2024 Peterson Public Lecture
Dr. Nergis Mavalvala
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Monday, September 23, 2024
4:30 p.m.
In Person: Cardwell 103 or Streaming Here
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Gravitational Waves: A New Window to the Universe
The first ever detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes and neutron stars in 2015 – and the dozens of astrophysical events observed since then – have launched a new era of gravitational-wave astrophysics. I will describe the science, technology, and human story behind these discoveries that provide a completely new window into some of the most violent and warped events in the Universe.