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15th Central European Relativity Seminar, January 22-24, 2025, Nijmegen

The Nijmegen meeting will be the 15th seminar of a series initiated at the Erwin Schrödinger Institute in Vienna in 2011. This series of seminars is designed to provide a forum for younger researchers to present their work, and to expand their research horizons, in all topics of research in general relativity. While the main geographical basin of attraction is Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Germany, we welcome researchers from all countries.

Schedule, abstracts and participants
The programme will include keynote lectures by Heino Falcke (Radboud University), Christoph Kehle (MIT), and Erik Verlinde* (Amsterdam). *To be confirmed.

Local information
The meeting will take place at the Faculty of Science of the Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6545 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Meeting Website

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Unlocking Gravity Through Computation, December 9-11, 2024 in Prague

General relativity is a beautiful, but highly complex theory in terms of its field content, invariant structure and the nature of its dynamical equations. Describing gravitational phenomena beyond a weak-field regime and in the absence of global symmetries requires refined computational methods. Progress in understanding black hole properties, binary systems, the early universe, and astrophysical environments depends critically on further developing our computational tool box.

Unlocking Gravity Through Computation will bring together gravity researchers from different backgrounds. We are delighted to be hosting a broad range of keynote speakers working at the forefront of developing and applying numerical approximation and simulation techniques, as well as new analytical methods. We aim for a constructive and interactive meeting, including discussions on the future challenges and opportunities for computation in classical and quantum gravity. We invite the submission of abstracts for contributed talks and posters and encourage especially junior researchers to participate.

Confirmed Invited Speakers

  • Bernd Brügmann, Jena University
  • Bianca Dittrich, Perimeter Institute
  • Jakub Gizbert-Studnicki, Jagiellonian University
  • Eva Hackmann, Bremen University
  • Tanja Hinderer, Utrecht University
  • Sascha Husa, University of the Balearic Islands
  • Agnieszka Janiuk, University of Warsaw
  • Igor Khavkine, Czech Academy of Sciences
  • Benjamin Knorr, Nordita, Stockholm
  • Tomáš Ledvinka, Charles University Prague
  • Jean-Luc Lehners, Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics
  • Jan Plefka, Humboldt University Berlin
  • Maria J. Rodriguez, Utah State University & Autonomous University of Madrid
  • Roland Steinbauer, Vienna University
  • Agata Trovato, University of Trieste & INFN Trieste
  • Niels Warburton, University College Dublin
  • Toby Wiseman, Imperial College, London

Location and Venue
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, the historical capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia. The historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Various notable physicists spent part of their career in Prague, including Johannes Kepler, Marcus Marci, Christian Doppler, Ernst Mach and Albert Einstein.The conference will take place close to Prague’s city centre in one of the conference halls of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, built in the mid 19th century.

Conference Website

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3rd Einstein Telescope Annual Meeting: November 12-15, 2024, Warsaw

The 3rd Einstein Telescope Annual Meeting presents an opportunity to discuss key aspects of the ET collaboration and design. 
Hosted by the University of Warsaw, the event will be held at the ADN Conference Center, located in the heart of the Polish capital

The meeting is open to all members of the ET collaboration, beginning on the morning of Tuesday, November 12, and concluding on Thursday, November 14, in the evening.

In addition to the main meeting from November 12-14 (Tuesday – Thursday), several satellite meetings are planned for November 15 (Friday):

  • ET-PP WP2/WP3 Joint Workshop
  • Materials for Advanced Detectors 2024 (MAD24)
  • Laser Noise Requirements for ET

Participants can join all sessions online via Zoom. Zoom links will be provided as attachments in the session timetable.

Social events:

  • Early Career Researchers Meeting: November 12
  • Conference Dinner: November 13

Local Organizing Committee:

  • Tomasz Bulik (OA, University of Warsaw)
  • Dorota Rosińska (OA, University of Warsaw)
  • Paweł Ciecieląg (CAMK, PAN)
  • Mariusz Suchenek (CAMK, PAN and OA, University of Warsaw)
  • Yuliya Hoika (OA, University of Warsaw)

Meeting Website

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One year postdoc position in Maastricht on ET mirror development – application deadline 11th Oct

The Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) at the University of Maastricht, member of the Nikhef partnership, has a position for a postdoctoral researcher under supervision of Dr. J. Steinlechner.

