[6]

People

The center is directed by Stefan Ballmer and hosts research groups of Peter Saulson, Duncan Brown, Alexander Nitz, Collin Capano, Craig Cahillane, and Georgia Mansell.

References

  1. ^ a b Marshall, Kerrie (September 29, 2023). "Syracuse University Announces the Opening of the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Gravitational Wave Group". gwg.syr.edu. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein's Prediction". SU News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "myLigo". my.ligo.org. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Bernardi, Dan (October 10, 2023). "Five NSF Grants Fund Syracuse University Researchers' Work with Cosmic Explorer". Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ Bernardi, Dan (October 12, 2023). "5 NSF Grants Fund Syracuse University Researchers' Work With Cosmic Explorer". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 20 January 2024.