The Department of Physics within the Division of Physical Sciences at UC San Diego (http://physics.ucsd.edu/) is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications for a tenured (Associate level) or tenure-track (Assistant…
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34th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting
The 34th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting will be held at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA, on March 16 and 17, 2018. In keeping with its tradition, this will be an open, relaxed, and informal conference. We are…
MWRM27 Best Student Presentation Award (Blue Apple prize)
Congratulations to Katelyn Breivik of Northwestern University for winning the Blue Apple Prize at last week’s 27th Midwest Relativity Meeting. Katie presented Revealing the Milky Way’s black hole population with Gaia. See more about the Best Student Presentation Awards and the past…
Faculty Position at University of Oakland
The Department of Physics at Oakland University is seeking a gravitational physicist for a tenure track assistant professor position starting on August 15, 2018. A Ph.D. in physics or closely related discipline, and capability for excellent teaching at the undergraduate and…
2017 APS Fellows
Congratulations to the 2017 APS Fellows, many of whom have contributed to gravitational physics! The nominations from the Division of Gravitational Physics were: John G. Baker, Jolien D. Creighton, Charles R. Evans, Erik K. Gustafson, Daniel Holz, and Vuk Mandic. Congratulations to…
2017 Nobel Prize in Physics to LIGO architects
Dear DGRAV Members, The Division of Gravitational Physics congratulates DGRAV members Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, and Kip Thorne for winning the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics! The prize recognizes their crucial leadership in envisioning, designing, and building LIGO. Of course, many…
Assistant Professor in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy at The University of Mississippi
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Mississippi invites applications for a tenure-track position in gravitational–wave astronomy at the rank of assistant professor for the Spring or Fall of 2018. Current faculty members working on gravitational physics (Berti, Bombelli, Cavaglià, and Dooley) have expertise in gravitational–wave source modeling, data analysis and instrumentation, quantum…
EGM20 Best Student Presentation Awards
Congratulations to Beatrice Bonga of Penn State and Rahul Kashyap of U Mass Dartmouth for winning the Best Student Presentation Awards at this month’s 20th Eastern Gravity Meeting. Beatrice presented On the Conceptual Confusion in the Notion of Transverse-Traceless Modes, and Rahul…
Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of Gravitational Wave Astronomy. The position is for one year, renewable for up to three years. The applicant must have (or be close to completing) a Ph.D.…
20th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity
The 20th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be held on campus from June 19 to 23, 2017. For further information, lodging, registration, and abstract submission, see…