The first international online symposium Glorious Women will be held on March 5-6, 2026. “Glorious Women” will celebrate women scientists in the field of gravitational-wave astronomy.
The purpose of this symposium is to showcase the accessible, real-world role models, which may inspire young people to consider careers in astronomy and astrophysics.
This two-day event will bring together women scientists at different career stages to share their work in gravitational-wave science across various collaborations and research areas. The symposium will also feature panel discussions on “Women’s representation in GW science” and an interactive session “Ask a Woman Scientist”.
Registration is free and will remain open until 27 Feb 2026.
Speakers:
- Manuela Campanelli (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA)
- Isabel Cordero-Carrión (University of Valencia, Spain)
- Shilpa Kastha (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India)
- Ju Li (University of Western Australia, Australia)
- Maura McLaughlin (West Virginia University, USA)
- Samaya Nissanke (DESY, Germany)
- Archana Pai (IIT Bombay, India)
- Surabhi Sachdev (Georgia Tech University, USA)
- Andreea Monica Scorta (Institute of Space Science, Romania)
- Manasa Thirugnanasambandam (IUCAA, India)
Panelists:
- Debatri Chattopadhyay (Northwestern University, USA)
- Shanika Galaudage (Northwestern University, USA)
- Maria Haney (National Institute for Subatomic Physics, The Netherlands)
- Disha Kapasi (California State University – Fullerton, USA)
- Lorena Magana-Zertuche (Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark)
- Debnandini Mukherjee (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
- Isobel Romero-Shaw (Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
- Kanchan Soni (Syracuse University, USA)
- Nami Uchikata (University of Tokyo, Japan)
The event is hosted by LIGO-India Education & Public Outreach with support from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India.
Organizers:
- Debarati Chatterjee (IUCAA, India)
- Anuradha Gupta (University of Mississippi, USA)