ICTS

The discovery of gravitational waves is a special moment for science. In celebration of this occasion and also to highlight the important contributions made by the Indian scientific community, ICTS-TIFR is organising a day event (10am-3pm) on Saturday, 13 Feb 2016 at its new campus in Hesaraghatta. This event titled "The Universe in a New Light" will consist of talks aimed at a general scientific audience, which will explain the origin of gravitational waves, how they were detected and what we are learning from their detection as well as the new directions that now open up. The speakers include Bala Iyer (Simons Visiting Professor at ICTS-TIFR and Chairperson, IndIGO consortium), C. V. Vishveshwara, P. Ajith (group leader in Astrophysical relativity, ICTS-TIFR), K.G. Arun (CMI), Tarun Souradeep (IUCAA, Pune; Spokesperson, Indigo consortium). They will convey how this discovery opens a completely new window into the universe entirely different from how we have seen the universe hitherto  - which has been only through electromagnetic waves (visible light, radio, X-ray etc.). There will also be an interaction with the press and an opportunity for them to talk with the various members of the scientific community present.

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