Job Description
Carrying out research and development on instrumentation for gravitational wave detection. In particular;

  • Development of silicon mirrors for future, cryogenic gravitational-wave detectors; the project includes characterisation and improvement of the silicon mirror substrate material and of the highly-reflective, low-noise coatings.
  • Collaborating with a variety of national and international research partners, including the Einstein Telescope collaboration, the Virgo collaboration, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and the ETpathfinder team.
  • This 1.0 FTE position is based in the Department of Gravitational Waves and fundamental Physics, located at Duboisdomein 30, Maastricht.

Requirements

  • PhD degree in physics or a related field
  • Proficient in English language and good communication skills
  • Experience in research relevant for gravitational wave instrumentation
  • You can work independently
  • You are flexible in collaboration with others
  • Experience in the characterization of mirror and coating materials for optical absorption and mechanical loss would be an advantage

What we offer
As Postdoctoral Researcher in mirror development for ET at Faculty of Science & Engineering, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you:

  • Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale 11 according to the UFO profile Researcher, function level 11 with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from € 4332 to € 5929 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus are applicable.
  • An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 1.0 FTE.
  • At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
  • As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
  • Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as ‘acknowledge and appreciate’.

Apply now, no later than 11th October 2024 for this position. The application should include a motivation letter, a CV, and any relevant certificates. Final selection will take place through interviews.

Please find here full details.

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KITP rapid response workshop on the GWB, November 12-22, 2024, Santa Barbara

Gravitational Wave Background Found in Pulsar Timing Arrays: Implications for Merging Supermassive Black Holes

Coordinators: Luke Kelley, Chiara Mingarelli, and Gabi Sato-Polito

The recent observation of nanohertz gravitational waves by Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTAs) has opened a new observational window into the universe. Although the origin of the signal has yet to be determined, the measured gravitational-wave background may be produced by a collection of in-spiralling supermassive black holes (SMBHs) or by physics beyond the standard model. The evidence for this background therefore offers unique insights into the astrophysics of SMBHs and potentially new physics. This Rapid Response Workshop will solely focus on the scientific implications for SMBHs of this first PTA detection bringing together experts on both theory and observations.

Workshop Website

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Two Assistant Professor positions in Gravitational Wave Research or LHCb in Maastricht

The Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) at Maastricht University, member of the Nikhef partnership, has two positions open for Assistant Professor researcher(s). We are looking for two talented and enthusiastic assistant professors to complement or strengthen our physics activities in the Gravitational Wave and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) group at Maastricht University. Our research activities are embedded in the Dutch Nikhef collaboration and include Gravitational Wave and Particle Physics research. Application Deadline: October 27th, 2024.

Activities in Gravitational Waves research include research on technologies for current and future gravitational-wave detectors such as Virgo and the Einstein Telescope, with a particular focus on optical instrumentation, advanced interferometry beyond the quantum-noise limit, and material research for optics and optical coatings.

Activities in Particle Physics include flavour physics phenomenology in close collaboration with the LHCb experiment, LHCb physics data analysis on CP violation and rare decays, and algorithm development for data reconstruction in a heterogeneous computing model.

Qualified candidates are invited to apply and to develop their research plans in the context of either gravitational wave research or LHCb research or a combination of these activities’

The positions are 1.0 FTE positions located in the GWFP Department of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Duboisdomein 30, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Requirements

  • You have a PhD degree in physics or a related field
  • You have excellent communication skills in the English language
  • You are collegial and actively searching to collaborate with others
  • You have extensive experience in research relevant for gravitational wave instrumentation / data analysis or particle physics data analysis / phenomenology, proven by your track record as an early career researcher
  • You are eager to develop your own research program that is integrated and aligned with the aspirations of the department and the Nikhef partnership
  • You have evidence or high potential for grant acquisition and are keen to seek and join grant opportunities and collaborations for our group
  • You are an enthusiastic teacher in an academic context, and are willing to participate in and shape the teaching activities of our department
  • You have demonstrated experience in supervising Master and/or PhD theses

What we offer
As Assistant Professor at Faculty of Science & Engineering, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you:

  • Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale 11 – 12 according to UFO profile Assistant Professor, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €4492,00 and €6986,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
  • An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 1,0 FTE. Upon proven suitability, the employment contract will be converted to an indefinite contract.
  • At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
  • As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
  • Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as ‘acknowledge and appreciate’.

