New Member

New member in the Gravitational Waves group

September 5, 2024

Gravitational Waves Group

Andrew Lundgren has joined IFAE as ICREA Research Professor.

Andrew is an expert in gravitational waves, particularly data analysis and detector characterization, and is a member of the LIGO Collaboration. Andrew was one of the two chairs of the LIGO Detector Characterization Working Group from the beginning of the O1 observing run to the beginning of O3. His latest position was at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation in the University of Portsmouth.

Welcome, Andrew!

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Project

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Event

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