About the Workshop
The workshop will teach students about gravitational wave (GW) science and the necessary considerations taken in order to design and concept-build a gravitational wave detector as well as the likely signals to be measured. A set of lectures will be given on the main budget noises as well as the possible sources to detect. There will be assignments at the end of each lecture which will be discussed on each Q&A session. The last three days of the workshop will be focused on the teams designing their own gravitational wave detector with it’s own noise budget and source plot. The team with the best design will be awarded a prize.
Program Features
- Learn GW science from expert GW scientists from all around the globe!
- Opportunity to learn about requirements and demands needed for gravitational wave detectors.
- Exciting opportunity for the students to collaborate and design their own detector and win prizes.
When, Where and for Whom ?
- Dates: 10 - 21 November, 2025 (two week long programme 10 Days)
- Last Date to register: 17 October 2025
- Lectures will be pre-recorded and Q&As will be hosted live via Zoom.
- Attendees will be given a certificate for participation and the team with the “best” concept design will be awarded an opportunity will travel to Glasgow for a week and tour the labs in Glasgow university and Strathclyde as well as presenting their design in person.
- For Whom: Masters and Ph.D. students
Organisers
- Dr. Mariela Masso Reid (University of Glasgow, UK)
- Prof. Debarati Chatterjee (Chair, LIGO-India EPO)
- Mr. Saurabh Salunkhe (Senior outreach coordinator, LIGO-India EPO)
- Prof. Giles Hammond (University of Glasgow, UK)
For Any Queries
Please feel free to contact:
LIGO-India Education and Public Outreach: ligo-india-outreach@iucaa.in or ligoindiaepo@gmail.com
Dr. Mariela Masso Reid: Mariela.MassoReid@glasgow.ac.uk
The Build-a-Detector workshop is supported by STFC, Get Go Funds in collaboration University of Glasgow .