Please find here full details.

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Gravity 2025: New Horizon of Black Hole Physics, January 27-31, Kyoto University

Fundamental aspects of black holes have been actively studied so far to unravel the mystery of black holes and to achieve new physics like the quantum theory of gravity. Black holes are the simplest astrophysical objects in the Universe as each black hole can be characterized by a few parameters only in general relativity. For this reason, they are regarded as the best sites to probe new physics.

Given the recent developments in observational and theoretical progress in black hole physics, it is important for theoretical physicists to discuss how we can unravel the mysteries of black holes, probe new physics, and test existing theories from both fundamental and observational points of view.

This workshop aims to bring together experts working on astrophysical and fundamental aspects of black holes to share ideas and expertise and to offer introductory talks to learn relevant state-of-the-art knowledge.

Invited Speakers (*=tbc)

Yanbei Chen (Caltech)
Katy Clough (Queen Mary U. of London)
Astrid Eichhorn (Southern Denmark U.)
Akihiro Ishibashi (Kindai U.)
Paolo Pani (Sapienza U. of Rome)
Chia-Hsien Shen (Natl. Taiwan U.)
*Sergey Sibiryakov (Perimeter Inst.)
Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto U.)

Contact
gravity2025(at)yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Organizers
Katsuki Aoki, Antonio De Felice, Francesco Di Filippo, Mohammad Ali Gorji, Shinji Mukohyama, Naritaka Oshita (Chair), Masroor C. Pookkillath, Kazufumi Takahashi

Workshop Website

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JGRG 33 – The 33rd Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation, December 2-6, 2024 in Japan

JGRG is the community of researchers in Japan, working on General relativity and Gravitation. JGRG has hosted an annual workshop series under the same title since 1991. The main purpose of the workshop is to provide a venue for exchanging ideas to pursue future trends of research. The workshop covers a wide range of topics related to general relativity and gravitation.

Date & Venue

December 2 (Mon) – December 6 (Fri), 2024
HigashiOsaka Campus, Kindai University, Osaka

Invited Speakers

  • Vitor Cardoso (Niels Bohr Institute/Lisbon IST)
  • Shasvath Kapadia (IUCAA)
  • Jutta Kunz (University of Oldenburg)
  • Pablo A. Cano (ICC, University of Barcelona)
  • Guo-Chin Liu (Tamkang University)
  • Kent Yagi (University of Virginia)
  • Hirotaka Yuzurihara (ICRR)
  • and more


Registration

Registration form:
Please register from here.
Registration is free of charge.
We do not offer live streaming of sessions or provide recorded presentations.

Important dates

  • September 25 (24:00 JST): Deadline for travel support, Visa support
  • October 15 (24:00 JST): Deadline for abstract submission
  • October 30: Deadline for registration (without presentation)

Travel Support
We offer travel support for domestic participants, particularly students. If you would like to request travel support, please indicate this in the registration form. As our budget for travel support is limited, we may not be able to accommodate all requests.

