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2022

Exploring extreme matter and spacetimes with gravitational waves

California State University, Friday, September 30, 2022

Titan Student Union, Titan Theater

Artist's conception of Cosmic Explorer (Credit: Eddie Anaya) and numerical simulation of a black hole merger (Credit SxS collaboration)

Overview

In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of The Nicholas and Lee Begovich Center for Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy at California State University, Fullerton we will be holding a one-day, by invitation meeting, “Exploring extreme matter and spacetimes with gravitational waves,” on Friday, September 30, 2022, in the Titan Theater. The scientific themes of the meeting will center on extreme matter, extreme spacetimes, and future gravitational-wave detection technology.

Scientific Program

• 9am Welcome and Introductory Remarks,Dr. MarieJohnson, Dean College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• 9:15 Opening scientifickeynote
• 10:00 Coffee break (provided)
• 10:30 The Future of Experimental Gravitational-Wave Observatories (Chair: Stefan Ballmer, Syracuse University)
• - 2-3 presentations
• 11:30 Lunch break (on your own, various options around campus)
• 1:00 Extreme matter (Chair: Jocelyn Read, CSUF)
• - 2-3 presentations
• 2:00 Numerical relativity (Chair: Geoffrey Lovelace, CSUF)
• - 2-3 presentations
• Coffee break (provided)
• 2:30 Closing scientific keynote
• 3:15 Student poster session

Organizers

• Joshua Smith, CSUF
• Geoffrey Lovelace, CSUF
• Jocelyn Read, CSUF

Participants

• Rana Adhikari, Caltech
• Al Agnew, CSUF
• Katerina Chatziioannou, Caltech
• Derek Davis, Caltech
• Nils Deppe, Caltech
• Mario Diaz, UTRGV
• Marie Johnson, CSUF
• Geoffrey Lovelace, CSUF
• Jocelyn Read, CSUF
• Joshua Smith, CSUF
• Alan Weinstein, Caltech