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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for September 2015
by hyperspace＠th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (ICGC) - 2015, Mohali, India 1.2. Large Scale Structure and Galaxy Flows, Quy Nhon, Vietnam 1.3. Centenary Celebration of General Relativity Theory: Andean School on Gravity and Cosmology, Bogota, Colombia 1.4. 9th TRR33 Winter School, Passo del Tonale, Italy 2. Jobs 2.1. Burke Fellowship at Caltech 2.2. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Parma, Italy 2.3. Junior Fellowship in Philosophy of Quantum Gravity, Geneva 2.4. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Numerical Relativity or Computational Astrophysics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2.5. Associate Professor in non-classical laser interferometry at Leibniz Universitaet, Hannover 2.6. Postdoctoral position(s) in gravitational wave science at LIGO Laboratory, Caltech 2.7. Postdoctoral position in relativistic astrophysics, Frankfurt, Germany 3. News 3.1. Summer news of the Chalonge School in honor of Hector De Vega 3.2. Buchalter Cosmology Prize 2015 3.3. New book: "Cosmological and Black Hole Apparent Horizons'' by V. Faraoni 3.4. Reminder of upcoming deadlines from the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (ICGC) - 2015, Mohali, India --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11043 Starting: 2015-12-14 to 2015-12-18 Location: Mohali, India Additional Information: http://icgc2015.in/ Contact: mail[AT]icgc2015.in Dear Colleagues, The next International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (ICGC) will be held in Mohali, India, from 14-18 December 2015. It will be hosted by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali. ICGC is a quadrennial meeting held under the auspices of the Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation. This year being the centenary of General Relativity this edition of ICGC assumes special significance. Topics covered at this meeting will include Classical and Quantum Gravity, Numerical Relativity, Gravitational Waves, Cosmic Microwave Background, Dark Matter and Dark Energy, Early Universe and the Large Scale Structure of the Universe, and Relativistic Astrophysics. The Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) is working on putting together a vibrant scientific program. In addition to hosting a number of plenary talks by invited speakers, we also encourage greater participant involvement via talks and posters contributed to parallel workshops and sessions. We encourage interested participants to visit the conference website to register and submit their abstracts by September 15, 2015. More information about this meeting can be found on the conference website. On behalf of the SOC and the Local Organizing Committee, chaired by Jasjeet Bagla, I look forward to welcoming you in Mohali, India, in December 2015. Sincerely, Sukanta Bose Chair, SOC, ICGC-2015 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Large Scale Structure and Galaxy Flows, Quy Nhon, Vietnam --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/08/28/large-scale-structure-and-gal… Starting: 2016-07-03 to 2016-07-09 Location: Quy Nhon, Vietnam Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/CosFlo16/index.php Contact: triay[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr According to the paradigm of hierarchical clustering, deviant motions from cosmic expansion arise as matter segregates into high and low regimes. It is possible to determine, alternatively, the motions that should arise from the observed distribution of galaxies or the distribution of matter from the observed motions of galaxies. It is a fundamental success of the paradigm that the two methodologies are in general agreement. In recent years there has been significant improvement in our knowledge of both the distribution of galaxies through comprehensive redshift surveys and the deviant motions of galaxies through measurements of distances. These observational advances have stimulated interest in methods of interpretation. The constraints on the distribution of matter and cosmological parameters are becoming increasingly precise. Yet major questions remain. Our aims are to discuss and review recent developments on: Distances, H0, and peculiar velocities Redshift surveys and implied velocity fields Linear and non-linear velocity field reconstructions Comparison/Reconciliation: velocities <--> densities <--> observed galaxies Bulk flows Cosmological parameters Initial conditions & constrained simulations baryon acoustic oscillations redshift space distortions kinematic Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Centenary Celebration of General Relativity Theory: Andean School on Gravity and Cosmology, Bogota, Colombia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/08/28/centenary-celebration-of-gene… Starting: 2015-11-17 to 2015-11-21 Location: Bogota, Colombia Additional Information: http://gravityschool.uniandes.edu.co Contact: gravityschool[AT]uniandes.edu.co Dear Colleagues It is a pleasure to send you the first announcement of a gravity school ``Centenary Celebration of General Relativity Theory: Andean School on Gravity and Cosmology'' celebrating the centenary year 2015 of General Relativity at Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia from 17th to the 21st of November. The web page where students can register is located at http://gravityschool.uniandes.edu.co The school is directed towards graduate students and some financial support is available for them provided they are coming from Latin American or Caribbean region. Students who wish to apply for the financial support should do that together with a registration before 21.09.2015. We look forward to seeing you in November in Bogota. With best regards from the organizers M. Nowakowski J. R. Roldan D. Sudarsky +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. 9th TRR33 Winter School, Passo del Tonale, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11067 Starting: 2015-12-06 to 2015-12-11 Location: Passo del Tonale (Italy) Additional Information: http://darkuniverse.uni-hd.de/view/Main/WinterSchool15 Contact: winter.school[AT]thphys.uni-heidelberg.de The school will cover topics relevant to the research subjects of the TRR33 network. The aim is to bring together observation and theory: "Theory for Observers and Observations for Theorists". Overview lectures: David Mota, ITA University of Oslo In depth topics: Observation of Large Scale Structure of the Universe: David Bacon, ICG Portsmouth Non-linear evolution of Large Scale Structure: Diego Blas, CERN Science Communication: Anais Rassat, EPFL Lausanne Dark Matter: Pat Scott, Imperial College London Beyond the LCDM model: Alessandra Silvestri, Lorentz Institute Leiden Registration is OPEN: the deadline is 15th October 2015. To register, please visit our website: http://darkuniverse.uni-hd.de/view/Main/WinterSchool15 Given the large number of applications we strongly suggest an early registration, well in advance of the deadline. Note that we will accept a maximum of 40 participants. Please email us with any further questions at winter.school[AT]thphys.uni-heidelberg.de Follow us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/trr.winter.school or on twitter using the hashtag #trr33tonale for announcements and reminders Please check the homepage of the school for more information: http://darkuniverse.uni-hd.de/view/Main/WinterSchool14 See you in Tonale! the Organizing Committee Yashar Akrami, Matteo Costanzi, Matteo Martinelli, Matteo Maturi, Valeria Pettorino, Georg Wolschin, Miguel Zumalacárregui +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Burke Fellowship at Caltech ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/08/07/burke-fellowship-at-caltech/ Deadline: 2015-11-15 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Additional Information: http://burkeinstitute.caltech.edu/Apply/BurkeFellowship Contact: cott[AT]tapir.caltech.edu Burke Fellows in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics California Institute of Technology The Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) solicits applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship program. The Burke Fellowship offers an opportunity for outstanding recent and new Ph.D. recipients to perform research at Caltech for three years. They are selected by a faculty committee representing all areas of theoretical physics and astrophysics at Caltech and are provided with: * independence in research direction within theoretical physics and astrophysics (including but not limited to theoretical astrophysics/cosmology, condensed matter theory, general relativity, particle/string theory, physical mathematics, and quantum information), * faculty mentorship and activities organized by the Burke Institute to promote scientific exchanges and professional growth, and * a competitive annual stipend/salary and an annual research fund. The Burke Fellowship program significantly expands and strengthens the existing Prize Fellowship program at Caltech. The Prize Fellowship program has been successful with over 95 percent of the more than 120 former fellows holding distinguished academic positions. We encourage all candidates to apply by November 15, 2015. Applicants should submit curriculum vitae (with email address and citizenship), a statement of research interests, and a list of publications on the application website (https://applications.caltech.edu/job/burke) Applicants should also ensure that at least three letters of reference are submitted on their behalf to this website. Burke Fellowship applicants will automatically be considered for other available postdoctoral positions. Caltech is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Email inquiries regarding the application process may be sent to nell[at]caltech.edu. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Parma, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/08/07/phd-fellowships-in-physics-at… Deadline: 2015-09-04 Location: Parma, Italy Additional Information: http://dottfisica.unipr.it/cgi-bin/campusnet/home.pl Contact: sebastiano.bernuzzi[AT]unipr.it The Department of Physics and Earth Sciences [1] at the University of Parma [2] invites applications for its Ph.D. program. The PhD fellowships start November 1st 2015 and have a duration of 3 years. The PhD program covers several scientific areas, including Gravitational physics, Numerical Relativity, Gravitational Waves, Fundamental interactions at high energy, Quantum Field theory, Lattice Field Theory and Strings, Statistical Physics, Quantum Mechanics and Complex Systems [3]. The submission deadline is September 4th 2015. The selection will be based on the curriculum of the candidate and an interview. Details of the call and selection procedures can be found at: http://dottfisica.unipr.it/cgi-bin/campusnet/home.pl Detailed instructions for the on-line application can be found at: http://www.difest.unipr.it/it/notizie/pubblicati-i-bandi-il-xxxi-ciclo-di-d… Other links: [1] http://www.difest.unipr.it/en [2] http://en.unipr.it/ [3] http://www2.difest.unipr.it/?q=node/511 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Junior Fellowship in Philosophy of Quantum Gravity, Geneva ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11031 Deadline: 2015-09-14 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Additional Information: http://beyondspacetime.net/ Contact: christian.wuthrich[AT]unige.ch The philosophy of physics group at the Department of Philosophy in Geneva solicits applications for a one-year junior visiting fellowship for advanced PhD students, starting Fall 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is funded by the John Templeton Foundation grant Space and Time after Quantum Gravity. Candidates must be ABD in a PhD program at an accredited university, working on a dissertation in the philosophy of quantum gravity, broadly construed. The fellowship will provide support for the successful candidate to spend a year away from their home institution to work with the projects Geneva group led by Professor Christian Wuthrich, and to benefit from interactions with project members and from participation in the projects activities. The successful candidate will participate in a tutoring program directed by Professor Wuthrich. They will be expected to participate in weekly group meetings during term, help with the administration and organization of the groups activities, and contribute to the groups research and outreach efforts. Fluency in English is required. More information on the project and the research group is available at http://beyondspacetime.net/. The fellowship is fixed-term for one year, although we will consider applications for a six-month period. The salary will depend on the candidates prior experience, but is expected to be around CHF 51,000. Research funds will be available for travel to relevant conferences and to visit the projects other group at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The successful candidate will remain a student at their home institution, and will not be admitted into any degree program at Geneva. The fellowship will not cover any costs (such as tuition and fees) at the home institution. Applications must contain a cover letter detailing the pertinent experience and motivation for the position, a CV, a 1-2 page description of the dissertation project, one writing sample, and two letters of reference (sent under separate cover). They should be sent to Professor Christian Wuthrich at christian.wuthrich[AT]unige.ch. Review of the files will begin on September 14, 2015 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates files will be reviewed by qualified members of the Scientific Advisory Committee, and the best qualified candidate will be selected by Professors Huggett and Wuthrich. Applications from women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged. For more information, please contact Professor Christian Wuthrich at christian.wuthrich[AT]unige.ch. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Numerical Relativity or Computational Astrophysics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11034 Deadline: 2015-10-15 Location: Urbana, IL, USA Additional Information: http://research.physics.illinois.edu/CTA/IRG/ Contact: greifenk[AT]illinois.edu Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position in the Illinois Relativity Group. The candidate should have research experience in numerical relativity, computational hydrodynamics or computational MHD. A background in general relativity and relativistic astrophysics would be desirable. Applicants should go online at https://my.physics.illinois.edu/join/ to submit their application, which must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, brief description of research interests, and the names, mailing and email addresses of three references. Please contact Elisabeth Greifenkamp at greifenk[AT]illinois.edu if you have any questions. Applications should be posted by OCT 15, 2015 for full consideration. The starting date of the position is JAN 15, 2016. A second position may become available with a starting date of AUG 15, 2016. The Illinois Relativity Group under Professor S. Shapiro is developing the tools of numerical relativity, computational hydrodynamics and computational MHD to tackle diverse problems in general relativity and astrophysics. Recent topics include the inspiral and coalescence of compact binaries (binary black holes, binary neutron stars, binary black hole-neutron stars and binary white dwarf-neutron stars), the generation of gravitational waves, magnetorotational stellar collapse, gas accretion onto black holes and binary black holes, the formation and cosmological growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe, and the dynamics of dark matter halos and spikes around black holes. Some of our work is geared to identifying astrophysically plausible, strong-field sources of gravitational waves and calculating gravitational waveforms for detection by laser interferometers, such as Advanced LIGO/VIRGO, PTA and eLISA. For these ``multimessenger" sources we are also exploring counterpart electromagnetic signals, where the later may include optical, UV and X-ray emission and gamma-ray bursts. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Associate Professor in non-classical laser interferometry at Leibniz Universitaet, Hannover ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/08/27/associate-professor-in-non-cl… Deadline: 2015-09-30 Location: Hannover, Germany Additional Information: http://www.uni-hannover.de/en/aktuell/jobboerse/detail/luhjobs/544/ Contact: danzmann[AT]aei.mpg.de The Institute of Gravitational Physics at Leibniz Universitaet Hannover invites applications for a University Professorship (Salary Scale W 2 NBesO) in non-classical laser interferometry starting 1.04.2016. The future appointment holder shall represent the field of modern laser interferometry as it is needed for the development and operation of future generations of laser-interferometric gravitational wave detectors. This includes the development and application of new light sources as well as the investigation of fundamental quantum-mechanical processes in delicate optical instruments. Close collaboration with the Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics and appropriate participation in the large research projects of the institute are expected. An important part of the duties is teaching courses at all levels, for students of physics and from other faculties. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral position(s) in gravitational wave science at LIGO Laboratory, Caltech ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11068 Deadline: 2016-08-31 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Additional Information: https://ligo.caltech.edu/page/postdocs Contact: ajw[AT]ligo.caltech.edu LIGO Laboratory is currently accepting applications for postdoctoral scholar positions in gravitational-wave science. Please see https://ligo.caltech.edu/page/postdocs (but pay no attention to the dates). For further information, please contact Alan Weinstein ( ajw[AT]ligo.caltech.edu ) or Rana Adhikari ( rana[AT]caltech.edu ). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral position in relativistic astrophysics, Frankfurt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/09/02/postdoctoral-position-in-rela… Deadline: 2015-10-31 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Additional Information: http://astro.uni-frankfurt.de/relastro/ Contact: steidl[AT]th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de The group of Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics in Frankfurt invites applications for one postdoctoral position to carry our research within "ExaHyPE", a project funded by the European Horizon 2020 initiative to develop a novel simulation engine for hyperbolic PDE problems at exascale (http://www5.in.tum.de/forschung/exahype/) Candidates should have a PhD in astrophysics, physics or applied mathematics and research experience with simulations in numerical relativity, relativistic hydrodynamics and MHD. Scientific-computing skills and HPC experience are essential, as well as a solid theoretical background in relativistic hydrodynamics and MHD. Candidates with knowledge and experience in modelling the dynamics of binary systems of neutron stars are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will be part of an international research group recently set-up at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Frankfurt am Main. Interests of the group span from the modelling of the physics of neutron stars and black holes, to fundamental issues in gravitational physics (http://astro.uni-frankfurt.de/relastro/) Frankfurt am Main is a lively and international city, and Europe's financial center. The application should comprise a CV, a publication list, and a research summary and proposal. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the address below. Applications will be have to be sent by 31.10.2015 for full consideration, but the search will remain open till the optimal candidate is found. The position is for three years and expected to start on 01.04.2016, but earlier or later appointments can be negotiated. Applications should be made electronically and sent to: Fr. Astrid Steidl: steidl[AT]th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Summer news of the Chalonge School in honor of Hector De Vega ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/08/12/summer-news-of-the-chalonge-s… Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/ HIGHLIGHTS of the 19th PARIS COSMOLOGY COLLOQUIUM 2015 in honor of HECTOR DE VEGA Tribute to Héctor de Vega, the scientist and the human person. The Daniel Chalonge Medal: A Surprise Award. Fermionic Warm Dark Matter and the Thomas-Fermi galaxy structure theory. Cosmology, Astrometry and Fundamental Physics with GAIA. Signatures of Warm Dark Matter from reionization, 21-cm, first galaxies. The observed structural properties of Galaxies lead to Warm Dark Matter. Numerical simulations, galaxy and star formation in Warm Dark Matter Cosmology Neutrino mass spectroscopy with atoms using quantum coherence. Sterile Neutrinos with KATRIN, PTOLEMY, SUZAKU XIS, and Future Missions. The Extragalactic Background Light and New Results with CIBER. CMB Polarization with the BICEP/Keck Array. BICEP 3. The JWST and its Science case. THE CHALONGE MEDAL 2015 is awarded to HECTOR J. DE VEGA Full history available here: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/ http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Medal_Chalonge2015.pdf ON LINE PRESENTATIONS TRIBUTE TO HECTOR J. DE VEGA Peter L. BIERMANN, Asantha COORAY,Hector DE VEGA , Guido DREXLIN , Anastasia FIALKOV, Gerard F. GILMORE, Anthony LASENBY , Alessandro MELCHIORRI , Nicola MENCI,Sinziana PADUROIU , Clem PRIKE , Paolo SALUCCI ,Norma G.SANCHEZ , Noburo SASAO, George F. SMOOT, George SONNEBORN, Christopher G.TULLY , Casey R. WATSON, Noriko YAMASAKI , Motohiko YOSHIMURA, are available here http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme_Paris2015.html http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2015.html THE ALBUM OF PICTURES capturing moments of the stimulating atmosphere created by all lecturers and participants is available here: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/album2015/index.html THE ONLINE PROGRAMME 2015 and SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND is available here: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme_Paris2015.html We look forward to welcome you in the next meetings of this series With Compliments and kind regards Norma G Sanchez and the Chalonge School Team http://chalonge.obspm.fr ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Buchalter Cosmology Prize 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11047 Additional Information: http://www.buchaltercosmologyprize.org The newly established Buchalter Cosmology Prize seeks to motivate and recognize innovative theoretical, observational, or experimental work in cosmology that has the potential to produce a breakthrough advance in our thinking. Submissions for the 2015 prize will be accepted through October 1st, 2015. Three prizes will be awarded, with $10,000 going to first place. Details can be found at http://www.buchaltercosmologyprize.org. (submitted by Robert Caldwell) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. New book: "Cosmological and Black Hole Apparent Horizons'' by V. Faraoni ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11054 Additional Information: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-19240-6 Dear hyperspace community, I would like to announce the publication of a new book which may be of interest to some of you: ``Cosmological and Black Hole Apparent Horizons'' by V. Faraoni, 199 pages, 8 figures, Springer Lecture Notes in Physics vol. 907 (2015) ISBN:978-3-319-19239-0 (Print) 978-3-319-19240-6 (Online) Details of the book are available at http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-19240-6 Best wishes to all, Valerio Faraoni Physics Department Bishop's University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Reminder of upcoming deadlines from the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/08/28/reminder-of-upcoming-deadline… Additional Information: http://www.isgrg.org/ A. 2016 Ehlers and Bergmann-Wheeler Thesis Prizes: Nomination deadline 30 September 2015 At GR21 in July 2016, ISGRG will award two thesis prizes. (1) The Juergen Ehlers Thesis Prize is awarded for the best Ph.D. thesis in the areas of mathematical and numerical general relativity. The selection committee is chaired by Prof. Alessandra Buonanno. (2) The Bergmann-Wheeler Thesis Prize is awarded for the best Ph.D. thesis in the broad area encompassing all approaches to quantum gravity. The selection committee is chaired by Prof. Theodore Jacobson. The primary nominator for each prize must be a member of ISGRG although supporting nominators and the candidates need not be members. More information, including eligibility criteria and submission instructions, may be found at (1) http://www.isgrg.org/ehlersprize.php and (2) http://www.isgrg.org/bergwheelprize.php respectively. B. ISGRG Fellows: Nomination Deadline 31 December 2015 ISGRG elects Fellows from among leading scientists in its membership. The current list of fellows may be found at http://www.isgrg.org/fellows.php. See http://www.isgrg.org/fellowrules.php for the eligibility requirements, selection criteria and how to prepare a nomination. Completed nominations should be sent (electronically if at all possible) to Prof. Robert M. Wald, rmwa[AT]uchicago.edu who chairs the selection committee. C. IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize: Nomination Deadline 2 February 2016 Nominations for the 2016 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize will open 1 November 2015 with a deadline for submission of 1 February 2016. The primary nominator for each prize must be a member of ISGRG although supporting nominators and the candidates need not be members. See http://www.isgrg.org/IUPAPprize.php for additional information. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for August 2015
by hyperspace＠th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de 02 Aug '15

02 Aug '15

########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. 28th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Geneva, Switzerland 2. Jobs 2.1. 5 year research position at IST, Lisbon 2.2. PhD positions in Quantum Gravity/Quantum Geometry, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2.3. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Trento (Italy) 2.4. Postdoctoral positions in GRMHD at the Rochester Institute of Technology 2.5. Ph.D. positions in Theoretical Physics, Catania, Italy 2.6. Calls for Postdoctoral fellowships in Black Hole Physics at CBPF, Rio de Janeiro 3. News 3.1. Update on Spanish Relativity Meeting 2015 3.2. Online Chalonge School Warm Dark Matter Conferences in honor of Hector de Vega 3.3. Travel grant to Marcel Grossmann meeting 3.4. Hot Topics in General Relativity and Gravitation (reminder) 3.5. Open session in honor of Hector De Vega 3.6. ISGRG Fellowship Nominations ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. 28th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Geneva, Switzerland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/13/28th-texas-symposium-on-relat… Starting: 2015-12-13 to 2015-12-18 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/336103/ Contact: chiara.caprini[AT]cea.fr The 28th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from December 13 to 18, 2015. The Symposium will include both invited and contributed talks and posters. There will be a parallel session on Gravitational Waves: the abstract submission for contributed talks at this session is open. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. 5 year research position at IST, Lisbon ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/02/5-year-research-position-at-i… Deadline: 2015-07-15 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://www.fct.pt/concursos/calendario.phtml.en Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt CENTRA/IST is accepting applications for 5-year research positions, funded by the Portuguese national science foundation, FCT. The positions are equivalent, salary-wise, to Assistant, Associate and Full Professorships. There is a screening of applicants before the call, we encourage all applicants with an outstanding track record to contact Vitor Cardoso: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt The Gravity group in Lisbon is composed of two faculty, two Research Fellows and several postdocs, and is one of the most dynamic groups in the country, partly due to its being funded by the European Research Council. For further details on the group see http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/ http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. PhD positions in Quantum Gravity/Quantum Geometry, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10976 Deadline: 2015-07-31 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.hef.ru.nl/~rloll/Web/jobs/jobs.html Contact: r.loll[AT]science.ru.nl There are four PhD positions available as part of the FOM Research Program on "Quantum Gravity and the Search for Quantum Spacetime", based at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. Applicants must have a university degree in (theoretical or mathematical) physics at masters level or equivalent and proven abilities in theoretical physics and mathematics, and should preferably have worked in an area related to the themes of the network (nonperturbative quantum gravity, renormalization group methods, non-commutative geometry, lattice gravity). We offer good working conditions and in particular would like to encourage also female candidates to apply. The research program is located at the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP) of the Radboud University, which provides an attractive and interdisciplinary working environment for foundational, front-line research. Successful applicants will work under the (co-)supervision of the senior members of the research program. Please see URL given below for further details and how to apply. A first screening and selection of applications will take place on July 31st, later applications will be considered as long as positions remain vacant. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Trento (Italy) ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/29/phd-fellowships-in-physics-at… Deadline: 2015-08-26 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1940/announcement-of-selection Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it The Physics department at the University of Trento invites applications for PhD fellowships starting in November 2015. The PhD fellowships have a duration of 3 years and a gross salary of 13638.47 EUR per year (about 1000 EUR per month after taxes). The PhD program covers several scientific areas, including also Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Theoretical Physics, and Astroparticle Physics. More details about the doctoral school in Physics can be found at http://web.unitn.it/en/drphys The Department of Physics includes faculty members working on computational astrophysics (Giacomazzo), nuclear astrophysics (Leidemann, Pederiva), gravitational wave detectors (Dolesi, Prodi, Vitale, Weber), theory of general relativity and cosmology (Vanzo, Zerbini), and astroparticle physics (Battiston, Lazzizzera). Students with interests in one of these areas are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications for the doctoral positions are accepted from candidates, regardless of gender, age, and nationality, who have a Masters degree (equivalent to the Italian laurea magistrale). Any degree in Physics or related disciplines will be given preferential status. Applications are also accepted from students who expect to get their degree by October 31 2015. The University of Trento is ranked among the top 5 universities in Italy and it is characterized by an international and diverse student population. The city of Trento is located on the Italian Dolomites and it is very well connected with several destinations in Italy and Europe. The deadline for applications is August 26 2015 at 4 pm Italian time. The selection will be based on the curriculum of the candidate and on an oral exam (candidates permanently residing abroad by the date of the oral exam may take the exam by phone or videoconference in their country of residence). More information about the application process can be found here: http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1940/announcement-of-selection +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral positions in GRMHD at the Rochester Institute of Technology ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/29/postdoctoral-positions-in-grm… Deadline: 2015-09-30 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Additional Information: http://ccrg.rit.edu/spotlight/jobs Contact: manuela[AT]astro.rit.edu The Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (CCRG) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) anticipates filling a postdoctoral position in the coming year starting as early as January 1st 2016. We are looking for a postdoctoral candidates in the areas of computational astrophysics, astrophysical numerical relativity, magnetohydrodynamics, accretion disks and jets. We are particularly interested in candidates who are interested in relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations of accretion disks around supermassive black hole mergers, and jet dynamics. This work will have direct impact on electromagnetic observations of active galactic nuclei, and is part of an ongoing long-term collaborative research effort with Julian Krolik at Johns Hopkins University, Scott Noble at the University of Tulsa, as well as other collaborators. There are many senior researchers working in a broad range of areas of gravitational physics and astrophysics at the CCRG. This includes Manuela Campanelli (Director), Joshua Faber, Carlos Lousto, Richard OShaughnessy, Jason Nordhaus, Yosef Zlochower, John Whelan, and Hans-Peter Bischof (a visualization expert), several postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. students (see http://ccrg.rit.edu/people for an overview on who is or has been at CCRG). The group also collaborates with many faculty, postdocs and graduate students in the larger astrophysics group (http://www.rit.edu/cos/astrophysics/) the school of Mathematical Sciences (http://www.rit.edu/cos/sms/) and the School of Physics and Astronomy (http://www.rit.edu/cos/physics/) The positions are for two or three years and renewable depending on satisfactory performance and the availability of funds. CCRG researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers such as XSEDE and BlueWaters as well as a dedicated 1600-core cluster hosted at the Center. More information about the CCRG is available at http://ccrg.rit.edu/ And about Rochester at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent electronically as soon as possible to: ccrg-postdoc[AT]ccrgweb.rit.edu For an overview of all job openings at CCRG please go to: http://ccrg.rit.edu/spotlight/jobs. Enquiries can be addressed to the centers Director: Manuela Campanelli, manuela[AT]astro.rit.edu Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, School of Mathematical Sciences, and School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 85 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623 USA Review of completed applications will begin as soon as available and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. RIT is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Ph.D. positions in Theoretical Physics, Catania, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/31/ph-d-positions-in-theoretical… Deadline: 2015-09-08 Location: Catania, Italy Additional Information: http://www.unict.it/en/sites/default/files/educational/Call%20for%20applica… Contact: eloisa.bentivegna[AT]ct.infn.it The University of Catania invites applications for its Ph.D. program. This year's call offers ten positions for students in the Physical Sciences, two of which reserved to graduates of non-Italian universities. Founded in 1434, the University of Catania [1] is the oldest and largest university in Sicily. The Physics and Astronomy Department [2] has over 80 faculty members active in theoretical, experimental, and observational research. The department participates in a vast number of international collaborations and has close ties to the local sections of national research institutes such as INFN [3] and INAF [4], as well as to the nearby experimental nuclear-physics facility LNS [5]. Research topics in the Theoretical Physics sector include relativity, high-energy physics and astrophysics, nuclear matter in stellar environments, particle and field theory, complex systems, networks, and econophysics. Details of the call can be found at: http://www.unict.it/sites/default/files/Call%20for%20applications%202015-20… The submission deadline is September 8th. Prospective students are encouraged to contact Eloisa Bentivegna (eloisa.bentivegna[AT]ct.infn.it) while preparing their application material. [1] http://www.unict.it [2] http://www.dfa.unict.it [3] http://www.ct.infn.it [4] http://www.oact.inaf.it [5] http://www.lns.infn.it +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Calls for Postdoctoral fellowships in Black Hole Physics at CBPF, Rio de Janeiro ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11002 Deadline: 2015-08-21 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.cbpf.br/~mcasals/Postdoc.html Contact: mcasals[AT]cbpf.br The Brazilian agency CNPq has regular calls for 1-year (possibly extendable to 2 years) postdoctoral fellowships for carrying out research in a Brazilian institution. The application to CNPq must be submitted by the host researcher in Brazil and the current call has a deadline of August 21, 2015, for a position to start some time between March and June 2016. There are also similar fellowships (CNPq-TWAS) which are specifically for applicants from a developing country and have an application deadline of August 24, 2015. If you wish to apply for a CNPq postdoctoral fellowship to carry out research in Black Hole Physics in the Institute of Cosmology, Relativity and Astrophysics at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF) in Rio de Janeiro, please email a C.V. with a list of publications, a statement of research interests and two reference letters (directly sent by the referees) to Dr. Marc Casals at mcasals[AT]cbpf.br. For further information on the above and other funding possibilities for either postdoctoral research or postgraduate studies and on research activities at CBPF, you may see http://www.cbpf.br/~mcasals/Postdoc.html and, specifically for the CNPq-TWAS fellowship, http://twas.org/opportunities/fellowships/postdoc. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Update on Spanish Relativity Meeting 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/02/update-on-spanish-relativity-… Additional Information: http://grg.uib.es/ERE2015 Please not the upcoming deadlines for the Spanish Relativity Meeting - ERE2015: Deadline for abstract submission: 15th July 2015 Deadline for late registration: 15th August 2015 The meeting will take place at the University of the Balearic Islands Campus, Further information is available at the meeting web page: grg.uib.es/ERE2015. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Online Chalonge School Warm Dark Matter Conferences in honor of Hector de Vega ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/02/on-line-chalonge-school-warm-… Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge The Chalonge Meudon Workshop 2015 in honor of Hector de Vega Warm Dark Matter Cosmology in agreement with observations: CMB, Galaxies, Black holes and Sterile neutrinos Meudon Castle-CIAS, Observatoire de Paris at Meudon, France, 10,11 and 12 JUNE 2015 We are pleased to inform you that the presentations by the lecturers during the Chalonge Meudon Workshop 2015 in honor of Hector de Vega are available on line in pdf format in "Programme and Lecturers .pdf " in the www site of this Workshop http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2015.html http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme_CIAS2015.html CONTENTS: TRIBUTE TO HECTOR DE VEGA, and the Lectures : Peter BIERMANN , Dieter BODEKER, Daniel BOYANOVSKY, Hector J. DE VEGA, Anastasia FIALKOV, Clemens HESSEL, Thierry LASSERRE, Marco LOMBARDI, Hareth MAHDI, Maxim MARKEVITCH, Nicola MENCI, Susanne MERTENS, Sinziana PADUROIU, Manolis PAPASTERGIS, Brigitte ROCCA- VOLMERANGE, Paolo SALUCCI, Norma G. SANCHEZ The ALBUM of PHOTOS of the Workshop capturing moments of thestimulating atmosphere created by all lecturers and participants is posted in the same www site We thank all again, both lecturers and participants, for having contributed so much to this Workshop and we look forward to seeing you again in the next meetings of this series NEXT MEETINGS OF THE SERIES : The 19th Paris Cosmology Colloquium Chalonge 2015 in honor of Hector de Vega Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos http://www.obspm.fr/ecole-chalonge-19th-paris.html SUMMER OPEN SESSION: Friday 24 JULY 2015 afternoon in Observatoire de Paris THE FULL PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR 2015 ON LINE http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme2015.html With Compliments and kind regards Norma G Sanchez and the Chalonge School team http://chalonge.obspm.fr ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Travel grant to Marcel Grossmann meeting ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10946 Additional Information: Dr. Ivan Agullo and Dr. Parampreet Singh from Louisiana State University have obtained an NSF grant to fund travel of U.S. researchers whose work is aligned with NSF gravitational physics program to 14th Marcel Grossmann meeting in Rome, Italy, in July 2015. Scientist who wish to apply for these funds should fill out the application form below, and send it before July 10, 2015. Please note the following: A US scientist is one who generally works in the US. Nationality is not relevant. The funds can only be used to cover transportation to and from Rome. Housing and registration costs must be met otherwise. US carriers, if available, must be used, as requested by the Fly American Act and National Science Foundation rules. The selection of the people to receive travel support will be made by a panel of experienced US scientists (both theorists and experimentalists), based on the information on the returned application forms. Preference will be given to those researchers which have no federal funding, and those with NSF grants. Preference will be given to scientists with an accepted oral contribution in a session. The applicant should forward an email from the session chair that her/his talk has been accepted. Given the present dates, monies if granted will be likely distributed after the conference. Receipts will be important, and any additional support from the organizers or elsewhere must be reported. Recipients must acknowledge support of this NSF grant in their contributions at the Marcel Grossmann Meeting both in the oral talk, and in the proceedings of the conference, and any other work resulting from the meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Agullo and Parampreet Singh Application for International Travel Grant Funds for U.S. Participants in 14th Marcel Grossmann Meeting Name: Address: Email address*: Phone/Fax number: Present position and home institution: Previous positions and home institutions for the past three years: Date and place of most advanced degree: Area of research: Are you a: Plenary speaker Workshop chair Lead Author on Contributed paper List all current grants in gravitational physics: List other sources of financial support you have for this meeting, either from the Marcel Grossmann organization or other parties: List the international meetings in gravitational physics attended during the past three years: Estimate Travel Cost for 14th Marcel Grossmann meeting: Please add anything else you wish the selection committee to know. If you think that your work may be unfamiliar to us, please ask a senior scientist to send us a short letter of recommendation. This is particularly encouraged for PhD students. Signature Date: Return this application by email by the 10th July to agullo[At]lsu.edu, or by regular mail to: Dr. Ivan Agullo 202 Nicholson Hall, Tower Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70803 United States ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Hot Topics in General Relativity and Gravitation (reminder) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/06/hot-topics-in-general-relativ… Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/HTGRG-2/index.php In this centennial anniversary of General Relativity, our aims are to discuss and review recent developments. The topics include: Mathematical Relativity - Black Hole Physics - Gravitational waves and Numerical Relativity - Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime - Quantum Gravity - AdS/CFT (gauge/gravity) Correspondence - Strings, Branes, and Higher-dimensional Gravitational Theories - Modified Gravity Theories - Dark Energy and Dark Matter - Inflation and the early universe - Gravitational Lensing - Relativistic Astrophysics. The contributions are either solicited or selected among submitted abstracts. Special emphasis is being placed on active participation by young researchers and post-docs. The program will be available after the deadline of abstracts submission (July 19th, 2015). