Dear Colleagues: I am sorry that I have to be the bearer of some very sad news. Steven Detweiler passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, apparently during the course of his morning run. The circumstances suggest natural causes. Steve had announced…
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2015 GWIC Thesis Prize and Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize
GWIC Thesis Prize and Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize for 2015: Call for Nominations Please Note: The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2016. The Gravitational Wave International Committee is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2015 GWIC Thesis Prize…
Congratulations GGR!
Dear GGR Members, We are happy to announce that we have achieved 3.08% of the APS membership, for the second year. We are now eligible to apply for Division status! Thank you all for helping to make this happen! We…
First Announcement of the GRavitational-wave Astronomy Meeting in PAris (GRAMPA)
The “GRavitational-wave Astronomy Meeting in PAris” (GRAMPA) will be held at the Institut d’astrophysique de Paris, from August 29th through September 2nd, 2016, and will focus on the physics and astrophysics of gravitational-wave sources for existing and future terrestrial interferometers,…
Postdoctoral Position at NASA Goddard
The Gravitational Astrophysics Laboratory of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to support a laboratory study of optical metrology systems for use in future space-based gravitational-wave missions such as the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA).…
APS April Meeting Abstract Deadline this Friday
Dear GGR Members The APS April Meeting 2016 will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 16-19. The deadline to submit an abstract is January 8 – this Friday! Please submit an abstract, it is going to be an…
Matters of Gravity
The latest issue of Matters of Gravity, the electronic newsletter of the APS Topical Group in Gravitation, is available on the arXiv and on the Matters of Gravity website.
Postdoctoral position at NCSA
Postdoctoral Research Associate One Postdoctoral Researcher Position within the NCSA Astronomy and Astrophysics Group at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, full-time, 100% (2-year duration, with possibility of extension, contingent upon funding). The…
Positions in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam, Germany
5-year positions in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam, Germany The “Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity” division, led by Dr. Alessandra Buonanno, at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam announces…
L3 Study Team for NASA Participation
Dear Colleague, NASA intends to partner with the European Space Agency (ESA) on its Large 3 (L3) Gravitational Wave mission, expected to launch in 2034. To this end, NASA is starting a study conducted by selected members of the community…