Nergis Mavalvala
Department of Physics, MIT, Cambridge, USA
Date
11 April 2018
Host
Atac Imamoglu
Title
Launching the Era of Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Abstract
The recent announcements of the first ever detections of gravitational waves from colliding black holes and neutron stars have launched a new era of gravitational wave astrophysics. I will describe the science, technology, and human story behind these discoveries that provide a completely new window into some of the most violent and warped events in the Universe.
Nergis Mavalvala (left) with Atac Imamoglu