Contact: pitp[AT]ias.eduLocation: Princeton, NJ, USA
PiTP is an intensive two-week summer program designed for advanced graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. The program will be held from July 14-25, 2025 at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ. The school will explore the field of gravitational wave physics and astrophysics, bridging the gap between theory and observation. Gravitational waves offer a unique window into the Universe, allowing us to probe extreme astrophysical environments and primordial cosmological epochs. Gravitational waves also allow for powerful tests of general relativity in the strong field regime.
Over the last decade, the direct detection of gravitational waves has opened up new avenues of research, driving rapid advancements in theoretical modeling, observational techniques, and data analysis. The school will provide a comprehensive overview of the field’s current state, covering key theoretical tools, the latest developments in modeling gravitational wave sources, and state-of-the-art methods in data analysis. These tools are essential for extracting physical insights from current observations and will be a critical foundation for interpreting data from more sensitive upcoming detectors.
Topics will include:
Waveform models; Numerical Relativity; Gravitational Wave Searches; Parameter Estimation
Pulsar Timing Arrays; Astrophysics of Gravitational Wave Sources and interpretation of current observational data.
Confirmed speakers are: Bruce Allen (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics); Emanuele Berti (Johns Hopkins University); Neil Cornish (Montana State University); Maya Fishbach (University of Toronto); Luis Lehner (Perimeter Institute); Chiara Mingarelli (Yale University); Patricia Schmidt (University of Birmingham); Tejaswi Venumadhav Nerella (University of California, Santa Barbara); Barak Zackay (Weizmann Institute); Matias Zaldarriaga (Institute for Advanced Study).
We would be grateful if you would bring this program to the attention of colleagues in your department and elsewhere, as well as advanced graduate students and postdocs in associated departments. Participation of women, minorities, and students from institutions with smaller programs is encouraged. Applications are due by March 1, 2025.