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Open session in honor of Hector De Vega ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/10/open-session-in-honor-of-hect… Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Invitation_24juillet2015.pdf In the framework of the Chalonge School 19th Paris Cosmology Colloquium in honor of Hector DE VEGA: CHALONGE SCHOOL SUMMER OPEN SESSION of Scientific Culture : Friday 24th July, from 14h30 to 19h30 Observatoire de Paris, Cassini Hall, in the historic Perrault building Latest News of the CMB BICEP/KECK, JWST, the Jame Webb Space Telescope, Award of the Daniel Chalonge Medal 2015, a Surprise Award Tribute to Hector DE VEGA, the Scientist and the Human Person Tour of the historic Perrault building guided guided by Prof Suzanne Debarbat (SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris) Links: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Invitation_24juillet2015.pdf http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme2015.html http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2015.html With Compliments and kind regards http://chalonge.obspm.fr/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.6. ISGRG Fellowship Nominations ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/29/isgrg-fellowship-nominations/ Additional Information: http://www.isgrg.org/fellowrules.php The International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation invites nominations for ISGRG Fellowship to recognize its outstanding members. The primary criterion for election is excellence in research, especially the impact of candidates work on the development of our field. The candidate will be generally expected to have made additional contributions to the field, for example through service, and/or outreach, and/or books and monographs, etc. In exceptional cases such criteria could constitute the primary basis of nomination provided these activities have had influence on a significant portion of our community, not just the home institution of the candidate. Nominations are due by December 31st, 2015. The elected Fellows will be inducted during the Business Meeting of the Society at GR 21 in New York City, July, 11-15, 2016. Any member of the Society can make nominations but self-nominations will not be considered. The nomination packet consists of: i) A letter summarizing the basis for nomination; ii) An up-to-date CV and publication list of the nominee; iii) 1 to 3 supporting letters from members of the Society, and, iv) A proposed citation. The nominator must also verify that the nominee is an active member of the ISGRG Society. Once made, the nomination will remain active for two additional rounds. In particular, all nominations made in the previous two cycles (i.e., for GR19 and GR20) will remain active for this cycle. Further details about ISGRG Fellowship can be found at http://www.isgrg.org/fellowrules.php The Selection Committee consists of Eanna Flanagan, James Hough, Carlo Rovelli, and Robert Wald (chair), together with ex officio members Beverly Berger, Gary Horowitz, and Malcolm MacCallum. Nominations should be submitted electronically as PDF files to the chair of the Committee, Robert Wald, at rmwa[AT]uchicago.edu. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. 2nd Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity: 100 Years of General Relativity, Warsaw 1.2. Gravity@all scales in Nottingham, UK 1.3. Einstein's Legacy, Queen Mary University, London 1.4. General Relativity: a Celebration of the 100th Anniversary, Paris, France 1.5. GR 100 years in Lisbon 1.6. Dense Matter in Compact Stars: Experimental and Observational Signatures (NewCompStar School), Bucharest 1.7. BritGrav16, Nottingham, UK 1.8. ACGRG8: 8th Australasian Conference on General and Gravitation, Melbourne, Australia 2. Jobs 2.1. Research Fellow Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Compact Binary Source Modelling at Cardiff 2.2. Canada Research Chair, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec 2.3. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science 2.4. 5 year research position at IST, Lisbon 3. News 3.1. Updates on the Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MG14) 3.2. COST Action Quantum structure of spacetime 3.3. Albert Einstein, Michele Besso and Marcel Grossmann, 13-17 July 2015 3.4. 14th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, July 20-24, 2015, ICRANet, Pescara, Italy 3.5. Living Reviews move to Springer ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. 2nd Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity: 100 Years of General Relativity, Warsaw --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/08/the-2nd-conference-of-the-pol… Starting: 2015-11-23 to 2015-11-28 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~potor/potor15.html Contact: oko[AT]fuw.edu.pl This conference belongs to a series of worldwide events whose aim is to commemorate 100 years of General Relativity formulated by Albert Einstein in 1915. The goal of the conference is to give a broad account of achievements of General Relativity, and its scientific program covers a variety of topics ranging from the mathematical structure of General Relativity and fundamental issues of the classical gravity, through the mathematical models of quantum gravity, to gravitational waves and their detection. In addition, the last day of the conference will have a special historical character. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Gravity@all scales in Nottingham, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10865 Starting: 2015-08-24 to 2015-08-28 Location: Nottingham, UK Additional Information: http://thomassotiriou.wix.com/gravityallscales2015 Contact: Thomas.Sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk We are pleased to announce the Gravity @ all scales workshop to be hosted by the School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK, from 24th to 28th August, 2015. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together leading experts in the fields of quantum gravity and phenomenology, alternative theories of gravity, and strong gravity, for an in-depth discussion on gravitational physics at all length scales. The hope is to build bridges between different fields and encourage interdisciplinary interactions. All talks will be by invitation only although participation will be open, and there will be plenty of time for discussion/round tables. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Einstein's Legacy, Queen Mary University, London --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10869 Starting: 2015-11-28 to 2015-11-29 Location: Queen Mary University London, United Kingdom Additional Information: http://astro.qmul.ac.uk/einstein Contact: t.clifton[AT]qmul.ac.uk The IoP Gravitational Physics Group is pleased to announce that we will be holding a meeting to celebrate the centenary of the general theory of relativity. This meeting, entitled Einstein's Legacy, will be held at Queen Mary University of London on Saturday the 28th and Sunday the 29th of November 2015. The meeting consists of plenary presentations during morning and afternoon and public talks in the evening. The meeting is open to everyone and free to attend (i.e. no registration fee), but it is necessary to register. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. General Relativity: a Celebration of the 100th Anniversary, Paris, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/14/general-relativity-a-celebrat… Starting: 2015-11-16 to 1015-11-20 Location: Institut Henri Poincare', Paris, France Additional Information: http://philippelefloch.org/gr-celebration/ Contact: gr2015[AT]ihp.fr This one-week conference is a main event of the Trimester Program taking place at the Institut Henri Poincare' this Fall in order to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of General Relativity. This Conference will provide an update on current research in mathematical general relativity. Speakers - Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (Bures-sur-Yvette) - Pieter Blue (Edinburgh) - Matthew Choptuik (Vancouver) - Demetrios Christodoulou (Zuerich & Athens) - Mihalis Dafermos (Princeton) - Thibault Damour (Bures-sur-Yvette) - Georges Ellis (Cape Town) - Richard Hamilton (New York) * - Jonathan Luk (Cambridge, UK) - Roger Penrose (Oxford) - Igor Rodnianski (Princeton) - Richard Schoen (Stanford) - Jacques Smulevici (Orsay) - John Stachel (Boston) - Jeremie Szeftel (Paris) - Robert Wald (Chicago) - Qian Wang (Oxford) Please forward this announcement to colleagues and students who may be interested. Organizers Lars Andersson (Potsdam) Sergiu Klainerman (Princeton) Philippe G. LeFloch (Paris) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. GR 100 years in Lisbon --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10887 Starting: 2015-12-18 to 2015-12-19 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/gr100yearsinlisbon/ Contact: joselemos[AT]ist.utl.pt After an effort that started in 1907, Einstein presented to the Prussian Academy of Sciences, on November 25, 1915, the final formulation of his new theory of gravitation. He called it the General Theory of Relativity, or General Relativity (GR), for short. The corresponding paper was published with the title "Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativitaetstheorie" in the journal Annalen der Physik in the beginning of 1916. Gravitation is the most intriguing among the fundamental interactions in the Universe. In its 100-year-long history, GR has passed many stringent tests, and is now accepted as the standard theory of gravity and one of mankind's greatest achievements. In the last decades a formidable intellectual effort has shown that the full-fledged nature of Einstein's theory offers much more than a beautiful description of stellar, galactic and cosmological interactions. In the quest for the ultimate theory of gravity, new spectacular connections between high-energy physics, astrophysics, cosmology and theoretical physics have emerged. To celebrate the centenary of Einstein's greatest achievement, the conference GR 100 years in Lisbon will be held at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Lisbon, in 18-19 December 2015. For those who have not yet celebrated this date, this is certainly a wonderful opportunity to pay homage to the the General Theory of Relativity. The conference will be followed by the Black Hole Workshop VIII held at IST from 21-22 December 2015. All participants are warmly encouraged to attend both events. If you are interested in giving a talk in the conference, please register and give the title and abstract of the talk before October, 31st. If you are interested in simply attending the conference, please register before October, 31st. To cover coffee breaks and local expenses, a conference fee of 30 Euros is kindly requested. There will be no registration fee for the Black Hole Workshop VIII. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Dense Matter in Compact Stars: Experimental and Observational Signatures (NewCompStar School), Bucharest --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10890 Starting: 2015-09-21 to 2015-09-25 Location: Bucharest, Romania Additional Information: http://www.nipne.ro/indico/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=236 Contact: compstar15[AT]nipne.ro We are pleased to announce the second NewCompstar school, following the 2014 edition held in Barcelona. The format will consist of five courses on more basic and general topics, a few seminars on more specific topics and some practical exercise sessions. Few time slots will be dedicated to student poster presentations. Topic / Lecturers list: Equation of State Modeling Hadronic matter and EoS - Constanca Providencia (Coimbra, Portugal) EoS signatures from Heavy Ion reactions - Maria Colonna (Catania, Italy) Links between the nuclear matter empirical parameters, exotic nuclei, and neutron stars - Jerome Margueron (Lyon, France) Quark matter and EoS - Armen Sedrakian (Frankfurt, Germany) On the conversion of Neutron Stars into Quark Stars - Giuseppe Pagliara (Ferrara, Italy) Macroscopic and Microscopic dynamics Relativistic hydrodynamics - Filippo Galeazzi (Frankfurt, Germany) Transport phenomena and reaction rates - Laura Tolos (Barcelona, Spain) Crustal heating in accreting neutron stars - Pawel Haensel (Warsaw, Poland) Dense matter and Nucleosynthesis Nucleosynthesis in neutron star mergers - Andreas Bauswein (Thessaloniki, Greece) Nucleosynthesis in CCSN - Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo (Darmstadt, Germany) Neutron Star Cooling and Superfluidity Superconductivity and superfluidity in compact stars - Nicolas Chamel (Brussels, Belgium) Exercise session Numerical session on the EoS - Matthias Hempel (Basel, Switzerland)) Outreach session The birth and death of massive stars - Francesca Gulminelli (Caen, France) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. BritGrav16, Nottingham, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/27/britgrav16/ Starting: 2016-04-04 to 2016-04-05 Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom Additional Information: http://sites.google.com/site/britgrav16 Contact: britgrav16[AT]gmail.com BritGrav16, the 16th British Gravity Meeting, will be hosted at the University of Nottingham, by the Quantum Gravity Group in the School of Mathematical Sciences and the Particle Theory Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy. The provisional dates are 4-5 April 2016 (Monday and Tuesday). The dates will be confirmed once a suitable lecture room has been secured. As in recent years, the meeting will consist of short talks, selected from abstracts submitted by participants, with preference given to PhD students and postdocs. Updated information will be available at the conference webpage: sites.google.com/site/britgrav16 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. ACGRG8: 8th Australasian Conference on General and Gravitation, Melbourne, Australia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/30/acgrg8-8th-australasian-confe… Starting: 2015-12-02 to 2015-12-04 Location: Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://asgrg.org/ACGRG8.html Contact: Leo.Brewin[AT]monash.edu ACGRG8, the biennial conference of the ASGRG, will be held at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Plenary speakers include Brian Schmidt, Robert Wald, Matt Choptuik, David McClelland and Joerg Frauendiener. A preliminary website is now available at http://asgrg.org/ACGRG8.html The web site is currently under construction and will be updated progressively in the next few weeks. Registration will open by the end of July. