The workshop is organized by the Department of Physics & Astronomy at LSU to celebrate Gabriela Gonzalez' career. Gabriela González is a professor of physics and astronomy at Louisiana State University searching for gravitational waves with the LIGO team. She was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and has a Ph.D. from Syracuse University. She has received awards from the American Physical Society, the American Astronomical Society and the National Academy of Sciences. She has been a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration since 1997, served as spokesperson in 2011-2017, and participated in the announcement of the discovery of gravitational waves in 2016. Her group works on LIGO instrument development, reducing noise sources, and data diagnostics.
The conference will be held in the LSU Student Union's Atchafalaya Room. There will be a reception at the LSU Club at Union Square on February 26, and a dinner on February 27 at the same place. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please register by filling this Google form. There is no registration fee.
Confirmed Speakers
- Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State
- Patrick Brady, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Laura Cadonati, Georgia Tech
- Mario Díaz, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Anamaria Effler, Caltech (LIGO Livingston Observatory)
- Joseph Giaime, LSU and Caltech (LIGO Livingston Observatory)
- Andre Guimaraes, Michelin Inc.
- Chad Hanna, Penn State
- Michael Landry, Caltech (LIGO Hanford Observatory)
- Nergis Mavalvala, MIT
- Maria Alessandra Papa, Max Planck Institute
- David Reitze, Caltech
- Fulvio Ricci, University of Rome
- Sheila Rowan, University of Glasgow
- Peter Saulson, Syracuse University (emeritus)
- Rainer Weiss, MIT (emeritus)
Program
Program of the meeting.Participants
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Group rates of $139/night are available until January 25th for participants at the Sonesta ES Suites near the LSU campus mentioning code 0226LSUPHY. The direct number is (225)456-5430.
LSU can be easily reached by all major airlines to Baton Rouge airport (BTR). Guests can also arrive at the New Orleans airport (MSY) and use an airport shuttle.
If you need to park on campus, you can get a visitor parking permit