The aim of the EMR GW PhD School is to provide beginning PhD students, primarily from the EMR countries (Belgium - Netherlands - Germany), with courses on all aspects of gravitational waves, and in particular in the context of the future Einstein Telescope and the space mission LISA.
Over the course of a week (Mon morning to Fri afternoon), the students will follow six courses taught by distinguished lecturers, with two topics each in theory, data analysis, and instrumentation.
Last but not least, participants get to meet their fellow students from the neighboring institutes and countries, who will be their peers and colleagues throughout (and possibly beyond) their PhD studies working on gravitational wave physics.
Students will have the opportunity to present their own work or research topic to each other in a brief, informal presentation (on Thursday). Thursday evening there will also be a social activity organized.
The target audience of this school is beginning PhD students (first or second year) and advanced Master students. Other young (or less young) researchers wanting to get acquainted with gravitational wave physics are also welcome to apply.
Students from all over the world are welcome to apply, although precedence will be given to students from the EMR region countries (Belgium – Netherlands – Germany)
Participation in the school is free, but participants are responsible for their own accommodation and local expenses. (Accommodations can be booked through the local organizers by indicating this on the application form.) Coffee breaks and lunch are provided for registered participants.
The lecturers and courses for this year are:
- (Theory) Maarten van de Meent (Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen): “The Relativistic Two-Body Problem”
- (Theory) Sébastien Clesse (Université Libre Bruxelles): “Cosmology with Gravitational Waves”
- (Data analysis) Gregorio Carullo (Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen/University of Birmingham): “Logic with incomplete information: data analysis foundations, and applications to gravitational-waves observations”
- (Data analysis) Henri Inchauspé (Universität Heidelberg / KU Leuven): “Data analysis for LISA”
- (Instrumentation) Joseph Martino (APC): “LISA Constellation Performance and Noise Budget”
- (Instrumentation) Joris van Heijningen (Vrije Universtiteit Amsterdam/Nikhef): “How to create a freely falling test mass?”
Local scientific organizing commitee:
- Thomas Hertog
- Tjonnie Li
- Daniel Mayerson
- Jonathan Menu