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Research Fellow Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Compact Binary Source Modelling at Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10823 Deadline: 2015-07-01 Location: Cardiff, UK Additional Information: http://bit.ly/1z2HQfu Contact: mark.hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk Cardiff Gravitational Physics is seeking applications to fill the position of Research Fellow. This is a five-year European Research Council (ERC) funded position at the Research Fellow (Grade 7) level. The emphasis of the post will be on modelling of compact-binary systems using a combination of numerical simulations and analytic methods, and developing algorithms for the detection and study of gravitational-wave signals from compact binary mergers in data from Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, and GEO-HF. Current group members play leading roles in efforts to search for signals from gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and the coalescence of neutron star and black hole binaries; and to model astrophysical sources of gravitational waves using analytical and numerical relativity and develop search algorithms for their detection and interpretation with current and future detectors. The position is available from 1st October 2015, but the precise starting date is negotiable. Salary: 39,685 - 45,954 GBP per annum (Grade 7) Informal enquiries can be made to Dr. Mark Hannam by email at mark.hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk . The official closing date is July 1st, but we will consider applications and conduct interviews from Wednesday, June 17th. Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Canada Research Chair, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Quebec ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/09/canada-research-chair-bishops… Deadline: 2015-09-15 Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec Additional Information: http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candid… Contact: vfaraoni[AT]ubishops.ca Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec (www.ubishops.ca) has an opening for a Tier2 Canada Research Chair position. The STAR Research cluster (www.ubishops.ca/star) welcomes applications in one or more of the following areas: cosmology, astroparticle physics, interacting binaries, compact objects, exoplanets, classical and quantum gravity, and their interface with mathematical physics. The CRC program was created by the Government of Canada to cultivate world-class research and development. Applicants for these positions should possess a PhD (or equivalent), have a superior research profile in one of the proposed areas, demonstrate the ability to obtain external funding, and demonstrate potential to emerge as an internationally recognized scholar. Teaching duties consist of two (3 credit hours each) semester-length courses per academic year. A strong teaching record is also beneficial. Bilingualism/multilingualism is an asset. Tier 2 Chairs are intended for exceptional emerging scholars (i.e., candidates must have been active researchers in their field for fewer than 10 years at the time of nomination). Applicants who are more than 10 years from their highest degree (and where career breaks exist, including maternity leave, extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair assessed through the program's Tier 2 justification process. Please contact Bishop's Research Office for eligibility details and the CRC for website for full program information, including further details on eligibility criteria (http://www.chairs- chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candidature-eng.aspx#s3). The CRC will be awarded for a five year period, renewable once upon approval from the CRC program in Ottawa. Bishops University welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified men and women, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Canadians and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their applications. Bishop's University is an equal opportunity employer. Application packages, which should include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, statement of research achievements and future objectives, evidence of teaching effectiveness and the names and contact information of at least three referees, must be sent by email to Sylvie Cote, Director of Research Services at scote[AT]ubishops.ca. Applications will be reviewed starting September 15, 2015 and will continue to be accepted until a nominee is chosen. Ideally, the nominee will submit a full application package to the CRC program in April 2016. Start date to be negotiated. For further information, please contact Miles Turnbull, Vice-Principal Academic, responsible for research or consult the CRC website at www.chairs.gc.ca. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10862 Deadline: 2015-10-01 Location: Noordwijk, NL and Madrid, E Additional Information: http://cosmos.esa.int/fellowship Contact: fellowship[AT]cosmos.esa.int The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing space science research in fields related to the ESA Science and Robotic Exploration Programmes. Areas of research include planetary science, astronomy and astrophysics, solar and solar-terrestrial science, plasma physics and fundamental physics. The fellowships have a duration of two years and are tenable at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, or at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Applications are now solicited for fellowships in space science to begin in the fall of 2016. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. Candidates not holding a PhD yet are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence of receiving their degree before starting the fellowship. ESA fellows are enrolled in ESA's Social Security Scheme, which covers medical expenses, invalidity and death benefits. A monthly deduction covers these short-term and long-term risks. The deadline for applications is 1 October 2015. More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can retrieved from http://cosmos.esa.int/fellowship Questions on the scientific aspects of the ESA Fellowship in Space Science not answered in the above pages can be sent by e-mail to the fellowship coordinators, Dr. Oliver Jennrich or Dr. Bruno Altieri at the address fellowship[AT]cosmos.esa.int +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. 5 year research position at IST, Lisbon ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/07/02/5-year-research-position-at-i… Deadline: 2015-07-15 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://www.fct.pt/concursos/calendario.phtml.en Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt CENTRA/IST is accepting applications for 5-year research positions, funded by the Portuguese national science foundation, FCT. The positions are equivalent, salary-wise, to Assistant, Associate and Full Professorships. There is a screening of applicants before the call, we encourage all applicants with an outstanding track record to contact Vitor Cardoso: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt The Gravity group in Lisbon is composed of two faculty, two Research Fellows and several postdocs, and is one of the most dynamic groups in the country, partly due to its being funded by the European Research Council. For further details on the group see http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/ http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Updates on the Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MG14) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/30/updates-on-the-marcel-grossma… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ In two weeks the MG14 meeting with more than 1200 participants and about 100 parallel sessions will begin. The plenary program is being daily updated on: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/plenary_program.htm The number of parallel sessions increased on the base of the larger number of participants. Please, see the continuous updates on: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/parallel_sessions.htm The website of the conference: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ The Marcel Grossmann Award motivations are also daily updated on www.icra.it/mg/mg14/mg14_awards.pdf ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. COST Action Quantum structure of spacetime ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10917 Additional Information: https://www.dropbox.com/s/56hyuq8imnsogt0/stsm_call1.pdf?dl=0 Two months ago a new European network within the COST framework was inaugurated: MPNS COST Action MP1405 Quantum structure of spacetime (QSPACE) Up to now 25 European countries (plus Japan as partner) have signed up so far. We shall soon have a dedicated website, but for now, further information can be found here. The network does not fund positions but workshops, training schools, visits etc. Among its various activities, the so-called `short term scientific missions' (STSMs) play a central role. These are visits of a researcher from one participating country to a colleague in another, for 5-90 days (180 days if PhD was < 8 yrs ago). Here now comes the first call for such STSMs within our COST Action. So please spread among your colleagues the attached call, since anyone from a COST member country may participate. For your information, I also attach a presentation of the COST rules. We hope for a good number of qualified applications. With kind regards, Olaf Lechtenfeld ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Albert Einstein, Michele Besso and Marcel Grossmann, 13-17 July 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/30/albert-einstein-michele-besso… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ This meeting, being a parallel meeting of MGXIV, is organized under the aegis of Besso Foundation, ICRANet, Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Albert Einstein Archives and Racah Institute for physics and Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte. The program of the meeting is available: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/social_events.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. 14th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, July 20-24, 2015, ICRANet, Pescara, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/06/30/14th-italian-korean-symposium… Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=935 The meeting will cover such topics as General Relativity, Black Hole physics, Neutron Stars, Gamma-Ray Bursts, strong fields in astrophysics and cosmology. The preliminary scientific program is available: http://www.icranet.org/images/stories/Meetings/IK14/program.pdf The registration is open at: http://ntsrvg9-2.icra.it/meetings/registration_ik14.htm The webpage of the meeting: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=935 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Living Reviews move to Springer ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10920 Additional Information: http://www.springer.com/us/about-springer/media/press-releases/corporate/sp… Springer acquires three pioneering open access journals from the Max Planck Society Springer has acquired the three pioneering living open access journals: Living Reviews in Relativity, Living Reviews in Solar Physics, and the recently launched journal Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics from the Max Planck Society. The Living Reviews will complement Springers open access journal portfolio. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for June 2015
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02 Jun '15

########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Quantum Gravity Meeting, Rome 1.2. The Information Universe, Groningen, Netherlands 1.3. Minisymposium on Mathematical General Relativity at the Annual Meeting of the German Mathematical Society, Hamburg 1.4. 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics (2nd circular) 1.5. Variational principles and conservation laws in General Relativity, Turin, Italy 1.6. Albert Einstein, Michele Besso and Marcel Grossmann: a satellite meeting of MG14 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral position in high-energy astrophysics at Fudan 2.2. Postdoc position in GR at Charles University in Prague 2.3. Postdoc position in AdS gravity, Krakow, Poland 2.4. Associate Professor/Professor of Applied Mathematics, Victoria, Australia 2.5. IRAP PhD 2015 call 2.6. PhD position in space mission ACES, Paris, France 3. News 3.1. 2015 Awards for Essays on Gravitation announcement 3.2. Update news about Marcel Grossman meeting ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Quantum Gravity Meeting, Rome --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10711 Starting: 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-23 Location: Rome Additional Information: http://qgrome2015.relativerest.org Contact: info[AT]relativerest.org This meeting will be hosted by the quantum-gravity group at La Sapienza University of Rome. It will start on Monday July 20th and end on Thursday July 23rd (2015). This year the Marcel Grossmann meeting will be held in Rome July 12-18 and, since several colleagues would already be here for that meeting of broader scopes, we thought it would be a good idea to host a meeting more focused on quantum gravity just after the Marcel Grossmann. Of course, we also hope some of the colleagues who are unable to be in Rome the previous week for the Marcel Grossmann meeting will still choose to take part in our meeting. We hosted another meeting last year (http://ctcqg2014.relativerest.org/) which was very lively and enjoyable, particularly because of contributions by participants from several different areas of quantum-gravity research. We intend to have a meeting of equally broad scopes this year. So, like last year, we solicit contributions from all areas of quantum-gravity research. However, whereas last year we were reasonably well funded, this year the meeting must be mostly supported by fees. