We are pleased to announce the 2015 GGR APS Fellows! Congratulations to the new fellows. –Deirdre Shoemaker, APS GGR Chair 2015 GGR APS Fellows Emanuele Berti (University of Mississippi) For important contributions to theoretical gravitational-wave physics, including quasi-normal modes of…
Category: DGRAV Announcements
Announcement of Conference in “Mathematical General Relativity”
Conference in “Mathematical General Relativity” Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum in Sanya, Hainan January 5-9, 2016 To every participant we offer free lodging and meals during the conference through the Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum. In addition, thanks to an…
Assistant, Associate, or Senior Scientist (Einstein@Home Computational Scientist) at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics (CGCA) at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee is looking for a creative and talented individual to join our scientific computing team. You will support operations of the Einstein@Home volunteer distributed computing project…
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Numerical Relativity or Computational Astrophysics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position in the Illinois Relativity Group. The candidate should have research experience in numerical relativity, computational hydrodynamics or computational MHD. A background in general relativity and relativistic astrophysics would be desirable. Applicants…
Announcement of Ideas Lab “Measuring Big G”
NSF Ideas Lab: Measuring “Big G” Challenge Physics needs you! We are looking for bold researchers willing to design and undertake new measurements of Newton’s gravitational constant G (“Big G”). No background in the field? No problem! Motivation: The gravitational…
25th Midwest Relativity Meeting and GR Centennial Session
We are happy to announce that the 25th Midwest Relativity Meeting (MRM2015) will be held at Northwestern University on October 1-3, 2015. This year’s meeting will be hosted by CIERA, the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics, and…
Join or update your membership the Topical Group in Gravitation
Join or update your membership the Topical Group in Gravitation Why you? Why now? by Deirdre Shoemaker (Chair, GGR), Laura Cadonati (Chair Elect, GGR), Peter Shawhan (Vice Chair, GGR), and Beverly Berger (Past Chair, GGR) Are you interested in the…
International Travel Grant Funds for U.S. Participants in 14th Marcel Grossmann Meeting
Dear Colleagues, Dr. Ivan Agullo and Dr. Parampreet Singh from Louisiana State University have obtained an NSF grant to fund travel of U.S. researchers whose work is aligned with NSF gravitational physics program to 14th Marcel Grossmann meeting in Rome,…
IPTF Summer School – Aug 24-27, 2015, Caltech
Audience: Graduate students interested in time domain astronomy, highly motivated undergraduates and new users of iPTF data. We plan to cap the total number of participants to less than 100. When: August 24 – 27, 2015 Where: Cahill Building, California…
GGR APS Fellow Nominations – Deadline June 1
Dear GGR members, I am writing to encourage you to nominate colleagues who have made significant contributions to our field to become APS Fellows through the Topical Group on Gravitation. Becoming an APS Fellow is a distinct honor, as the…