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50 years of Gravity at Cardiff

Cardiff University Main Building

On 19th July 2024 we will host a celebration of 50 years of gravitational physics research in Cardiff University.

We will be celebrating 50 years since Prof Bernard Schutz founded the group here, and this is also the occasion of Prof Sathyaprakash retiring from Cardiff after 28 years.

The event will run 9:15am - 4:30pm in the School of Physics and Astronomy, with light refreshments provided at the end of the event. Participants are encouraged to socialise in Cardiff over lunch.

A selection of talks will focus on research done in Cardiff (and beyond) over the last 50 years, including reminiscenes of time here. This is a scientific conference, aimed at current and former scientists.

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Agenda and Confirmed Speakers

  • In the Beginning: 9:15 - 10:30 (Chair: Bernard Schutz)
    • Welcome: Mike Edmunds (Cardiff University)
    • Kostas Kokkotas (University of Tuebingen) - Neutron star dynamics in Cardiff
    • Nils Andersson (University of Southampton) - Black holes and beyond
  • Coffee: 10:30 - 11:15
  • The Sathya Era: 11:15 - 12:45 (Chair: Patrick Sutton)
    • Ed Porter (APC-Paris) - Accelerating Bayesian inference with gravity
    • Ian Harry (University of Portsmouth) - A story of spin, searches, statistics and seidr
    • Eleanor Hamilton (University of the Balearic Islands) -Imprints of precession
  • Lunch: 12:45 - 14:15
  • The Modern Era: 14:15 - 16:15 (Chair: Steve Fairhurst)
    • Aldo Ejlli (AEI Hannover) - _Precision Laser Interferometry: Exploring New Physics and Reflecting on Cardiff Memories _
    • Hong Qi (Queen Mary University of London) - Gravity and Growth: My Adventures at Cardiff and Beyond
    • Keiko Kokeyama (Cardiff University) - From Pioneering Discoveries to Future Frontiers: Advancing Laser Interferometry
    • Bangalore S. Sathyaprakash (Penn State University, Cardiff University) - Next-generation Gravitational wave science
  • Reception: 16:15

Venue

Gravity Exploration Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University

Queens Buildings
School of Physics and Astronomy
Cardiff University
Queen’s Buildings
The Parade, Cardiff
CF24 3AA, UK
  • Talks will be held in N/3.28.
  • Coffee will be held in N.3.23
  • Reception will be held in N/0.06-7

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