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SUMMARY:IGWN-PI School on Gravitational Waves
DTSTART:20260810T123000Z
DTEND:20260814T210000Z
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CONTACT:conferences@perimeterinstitute.ca
DESCRIPTION:\n \nThe International Gravitational Wave Network (IGWN) Scho
 ol is an intensive one-week program designed for graduate students and ear
 ly-career researchers seeking to contribute to gravitational wave astronom
 y through engagement with the global LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA collaboration. T
 he school will offer a comprehensive introduction to the science\, infrast
 ructure\, techniques\, and collaborative practices that underpin modern gr
 avitational-wave astronomy given by leading scientists from across this in
 ternational network of advanced gravitational-wave detectors. Participants
  will explore the many aspects of gravitational wave observations—from d
 etector operations and characterization to data analysis and astrophysical
  interpretation—gaining the practical knowledge and methodological tools
  needed to contribute effectively to this large\, worldwide scientific eff
 ort. Through lectures\, tutorials\, and interactive sessions\, this progra
 m aims to foster a new generation of researchers capable of actively parti
 cipating in a global collaboration of thousands of scientists working toge
 ther to make groundbreaking discoveries. \n \nTopics include:\n\ncompact
  binary coalescence\, continuous wave\, and dark matter searches\; buildin
 g gravitational wave catalogs\nmulti-messenger gravitational wave astronom
 y\ngravitational wave observatories\, instrument science\, and detector ch
 aracterization\nstructure and integrating into the collaboration\n\nMore i
 nformation: https://igwn.docs.ligo.org/web/website/\n\n \n \nWith fundin
 g support from:\n \n          \n \n::  ::  ::Lecturers:Patrick B
 rady (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)Elenna Capote (LIGO Hanford Observ
 atory)Derek Davis (University of Rhode-Island)Chad Hanna (Pennsylvania Sta
 te University)Jess McIver (University of British Columbia)Lorenzo Mirasola
  (University of the Balearic Islands)Barbara Patricelli (University of Pis
 a)Jessica Steinlechner (Maastricht University)Daniel Williams (The Univers
 ity of Glasgow)Nicolas Arnaud (CNRS/IN2P3 & Université Claude Bernard Lyo
 n 1)\nTutorials:Cort Posnansky (Pennsylvania State University)Shio Sakon (
 Pennsylvania State University)Harrison Siegel (Perimeter Institute)Atidya 
 Vijaykumar (CITA)\nScientific Organizers:\nLuis Lehner (Perimeter Institut
 e)Will East (Perimeter Institute)Rob Coyne (University of Rhode Island)Edw
 ard Porter (APC)Lan Nguyen Quynh (Phenikaa University)\n\nhttps://events.
 perimeterinstitute.ca/event/2057/
LOCATION:PI/4-405 - Bob Room (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)
URL:https://events.perimeterinstitute.ca/event/2057/
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