New Member
New member in the Gravitational Waves group
May 8, 2025
Gravitational Waves GroupSakshi Satish Madekar joined the Gravitational Waves group as a PhD student
Sakshi Satish Madekar holds a Master’s degree in Physics with a Minor in Data Science from IISER Mohali, India. She completed her final year project on testing General Relativity using Gravitational Waves at the University of Mississippi. She is a DocFam+ and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow and has joined the Gravitational Wave Group at IFAE to pursue her PhD. Her research is focused on the application of gravitational wave observations to gain deeper insights into the physics of compact binary mergers.
Welcome Sakshi!
Meeting
Spain’s Einstein Telescope community meets in Barcelona to prepare a common roadmap
November 6, 2026
IFAE and BSC-CNS brought together around 40 specialists in Barcelona to coordinate Spain’s participation in Einstein Telescope and lay the groundwork for a common roadmap for the future gravitational-wave observatory.
Milestone
Over 200 Experts Contribute to Einstein Telescope Geometry Comparison Report
October 14, 2026
The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the two possible geometrical configurations for the Einstein Telescope, Europe’s future gravitational-wave observatory, and will inform decisions on its design.
Project
IFAE participates in new European project supporting the Einstein Telescope’s transition to implementation
May 13, 2026
A new European project has been approved to support the transition of the Einstein Telescope (ET) towards its implementation phase, marking another important step in the development of Europe’s future third-generation gravitational-wave observatory.