Grant: Canada Research Chairs
The University of British Columbia
$120,000.00
Gravitational wave astrophysics
FY 2024-25
Summary
Gravitational wave detectors have ushered in an entirely new era of astronomy, offering a different view of the Universe than light provides, with profound implications for physics at all scales. The Advanced LIGO detectors allow us to learn about the Universe through increasingly distant cataclysmic disturbances as we improve their performance. My research on gravitational-wave astrophysics directly enables new insights on hyper-dense matter, relativistic jets, the origin of heavy elements, and the rate of expansion of the Universe. This CRC will provide new training opportunities for Canadian trainees and support LIGO detector upgrades.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2020-00240
Name nom
McIver, Jessica
Department département
Physics and Astronomy - The University of British Columbia
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
The University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF10304
Field of research list names en
Classical physics
Field of research list names fr
Physique classique
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Gravitational wave astrophysics
Keywords
gravitational waves; multi-messenger astrophysics; LIGO; large-scale physics instrumentation; data science; black holes; neutron stars
Application summary
Gravitational wave detectors have ushered in an entirely new era of astronomy, offering a different view of the Universe than light provides, with profound implications for physics at all scales. The Advanced LIGO detectors allow us to learn about the Universe through increasingly distant cataclysmic disturbances as we improve their performance. My research on gravitational-wave astrophysics directly enables new insights on hyper-dense matter, relativistic jets, the origin of heavy elements, and the rate of expansion of the Universe. This CRC will provide new training opportunities for Canadian trainees and support LIGO detector upgrades.
