Leigh Page Prize Lecture: Nergis Mavalvala, MIT, “The Warped Universe: the one hundred year quest to discover Einstein’s gravitational waves”

Event time: 
Monday, April 23, 2018 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Location: 
Sloane Physics Laboratory (SPL), 57 See map
217 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Event description: 

“The Warped Universe: the one hundred year quest to discover Einstein’s gravitational waves”

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.

Tea after the talk in Sloane Physics Lab 3rd Floor Lounge