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. The Information Universe, Groningen, Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10753 Starting: 2015-10-07 to 2015-10-09 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.informationuniverse.rug.nl Contact: informationuniverse[AT]rug.nl The main ambition of this conference is to explore the question "What is the role of information in the physics of our Universe?". This intellectual pursuit may have a key role in improving our understanding of the Universe at a time when we build technology to acquire and manage Big Data, discover highly organized information systems in nature and attempt to solve outstanding issues on the role of information in physics. The conference intends to address the "in vivo" (role of information in nature) and "in vitro" (theory and models) aspects of the Information Universe. The discussions about the role of information will include the views and thoughts of several disciplines: astronomy, physics, computer science, mathematics, life sciences, quantum computing, and neuroscience. Different scientific communities hold various and sometimes distinct formulations of the role of information in the Universe indicating we still lack understanding of its intrinsic nature. During this conference we will try to identify the right questions, which may lead us towards an answer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Minisymposium on Mathematical General Relativity at the Annual Meeting of the German Mathematical Society, Hamburg --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10759 Starting: 2015-09-21 to 2015-09-25 Location: Hamburg, Germany Additional Information: http://www.math.uni-hamburg.de/DMV2015/ Contact: oliver.rinne[AT]aei.mpg.de There will be a minisymposium on Mathematical General Relativity at the Annual Meeting of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) in Hamburg from 21 to 25 September 2015. The minisymposium will take place on 22 and 23 September. Please see the conference website for further details. Note the early registration deadline on 15 June. Speakers: Marcus Ansorg (Jena): High-accuracy methods for black-hole perturbations: quasi-normal-modes filtering Carla Cederbaum (Tübingen): Uniqueness of photon spheres in static vacuum isolated systems Roland Donninger (Bonn): Blowup results for nonlinear wave equations Helmut Friedrich (AEI Potsdam): Some global results and problems for Einstein's field equations Domenico Giulini (Hannover/Bremen): Aspects of 3-manifold theory in general relativity Carsten Gundlach (Southampton): Critical phenomena in gravitational collapse Juliette Hell (FU Berlin): Chaotic heteroclinic structure for extreme gravity models Gustav Holzegel (Imperial, London): Recent progress in the black hole stability problem Jutta Kunz (Oldenburg): Hairy black holes Stefan Liebscher (FU Berlin): The tumbling universe: cosmological models in the big-bang limit Reinhard Meinel (Jena): Constructive proof of the no-hair theorem Dirk Pützfeld (Bremen): Test body motion in gravity Organisers: Oliver Rinne and Lars Andersson (AEI Potsdam) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics (2nd circular) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/05/29/2nd-karl-schwarzschild-meetin… Starting: 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-24 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/382362/overview Contact: ksm2015[AT]fias.uni-frankfurt.de The 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 20-24 July 2015. The conference will be held at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and will focus on the general theme of black holes, gravity and information. The meeting will bring together both working specialists in the field and rising young researchers to foster new conversations and collaborations. Invited speakers will deliver plenary talks on the broad topic of black holes, gravity, and information, highlighting its applications to astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, and strongly correlated systems. In addition to plenary speaker and senior scientist talks, we feature several plenary sessions devoted to the next generation of gravitational physicists. The senior scientists will also serve as mentors to the attending younger generation of researchers. Due to the limited size of the venue, early registration slots are limited. Early registration will expire on June 15th, 2015, or when the capacity has been reached. Limited financial reimbursement is available, for which participants may submit an application along with their registration. Karl Schwarzschild was a native of Frankfurt who published his first papers while attending the Gymnasium Frankfurt in the late 1880s. The year 2015 will mark the 100th anniversary of the derivation of Schwarzschilds famous solution to Einsteins equations. The conference venue will be the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies on the modern Riedberg Campus of Goethe University. Distinguished key note speaker: Gerard t Hooft (Utrecht University) Keynote Speakers: Bernard Carr (Queen Mary, University of London) Georgi Dvali (LMU/MPI Munich, New York University) George Ellis (University of Cape Town) Valeria Ferrari (Sapienza University of Rome) Steve Giddings (University of California Santa Barbara) Daniel Grumiller (TU Vienna) Achim Kempf (University of Waterloo/Perimeter Institute/Institute for Quantum Computing) Claus Laemmerzahl (ZARM/University of Bremen) Robert Mann (University of Waterloo, Perimeter Institute) Frans Pretorius (Princeton University) Luciano Rezzolla (Goethe University Frankfurt) Carlo Rovelli (CPT/Aix-Marseille University) Ralf Schutzhold (University of Duisburg-Essen) Herman Verlinde (Princeton University) Elizabeth Winstanley (The University of Sheffield) Organizing Committee Piero Nicolini (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) Matthias Kaminski (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa) Jonas Mureika (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles) Marcus Bleicher (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) International Advisory Committee: Jacob Bekenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Juan M. Maldacena (IAS, Princeton) Donald Marolf (University of California Santa Barbara) Martin Reuter (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz) Carlo Rovelli (CPT/Aix-Marseille University) Dam T. Son (University of Chicago) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Variational principles and conservation laws in General Relativity, Turin, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/05/29/variational-principles-and-co… Starting: 2015-06-25 to 2015-06-26 Location: Turin, Italy Additional Information: http://sigrav.na.infn.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/locandina_workshop.pdf Contact: marcella.palese[AT]unito.it A miniworkshop "Variational principles and conservation laws in General Relativity" will be held on June 25-26 2015 at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Torino. The workshop is organized by the local Mathematical Physics group in memory of Mauro Francaviglia. The confirmed speakers are: Andrzej Borowiec (University of Wroc?aw) Salvatore Capozziello (University of Napoli "Federico II") Vincenzo Ciancio (University of Messina) Lorenzo Fatibene (University of Torino) Richard Kerner (Universite' Pierre and Marie Curie -- Paris VI) Jerzy Kijowski (Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw) Demeter Krupka (University of Hradec Kralove, Lepage Research Institute) Giulio Magli (Politecnico di Milano) Guido Magnano (University of Torino) Annalisa Marzuoli (University of Pavia) Other speakers: Simon Garruto (University of Torino) Jan-Willem van Holten (National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Amsterdam) Anna Katarzyna Pacho? (University of Torino) Edoardo Provenzi (Universite' Paris Descartes) Luca Vitagliano (University of Salerno) Ekkehart Winterroth (University of Torino) Closing by: Marcella G. Lorenzi (University of Calabria) The participation is free. Please register by sending an e-mail to: marcella.palese[at]unito.it Proceedings of the Workshop will be published as a dedicated issue of "International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics". http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/ijgmmp The Workshop is supported by: Department of Mathematics of the University of Torino SIGRAV - Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitational Physics Organizing committe L. Fatibene, M. Ferraris, M. Palese, E. Winterroth Further information: http://sigrav.na.infn.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/locandina_workshop.pdf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Albert Einstein, Michele Besso and Marcel Grossmann: a satellite meeting of MG14 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/05/30/albert-einstein-michele-besso… Starting: 2015-07-13 to 2015-07-17 Location: Rome, Italy Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ Contact: mg14[AT]icra.it A satellite meeting of MGXIV will take place at the Besso Foundation, Largo di Torre Argentina, 11 00186 Rome, under the aegis of the Besso Foundation, ICRANet, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with the participation of the Albert Einstein Archives and Racah Institute for physics, the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Wissenschaftsgeschichte in Berlin. During this meeting a presentation of several books is planned: Presentation of the exposition of selected manuscripts of Einstein, Besso and Marcell Grossman by Claudia Graff, Hanoch Gutfreund, Juergen Renn and Remo Ruffini Presentation of the book on Marcel Grossmann by Claudia Graff, grandchild of Marcell Grossmann Presentation of the two volumes by Princeton University co-authored by Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn Presentation of the book ICRANet and relativistic astrophysics More information will be soon available on the MGXIV website http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral position in high-energy astrophysics at Fudan ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/05/08/postdoctoral-position-in-high… Deadline: 2015-06-30 Location: Shanghai, China Additional Information: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ Contact: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn The high-energy astrophysics group at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) has one postdoctoral position available from the next semester and to start before the end of the year. Applications from candidates working in any research area of gravity and high energy astrophysics will be considered, but preference may be given to those with interest/experience in: 1) X-ray astronomy (theory or data analysis) 2) Test of general relativity and of alternative theories of gravity 3) Gravitational waves (theory) Details about projects and activities can be found on the group webpage: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ Interested candidates should send their CV (including, among other things, date of birth and contact details of 2-3 referees), short statement of research interests and/or experience, and publication list to: Prof. Cosimo Bambi E-mail: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn Please arrange also at least 2-3 recommendation letters to be sent separately to the same email address. Applications received by June 30 will receive full consideration. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoc position in GR at Charles University in Prague ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10715 Deadline: 2015-06-23 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://www.mff.cuni.cz/fakulta/prace/2016postphys.htm Contact: oldrich.semerak[AT]mff.cuni.cz Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral position within Prague relativity group to a motivated person, working in the field of general relativity and/or its astrophysical or cosmological applications. More specifically, his/her doctoral expertise and research plan should include at least one of the following topics: solutions of Einstein's field equations and their interpretation, problems of energy and radiation in GR, asymptotic structure of space-times, particles and fields around black holes, dynamics of particles and extended bodies in GR, physics of neutron stars, black-hole perturbations, approximation methods and numerical relativity, gravitational lensing, contemporary cosmology (cosmological models and their perturbations, dark matter and dark energy, early universe), emission and analysis of gravitational waves and their astrophysical and cosmological aspects. The selected candidate will work within the Albert Einstein Center for Gravitation and Astrophysics lead by Prof. Jiri Bicak. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoc position in AdS gravity, Krakow, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10735 Deadline: 2015-06-28 Location: Krakow, Poland Additional Information: http://www.fais.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/start-en Contact: bizon[AT]th.if.uj.edu.pl A 2-year postdoc position is available at the Jagiellonian University (Krakow) to work within the project "Asymptotically AdS spacetimes and turbulence" founded by the Polish National Science Centre. We welcome applicants (theoretical physicists or mathematicians) with strong background and research record in at least one of the following areas: numerical relativity, analysis of PDEs, wave turbulence. This is a pure research position with no teaching duties. The gross monthly salary is 7500 PLN. The starting date is flexible within the range September 2015-January 2016. Interested candidates should send their cv, list of publications, and a short description of research interests to prof. Piotr Bizon (email: bizon[AT]th.if.uj.edu.pl) and arrange two recommendation letters to be sent to the same address. The deadline for applications is June 28, 2015. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Associate Professor/Professor of Applied Mathematics, Victoria, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/05/24/associate-professorprofessor-… Deadline: 2015-07-02 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://www.maths.monash.edu.au/ Contact: sci-maths-jobs[AT]monash.edu The University Monash University seeks to improve the human condition by advancing knowledge and fostering creativity. It does so through research and education and a commitment to social justice, human rights and a sustainable environment. The Opportunity Over the years Monash has built a strong reputation in Mathematics and, following the relocation of some of the more applied research areas, the School of Mathematics is embarking on a unique expansion across broad areas of Mathematics. A number of appointments in Pure Mathematics were made in 2014 and in 2015 Applied Mathematics is to be strengthened. Outstanding candidates in Applied Mathematics are invited to apply for the posts. Some of the appointments will further build our research in mathematical biology, numerical analysis and scientific computing, fluid dynamics, mathematical finance, and nonlinear dynamics with engineering applications. Successful candidates at level D/E will be expected to take leadership roles and be involved with recruitment at lower levels. All candidates will be expected to have outstanding research records and help our drive for excellence across the school. The school recognises the need for a strong mathematical underpinning of research in many schools across the campus, and is committed to delivering outstanding mathematics teaching across the campus. Duration Full-time, continuing appointment The Benefits Remuneration package of $149,054 - $164,205 pa Level D / $192,001 pa Level E (which includes employer superannuation contribution of 17%) Relocation travel, removal allowance and salary packaging are available. Monash offers a range of professional development programs, support for research, study and overseas work, generous maternity leave and flexible work arrangements. Applications accepted via the university website: http://jobs.monash.