New York Times Discusses Importance of ‘Behind the Scenes’ Science
“On Thursday, with great fanfare, officials from the U.S. National Science Foundation and U.K. Research and Innovation announced a $30 million project to double...
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Four New Gravitational-Wave Detections
New detections and analysis of gravitational waves – announced Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop in College Park, Maryland...
Honorable Mention to Scotty Coughlin: LIGO Laboratory Awards for Excellence
CIERA Research Specialist Scotty Coughlin has been included in the list of honorable mentions in the inaugural (2018) LIGO Laboratory Awards for Excellence in...
CIERA Researchers Featured in “Humans of LIGO”
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale scientific experiment designed to detect gravitational waves as predicted by Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity....
12th International LISA Symposium Held in Chicago by CIERA & AAS
The 12th International LISA Symposium was held in Chicago July 8 – 13. The meeting was dedicated to gravitational wave astrophysics, with particular emphasis...
CIERA Sponsors Meeting of Gravitational Wave International Committee
About 25 members of GWIC, the Gravitational Wave International Committee, met on July 8 at the start of the 12th International LISA Symposium. Formed...
CIERA Contributes to World Science Festival
This year’s World Science Festival in New York City featured an expert panel discussing black holes, including CIERA director Vicky Kalogera. Also featured was...
CIERA Partners with The Chicago Network on STEM Event
Last fall, scientists announced the first-ever observation of a binary neutron star inspiral and merger. Anticipated for more than 20 years, the merger represents...
New Study: LISA Observatory to Detect Globular Cluster Binaries in the Milky Way
The historic first detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes far outside our galaxy opened a new window to understanding the universe. A...
Seven New Postdoctoral Researchers Join CIERA
We are excited to introduce CIERA’s incoming Postdoctoral Research Fellows. They will bring a wide-range of expertise that promises to advance CIERA’s cutting-edge research...
Computational Research Day: April 10, 2018
Computational Research Day is an annual all-day symposium which brings together Northwestern students, faculty, and researchers across fields and disciplines to share and promote...
CIERA Researchers Highlight Their Expertise in Seven Minutes or Less
On December 6, 2017, CIERA graduate students Alex Gurvich and Michael Katz joined ten other presentors from seven different departments to showcase their skills...