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.
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| Parent institution | Syracuse University |
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| Established | October 13, 2023 |
| Head | Stefan Ballmer |
| Faculty | ~10 |
| Key people | Peter Saulson, Duncan Brown |
| Location | , , U.S. |
| Website | gravitationalwaves |
Founding
editThe 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
editIn 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gravitational Wave Group". gwg.syr.edu. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ "Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein's Prediction". SU News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ "myLigo". my.ligo.org. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bernardi, Dan (October 12, 2023). "5 NSF Grants Fund Syracuse University Researchers' Work With Cosmic Explorer". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 20 January 2024.