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=534771&lCategoryID=641%2C+… +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. IRAP PhD 2015 call ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/05/30/irap-phd-2015-call/ Deadline: 2015-09-30 Location: Rome, Italy Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/irap-phd Contact: secretariat-irapphd[AT]icra.it The International Relativistic Astrophysics Ph.D. (IRAP PhD) Joint Doctorate Program sponsored by ICRANet A deadline of 30th September 2015 has been established for nine positions open internationally and directly sponsored by the participating institutions. The coordinated effort of many international organizations such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN), the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), has led to an unprecedented amount of scientific information from the microphysical world all the way to the entire Universe. To harvest the results of these scientific missions, a specific Ph. D. program has been envisaged in order to involve the students in the analysis and modeling of the above observational data within the theory of general relativity and relativistic quantum and classical field theories. The students will also be involved in innovative experimental programs in relativistic astrophysics. The program provides expertise in the most advanced topics of experimental, mathematical and theoretical physics relevant to the context of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. These activities, being necessarily international, the scientific and academic institutions, indicated below, participate with their own specific scientific specialties and a joint degree is delivered, at the end of the program. The Institutions participating in the IRAP PhD are: the international organization ICRANet (Pescara, Rio de Janeiro and Rome) as coordinating institution and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis as the host Institution; the Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam (Germany); Indian Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata (India); Observatoire de la Cote DAzur, Nice (France); University of Ferrara (Italy); University of Rome, la Sapienza (Italy); University of Savoie, Annecy (France). The Final Ph.D. degree will be jointly delivered by the Academic Institutions participating in the program. We encourage applications from the best candidates worldwide, independent of nationality, gender or background. The Courses: Each student will have to follow 180 hours of courses during the three years of the Ph.D. program. There is also a possibility to follow courses from other Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Ph.D. programs in each participating institution, after approval by the Faculty. Courses can be chosen from the following list: COSMOLOGY WITH GAMMA RAY BURSTS Lorenzo AMATI (INAF-IASF Bologna) Carlo Luciano BIANCO (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Michel BOER (UNICE-France) Luca IZZO (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN ASTROPHYSICS Felix AHARONIAN (DIAS-Dublin and MPIK-Heidelberg) Ulisses Barres de Almeida (CBPF/MCT Rio) Alessandro DE ANGELIS (Univ. Udine-Italy) Paolo GIOMMI (ASI-ASDC Rome) Marco TAVANI (INAF-IASF Rome) COSMOLOGICAL SINGULARITY, BKL COSMOLOGY AND HIDDEN SYMMETRIES IN GRAVITY Vladimir BELINSKI (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Thibault DAMOUR (IHES and ICRANet) Hermann NICOLAI (MPIG-Einstein Institut) FEYNMAN DIAGRAMS IN RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM FIELD THEORIES Giovanni AMELINO-CAMELIA (SAPIENZA-Rome) Johannes BLUEMLEIN (DESY and FU Berlin) Gabriele GIONTI (Vatican) Hagen KLEINERT (FU Berlin and ICRANet) ACCRETION ON BLACK HOLES Sandip CHAKRABARTI (Bose Centre-Kolkata) Grant MATHEWS (CANDU -USA) GENERAL RELATIVITY Donato BINI (CNR and ICRANet) Bruno Carneiro DA CUNHA (UFPE-Recife) Jutta KUNZ (Univ. Oldenburg-Germany) Volker PERLICK (Univ. of Bremen-Germany) SUPERNOVAE AND GAMMA RAY BURSTS Alexey AKSENOV (ICAD, RAS-Moscow) Massimo DELLA VALLE (INAF-Naples and ICRANet) Xiaohui FAN (UA at Tucson) Georges MEYNET (Obs. UNIGE-Geneva) Remo RUFFINI (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) SPACE AND GROUND-BASED TESTS OF GENERAL RELATIVITY Francis EVERITT and Paul WORDEN (Stanford University) Claus LAEMMERZAHL (University of Bremen) Roberto PERON (INAF-Rome) Costantino SIGISMONDI (ON Rio and ICRANet) LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE AND DARK MATTER Carlos ARGUELLES (ICRANet) Nikolaos MAVROMATOS (Kings College London) Marco MERAFINA (Sapienza-Rome) Piero ROSATI (University of Ferrara) X/GAMMA-RAY INSTRUMENTATION Filippo FRONTERA (University of Ferrara) Shuangnan ZHANG (IHEP Chinese Academy of Science) MULTIWAVELENGTH AND TIME-DOMAIN DATA ANALYSIS IN ASTROPHYSICS Bernardo FRAGA (ICRANet) Paolo GIOMMI (ASI-ASDC Rome) Mauro ORLANDINI (University of Ferrara) ON BLACK HOLES Roy KERR (ICRANet) GAMMA RAY BURST THEORIES AND OBSERVATIONS Pascal CHARDONNET (University of Savoie and ICRANet) Christopher FRYER (LANL-USA) Marco MUCCINO (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Ana PENACCHIONI (INPE-Brazil) Tsvi PIRAN (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) WHITE DWARFS, NEUTRONS STARS, BOSON STARS: OBSERVATIONS AND THEORY Riccardo BELVEDERE and Sheyse M. de CARVALHO (ICRANet) Fernanda GOMES DE OLIVEIRA (ICRANet) Sergio FRASCA (SAPIENZA-Rome) and Jutta KUNZ (University of Oldenburg) Manuel MALHEIRO (ITA Brazil) Jorge RUEDA (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Cezar ZEN (UFRGS Brazil) RELATIVISTIC KINETIC THEORY, STRONG COUPLING QED AND ELECTRON-POSITRON PLASMA Antonino DI PIAZZA and Christoph H. KEITEL (MPIK) Gregory VERESHCHAGIN and She-Sheng XUE (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) IRAP PhD FACULTY Giovanni Amelino-Camelia (Sapienza Universita' di Roma), Stefano Ansoldi (Universita' degli Studi di Udine), Ulisses Barres de Almeida (Brazilian Centre For Physics Research, Brazil), Elia Stefano Battistelli (Sapienza Universita' di Roma), Vladimir Belinski (Sapienza Universita' di Roma and ICRANet), Carlo Luciano Bianco (Sapienza Universita' di Roma and ICRANet), Donato (CNR - Ist. per Applicaz. del Calcolo "M. Picone"), Sandip Kumar Chakrabarti (Indian Centre For Space Physics, India), Pascal Chardonnet (Universite' de Savoie), Christian Cherubini (Universita' "Campus Biomedico" di Roma), Thibault Damour (Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques), Jaan Einasto (Tartu Observatory), Sergio Frasca (Sapienza Universita' di Roma), Filippo Frontera (Universita' di Ferrara), Jean-Marc Gambaudo (Universite' de Nice Sophia Antipolis), Paolo Giommi (ASI Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), Yipeng Jing (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China), Hagen Kleinert (Freie Universitat Berlin), Jutta Kunz-Drolshagen (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg), Claus Laemmerzahl (Universität Bremen), Olivier Legrand (Universite' de Nice Sophia Antipolis), Francois Mignard (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur), Hermann Nicolai (Max Plank Institute for Gravitational Physics, Postdam), Kjell Rosquist (Stockholm University), Jorge Rueda (Sapienza Universita' di Roma and ICRANet), Remo Ruffini (Director) (Sapienza Università di Roma and ICRANet), Felix Ryde (Stockholm University), Farrokh Vakili (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur), Gregory Vereshchagin (Sapienza Università di Roma and ICRANet), She Sheng Xue (Sapienza Università di Roma and ICRANet), Shuangnan Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science) More information at http://www.icranet.org/irap-phd +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. PhD position in space mission ACES, Paris, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10817 Deadline: 2015-06-15 Location: Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France Additional Information: https://syrte.obspm.fr/spip/science/theorie/projets-de-recherche/article/ac… Contact: christine.guerlin[AT]obspm.fr Space mission ACES and follow-ups: beyond Standard Model and General Relativity The ACES space mission will bring beginning of 2017 the first cold atom clock in space, PHARAO, onboard International Space Station. It aims at realizing a highly accurate and stable time scale in space. The ACES time scale will be compared to best atomic clocks on ground in more than 7 metrological labs worldwide. The altitude difference between space and ground clocks will allow to measure the gravitational redshift predicted by General Relativity with an unprecedented accuracy, as well as to search for a violation of Local Lorentz Invariance and for a possible temporal variation of the fine structure constant. Following missions are already being considered, with different types of atomic clocks and/or atom interferometers for inertial measurements. In all these experiments, the search for a violation of fundamental principles of modern physics requires the use of a theoretical frame beyond General Relativity and Standard Model. We propose in this PhD thesis to explore one of the most exhaustive theoretical frames, recently used for treating Lorentz invariance: the Standard Model Extension (SME). A complete research program contains the following steps: - getting familiarized with the SME model; - modelizing ACES experiment in the SME; - simulating observable signatures due to violations of Lorentz invariance, and estimate constraints on SME parameters; - including a search for these terms in the (existing) ACES data analysis for obtaining constraints on the SME parameters; - applying this work to the first ACES data expected from 2017; - participating to the elaboration of future missions to optimize their scientific gain for fundamental physics, in particular for SME tests; - estimating (by numerical simulation) the performances of future missions in this frame. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. 2015 Awards for Essays on Gravitation announcement ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/05/19/2015-awards-for-essays-on-gra… Additional Information: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org GRAVITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION PO BOX 81389 WELLESLEY HILLS MA 02481-0004 USA Roger W. Babson (Founder) George M. Rideout, Jr. (President) The trustees are pleased to announce the Awards for Essays for 2015. 1. $4,000 - Local Conformal Symmetry: the Missing Symmetry Component for Space and Time by Gerard 't Hooft, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University and Spinoza Institute, Postbox 80.195, 3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands; e-mail: g.thooft[AT]uu.nl 2. $1,250 - Gravity as the Breakdown of Conformal Invariance by Giovanni Amelino-Camelia[1], Michele Arzano[1], Giulia Gubitosi[2], and Joao Magueijo[2], [1]Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza and Sez. Roma1 INFN, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Roma, Italia, [2]TheoreticalPhysics, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London, SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom; e-mail: giovanni.amelino-camelia[AT]roma1.infn.it, michele.arzano[AT]roma1.infn.it, g.gubitosi[AT]imperial.ac.uk, j.magueijo[AT]imperial.ac.uk 3. $1,000 - Nature Abhors a Horizon by Per Kraus[1] and Samir D. Mathur[2], [1]Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547, [2]Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210; e-mail: pkraus[AT]ucla.edu, mathur.16[AT]osu.edu 4. $750 - Fractionated Branes and Black Hole Interiors by Emil J. Martinec, Enrico Fermi Inst. and Dept. of Physics, University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637-1433; e-mail: e-martinec[AT]uchicago.edu 5. $500 - The Essence of Gravitational Waves and Energy by F. I. Cooperstock, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3055, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3P6, Canada; e-mail: cooperst[AT]uvic.ca Selected for Honorable Mention this year were (listed in alphabetical order): Tim Adamo; N. Afshordi, R. B. Mann, and R. Pourhasan; Dharam Vir Ahluwalia, Lance Labun, and Giorgio Torrieri; Shreya Banerjee, Sayantani Bera, and Tejinder P. Singh; Tom Banks; Carlos Barcelo, Raul Carballo-Rubio, and Luis J. Garay; John D. Barrow and Alexander A. H. Graham; Eric Bergshoeff, Wout Merbis, Alasdair J. Routh, and Paul K. Townsend; Swastik Bhattacharya and S. Shankaranarayanan; Eugenio Bianchi, Lucas Hackl, and Nelson Yokomizo; N. E. J Bjerrum-Bohr, John F. Donoghue, Basem Kamal El-Menoufi, Barry R. Holstein, Ludovic Plante, and Pierre Vanhove; Xian O. Camanho, Jose D. Edelstein, and Alexander Zhiboedov; Massimo Cerdonio and Carlo Rovelli; Saurya Das; Upasana Das and Banibrata Mukhopadhyay; Aharon Davidson and Ben Yellin; John Bruce Davies; Laurent Freidel, Robert G. Leigh, and Djordje Minic; M. Gasperini; A. Gruppuso and A. Sagnotti; Carlos A. R. Herdeiro and Eugen Radu; Shahar Hod; Preston Jones and Douglas Singleton; Prado Martín-Moruno and Nelson J. Nunes; Ali Masoumi; Eduard G. Mychelkin and Maxim A. Makukov; T. Padmanabhan; Maulik Parikh; Jeremy Sakstein and Kazuya Koyama; Ashoke Sen; C. Sivaram; Joan Sola; C. S. Unnikrishnan and George T. Gillies; Aron C. Wall. This announcement and abstracts of award-winning and honorable mention essays will be posted when ready on our web site, http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org. The five award-winning essays will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Modern Physics D (IJMPD). They will also be posted at a later date on our web site. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Update news about Marcel Grossman meeting ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/05/30/update-news-about-marcel-gros… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ The number of registered participants to MG14 is exceeding 1000. The early registration fee is 350 with the deadline extended to June 10th, after which the fee will be 400. The student fee is 150 at any time (with certification of "Student Status"). The updated information on the proceedings including the new submission policy: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/proceedings.htm. No summary are mandatory prior to the meeting, just an abstract of few lines. The plenary program of the meeting is continuously updated: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/plenary_program.pdf The MG Awards with motivations are announced in http://www.icra.it/mg/awards/#14th.htm Please see also the previous MG Awards here http://www.icra.it/mg/awards/ Banquet tickets at Colonna palace are available at 70 euro under request prior to the meeting, or at the meeting subjected to availability. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. 8th Aegean Summer School, "Gravitational Waves: From Theory to Observations" 1.2. Second Dynamics Days Central Asia, Khiva, Uzbekistan 1.3. General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective (3rd announcement) 1.4. 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics (2nd circular) 1.5. 11th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Gwangju, Korea 1.6. 14th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Pescara, Italy 2. Jobs 2.1. PhD position in radiative transfer and high-energy astrophysics, Frankfurt, Germany 3. News 3.1. Topical Collection: The First Century of General Relativity: GR20/Amaldi10 3.2. GWIC Thesis Prize and the Stefano Baccini Thesis Prize 3.3. The Fourth Galileo Xu Guangqi Meeting, Beijing 3.4. Update news about Marcel Grossman meeting ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. 