Programme

Dec. 2 (Mon) – Reception: 9:30 – 10:30, Opening: 10:30 – 10:45
Dec.4 (Wed) – Banquet: 18:00- 20:00
Dec.6 (Fri) – Award & Closing: 12:00 – 12:30

Participant List – TBA

Banquet – Date: Dec. 4th (Wed) 18:00-20:00

Place: THE CHARGING PIT&DINER (Building No.7) [Japanese]Price: TBA (cash only)

Scientific Organizing Committee

Hideki Asada (Hirosaki U.), Tomohiro Harada (Rikkyo U.), Kenta Hotokezaka (RESCEU), Akihiro Ishibashi (Kindai U.), Yosuke Itoh (Osaka Metropolitan U.), Keisuke Izumi (Nagoya U.), Sugumi Kanno (Kyushu U.), Kohei Kamada (HIAS, UCAS, Hangzhou), Tsutomu Kobayashi (Rikkyo U.), Kazunori Kohri (NAOJ), Koutarou Kyutoku (Chiba U.), Kei-ichi Maeda (Waseda U.), Hayato Motohashi (Kogakuin U.), Shinji Mukohyama (YITP), Keiju Murata (Nihon U.), Atsushi Nishizawa (Hiroshima U.), Toshifumi Noumi (University of Tokyo), Masato Nozawa (Osaka Institute of Technology), Ryo Saito (Yamaguchi U.), Hisa-aki Shinkai (Osaka Institute of Technology), Teruaki Suyama (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto U.), Takashi Torii (Osaka Institute of Technology), Shinji Tsujikawa (Waseda U.), Masahide Yamaguchi (IBS/ Tokyo Institute of Technology), Kazuhiro Yamamoto (Kyushu U.), Shuichiro Yokoyama (Nagoya U.), Chul-Moon Yoo (Nagoya U.), Hirotaka Yoshino (Osaka Metropolitan U.)

Local Organizing Committee

Kaiki Taro Inoue, Akihiro Ishibashi, Yosuke Itoh, Yoshinori Matsuo, Ken-ichi Nakao, Masato Nozawa, Hisa-aki Shinkai, Takashi Torii, Hirotaka Yoshino

Workshop Website

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CoCoNuT Meeting, December 11-13, 2024 in Valencia

The CoCoNuT Meeting is a series of workshops aiming at fostering collaboration among relativistic astrophysicsgroups, specially within Europe. The series has been taking place yearly since 2009 and this year is hosted by the University of Valencia.

This edition will be focused on gravitational waves, in particular in the modelling and detection of compact objects with matter, such as binary neutron stars, supernovae and neutron stars. The different topics will be introduced by the invited speakers, followed by contributed talks.

The meeting will take place at the ADEIT, the University-Enterprise Foundation of the University of Valencia.

About Registration

The registration period for the CoCoNuT Meeting 2024 is from September 5th to November 25th and must be done through the black button “ENROLL”

Participation is not guaranteed until full payment of the registration fee is received. The registration cost meeting is 50€. It includes the access to all sessions, all coffee breaks and lunches, as well as the conference dinner on Thursday and certificate of participation issued online. If you need an invoice, you can ask it during the registration process.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission period: Until October 31st
Registration period: Until November 25th
CoCoNuT Meeting 2024: December 11th-13th

Invited speakers
Elena Cuoco, EGO-European Gravitational Observatory
Pia Jakobus, University of Hamburg
Nikolaos Stergioulas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Meeting Website

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XVII Black Holes Workshop, December 19-20, 2024 at University of Aveiro

From astrophysics to high-energy physics, from information theory to quantum gravity, black holes have acquired an ever increasing role in fundamental physics, and are now part of the terminology of many important branches of observational, theoretical and mathematical physics.

The Black Holes Workshops gather researchers working on physical and mathematical problems of black holes, both in their classical and quantum aspects, as well as their connections to general relativity and gravitation, string theory, cosmology, and astrophysics, and stimulate the interaction between all these issues.

The seventeenth edition of the Black Holes Workshop celebrates landmark contributions in the history of black holes and gravitation, namely the 50 years of the Hawking radiation, the 50 years of the discovery of the Hulse and Taylor pulsar, and the 75 years of the Gödel solution.

The workshop will take place at the University of Aveiro, in December 19 and 20, 2024. Researchers on black holes in all their aspects are invited to participate. Registration for the event will start on September 16th and end on December 2nd. The deadline to submit abstracts is November 22nd. A limited number of accepted contributions will be selected, taking into account their scientific merit. Submissions of abstracts after the deadline will not be allowed. Please follow the registration instructions.

In this edition there will be no registration fee for participants.

Workshop Website