Gravitational waves

In 2017, the Nobel Prize was awarded to LIGO scientists for registering the vibrations from colliding stars or black holes in the fabric of gravity. UChicago scientists are on the front lines, working at the detectors and exploring ramifications as the extraordinary discovery reverberates through the field of astronomy.

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Craig Hogan

Title: Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Expertise: Cosmology, Dark energy, Gravitational waves

Departmental website: https://astrophysics.uchicago.edu/people/profile/craig-j.-hogan/

Daniel Holz

Title: Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics

Expertise: Black holes, Dark Energy and Dark Matter, General relativity, Gravitational lensing, Gravitational waves

Departmental website: https://astrophysics.uchicago.edu/people/profile/daniel-e.-holz/