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The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is one of the key partners in REDONGRA, the new Spanish Network of Gravitational Wave Physics. The initiative brings together 20 research institutions to coordinate Spain’s contribution to gravitational wave science.

Guillermo Baltà joined the Gamma Rays group as a PhD student

Sarah Wagner joined the Gamma Rays group as a PostDoctoral researcher

The 2025 European Edition of the International Workshop on the Circular Electron-Positron Collider (CEPC) is currently underway in Barcelona, Spain, from June 16 to 19, hosted by IFAE.

Sindhu Satyavolu and Laura Casas delivered the seminar “Probing Cosmic Acceleration with DESI: Is Dark Energy Evolving?” at the Sala de Graus II (UAB), in a hybrid format. The speakers presented the latest results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and introduced key cosmological concepts to ensure accessibility for a non-specialist audience.

A new wide-field telescope (TRAC) has been installed at Montsec Observatory to enhance asteroid tracking, deep-sky imaging, and space technology research. Coordinated by the IEEC and with the involvement of PIC, the project is set to begin scientific operations in 2026.

Pepe Illa, David Román, and Otger Ballester successfully tested the wireless and wired communication systems of the instrumented baffle at Virgo, confirming compatibility with the detector.

Udai Sharma joined the Gamma Rays group as a PhD student

On May 16, Gabriela González and Eugenio Coccia discussed gravitational waves and the origins of the universe at CCCB, in a Radical Science event co-organized by IFAE and partners.