New Member
New member in the Gravitational Waves group
October 29, 2025
Gravitational Waves GroupJam Sadiq is joining the Gravitational Waves group as a PostDoctoral researcher
Jam Sadiq obtained his PhD in Astrophysics from the Rochester Institute of Technology in the USA. His research focused on gravitational wave data analysis, studying binary black hole populations to understand their formation channels. He is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the LISA Consortium. At IFAE, he will work as a software engineer at PIC, closely collaborating with the IFAE gravitational-wave group and remotely with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the IGWN Computing and Software Group.
Welcome Jam!
Gravitational Waves
Spain strengthens its participation in major gravitational-wave infrastructures
December 10, 2025
The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has allocated new funding to Spain’s participation in major international gravitational-wave infrastructures, with the Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) designated as the institution through which these contributions will be channelled.
Results
LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA complete their richest gravitational-wave observation run to date
November 18, 2025
The LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has announced the completion of O4, the most productive gravitational-wave observation run so far, yielding an unprecedented number of candidate events and high-quality data for the scientific community.
Results
LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA observed 'second generation' black holes for the first time
October 29, 2025
LVK announced the detection of two gravitational-wave signals — designated GW241011 and GW241110 — that indicate the merger of binary black holes exhibiting unusual mass ratios and spin orientations.