8th Aegean Summer School, "Gravitational Waves: From Theory to Observations" --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/16/8th-aegean-summer-school-grav… Starting: 2015-06-29 to 2015-07-04 Location: Rethymno, Greece Additional Information: http://www.physics.ntua.gr/cosmo15/Rethymno2015/index.html Contact: lpapa[AT]central.ntua.gr Gravitational Waves which are solutions of the linearised Einstein equations were for many years a controversial issue concerning their existence. The discovery of a binary pulsar whose orbital period changes in accordance with the predicted gravitational wave emission put an end to that controversy. However, this compelling evidence of their existence did not provide any clue on their form and effects. The current theory, owing to the nonlinear nature of gravitation, faces difficulties to deal with all aspects of the Gravitational Waves and some points still remain obscure. The aim of the 8th Aegean Summer School is to discuss various aspects of Gravitational Waves from theory to observations, report on the current and future status of gravitational detection experiments. The Aegean School is mainly addressed to postgraduate students and young researchers aiming at introducing them to this very challenging topic that recently has attracted much interest. Various aspects of gravitational waves will be discussed: Introduction to the theory of Gravitational Waves, Gravitational Collapse, Primordial Gravitational Waves, Gravitational Waves from modified gravity, Gravitational Waves and AdS/CFT, Gravitational waves and Quantum Gravity, Gravitational Waves and massive gravity, Gravitational waves detection (theory and status), Astrophysics of Sources of Gravitational Radiation (compact objects, binaries, bursts}, Modeling Sources of Gravitational Radiation, Data Analysis of Sources of Gravitational Radiation, Multi-messenger Astrophysics, Status of Gravitational detection experiments. The invited speakers include: ?. Bergshoeff, M. Barsuglia, E. Berti, P. Binétruy, L. Cadonati (TBC), E. Chassande-Mottin, M. Dafermos, G. Giribet, K. Glampedakis, W. van Holten, M. Kramer (TBC), P. Laguna, M. Maggiore, L.Rezzolla, D. Shoemaker, N. Stergioulas, S. Tsujikawa. The school will take place in Rethymno in Crete in the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Rethymno. The morning sessions will consist of mainly review talks on major topics of the field, while in the afternoon sessions short talks will be given on current research topics. Those graduate and postgraduate students interested in attending the school are requested to send a short CV and one recommendation letter to the School's Secretary The 8th Aegean Summer School is organized and sponsored by the University of Tuebingen, the Technical University of Athens, the Groningen University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Laboratory Astroparticule et Cosmologie (APC). It is also sponsored by the Municipality of Rethymno. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Second Dynamics Days Central Asia, Khiva, Uzbekistan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10586 Starting: 2015-05-25 to 2015-05-27 Location: Khiva, Uzbekistan Additional Information: http://ddays2.sci.uz/ Contact: ola_july[AT]mail.ru The focus of this conference is to present and discuss some of the less-explored and newly emerged issues in the physics of complex and non-linear systems as well as their future prospects. This includes also the viewpoint of applications in different challenging problems of natural and environmental sciences. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective (3rd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10651 Starting: 2015-05-25 to 2015-05-27 Location: Khiva, Uzbekistan Additional Information: http://event.gravity.psu.edu/index.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu An international conference to celebrate 100 years of general relativity, entitled General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective will be held at the University Park campus of Penn State from Sunday, June 7 through Friday, June 12, 2015 under the auspices of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) and the Topical Group on Gravitation (GGR) of the American Physical Society. The conference website event.gravity.psu.edu/index.shtml provides the details of the scientific program and social events, including the schedule for the plenary and parallel sessions. There will be a `welcome reception' on Sunday, June 7th; a `poster-session reception' on Tuesday, June 9th, and a conference banquet on Thursday, June 11th. These social events will provide plenty of opportunities for mingling and informal discussions. The website also provides a link to the list of contents of the Centennial volume, commissioned by ISGRG, which will be released during the conference. General registration is now closed because of the limited seating capacity of the main auditorium where plenary sessions will be held. However, we are currently setting up facilities to stream the plenary events to a side-room, close to the auditorium. If you would like to be wait-listed for the conference, please send an e-mail to Randi Neshteruk . We will clear the wait-list as soon as arrangements for streaming are complete. Those who register in this manner will be able to fully participate in the parallel and poster sessions, and all social events, without any constraint. Local Organization Committee: Eugenio Bianchi (Co-Chair), Chad Hanna (Co-Chair), Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Bojowald, Randi Neshteruk, Ben Owen Scientific Organization Committee: Abhay Ashtekar (Chair), Beverly Berger, John Friedman, James Isenberg, Malcolm MaCCallum, Peter Saulson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics (2nd circular) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/29/2nd-karl-schwarzschild-meetin… Starting: 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-24 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/382362/overview Contact: ksm2015[AT]fias.uni-frankfurt.de The 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 20-24 July 2015. The conference will be held at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and will focus on the general theme of black holes, gravity and information. The meeting will bring together both working specialists in the field and rising young researchers to foster new conversations and collaborations. Invited speakers will deliver plenary talks on the broad topic of black holes, gravity, and information, highlighting its applications to astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, and strongly correlated systems. In addition to plenary speaker and senior scientist talks, we feature several plenary sessions devoted to the next generation of gravitational physicists. The senior scientists will also serve as "mentors" to the attending younger generation of researchers. Due to the limited size of the venue, early registration slots are limited. Early registration will expire on June 15th, 2015, or when the capacity has been reached. Limited financial reimbursement is available, for which participants may submit an application along with their registration. Karl Schwarzschild was a native of Frankfurt who published his first papers while attending the Gymnasium Frankfurt in the late 1880s. The year 2015 will mark the 100th anniversary of the derivation of Schwarzschild's famous solution to Einstein's equations. The conference venue will be the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies on the modern Riedberg Campus of Goethe University. Distinguished key note speaker: Gerard t'Hooft (Utrecht University) Keynote Speakers: Bernard Carr (Queen Mary, University of London) Georgi Dvali (LMU/MPI Munich, New York University) George Ellis (University of Cape Town) Valeria Ferrari (Sapienza University of Rome) Steve Giddings (University of California Santa Barbara) Daniel Grumiller (TU Vienna) Achim Kempf (University of Waterloo/Perimeter Institute/Institute for Quantum Computing) Claus Laemmerzahl (ZARM/University of Bremen) Robert Mann (University of Waterloo, Perimeter Institute) Frans Pretorius (Princeton University) Luciano Rezzolla* (Goethe University Frankfurt) Carlo Rovelli (CPT/Aix-Marseille University) Ralf Schutzhold (University of Duisburg-Essen) Herman Verlinde (Princeton University) Elizabeth Winstanley (The University of Sheffield) Organizing Committee Piero Nicolini (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) Matthias Kaminski (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa) Jonas Mureika (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles) Marcus Bleicher (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) International Advisory Committee: Jacob Bekenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Juan M. Maldacena (IAS, Princeton) Donald Marolf (University of California Santa Barbara) Martin Reuter (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz) Carlo Rovelli (CPT/Aix-Marseille University) Dam T. Son (University of Chicago) *: To be confirmed +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. 11th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Gwangju, Korea --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/29/amaldi11/ Starting: 2015-06-21 to 2015-06-26 Location: Gwangju, Korea Additional Information: http://www.amaldi11.org Contact: amaldi11[AT]astro.snu.ac.kr The Edoardo Amaldi Conferences on Gravitational Waves began in 1994, and have become regarded as the most important international conferences for the broader gravitational wave detection community. The meetings are organized biennially by the Gravitational Wave International Committee (GWIC). The 11th meeting will be held in the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju in Southwest Korea from 21st June 2015 until 26th June 2015. Plenary speakers are; <ul> <li>Eugenio Coccia (University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy)</li> <li>Paul McNamara (European Space Agency, The Netherlands)</li> <li>Ryan Shannon (CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, Australia)</li> <li>Samaya Nissanke (Radboud Univeristy, The Netherlands)</li> <li>Deirdre Shoemaker (Georgia Tech, USA)</li> <li>Masaru Shibata (Yukawa Institute of Theoretical Physics, Kyoto Univeristy, Japan)</li> <li>Frederique Marion (LAPP, France)</li> <li>Peter Fritschel (MIT, USA)</li> <li>Bala Iyer (International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bangalore, India)</li> <li>Jonathan Gair (TBC) (University of Cambridge, UK)</li> </ul> Parallel sessions will also be held in the following topics; <ul> <li>Advanced Interferometric Detectors</li> <li>Concepts and Techniques for Future Detectors</li> <li>Cosmology and Relativity using Gravitational Waves</li> <li>Education and Public Outreach</li> <li>Multi-Messenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves</li> <li>Pulsar Timing</li> <li>Search Results for Continuous Gravitational Waves</li> <li>Search Results for Stochastic Gravitational Waves</li> <li>Search Results for Transient Gravitational Waves</li> <li>Source Modeling</li> <li>Space-based Detectors</li> </ul> Registration and further details can be found at www.amaldi11.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. 14th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Pescara, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/30/14th-italian-korean-symposium… Starting: 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-24 Location: Pescara, Italy Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=935 Contact: federica.diberardino[AT]icranet.org This symposium started in 1987, then continued for every two years alternatively in Korea and Italy with the support from Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet) and hosting institutes. Main purpose of this symposium is to accelerate the exchange between scientists of Italy and Korea, especially young researchers. The result of every symposium was published in Journal of Korean Physical Society (JKPS) or in Il Nuovo Cimento B. Traditionally, the subjects of this series of symposium have been mainly theoretical astrophysics, especially in the fields of relativistic astrophysics. In the symposium, we want to extend it to include relevant astrophysical observations and experiments, including gravitational wave detection experiments in which Korean astrophysicists are actively participating. The International Organizing Committee can be found here: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=942 The 14th Italian-Korean meeting is organized by ICRANet. The registration is now open here: http://ntsrvg9-2.icra.it/meetings/registration_ik14.htm There is no registration fee. The website of the meeting: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=935 Conference contact: federica.diberardino[AT]ICRAnet.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. PhD position in radiative transfer and high-energy astrophysics, Frankfurt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/16/phd-position-in-radiative-tra… Deadline: 2015-05-31 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Additional Information: http://astro.uni-frankfurt.de/relastro/ Contact: rezzolla[AT]itp.uni-frankfurt.de We invite applications for one PhD position to carry out research in Relativistic Astrophysics at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Candidates should have an MSc in astrophysics or physics, a strong background in high-energy astrophysics, as well as exposure to methods in computational physics. A background in numerically solving radiation transfer problems and a familiarity with radiation processes and spectral line formation is highly desirable. The successful applicant will be part of a lively research group recently set-up at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and concentrate on the modeling and imaging of accretion flows onto supermassive black holes in support of the ERC Synergy project Black Hole Cam. The application should comprise a CV, a list of the courses attended, and a summary of the research carried in the MSc. Applicants should also arrange for two letters of reference to be sent to the address below. Applications will be have to be sent by 01.05.2015 for full consideration. The position is expected to start on 01.09.2015, but earlier or later appointments can be negotiated. Applications should be made electronically and sent to Luciano Rezzolla (rezzolla[AT]itp.uni-frankfurt.de) and CC-ed to Fr. Astrid Steidl: steidl[AT]th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Topical Collection: The First Century of General Relativity: GR20/Amaldi10 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/02/topical-collection-the-first-… Additional Information: http://news.springer.com/re?l=D0In5v6jrI6h42bfsI9 We cordially invite you to read the Topical Collection of articles The First Century of General Relativity: GR20/Amaldi10 published in the journal General Relativity and Gravitation. An outstanding collection of 37 articles contributed by prominent international experts, commemorating the First Century of General Relativity! Guest Editors: Jerzy Lewandowski, Bala Iyer, Sheila Rowan Visit: http://news.springer.com/re?l=D0In5v6jrI6h42bfsI9 Enjoy your free access to all articles through May 11, 2015! Message from the Editors-in-Chief: The discovery of general relativity by Albert Einstein one hundred years ago was quickly recognized as a supreme triumph of the human intellect. To paraphrase Hermann Weyl, "wider expanses and greater depths were suddenly exposed to the searching eye of knowledge, regions of which there was not even an inkling". To mark this centenary, General Relativity and Gravitation has published a special Topical Collection of articles. We would like to thank all the contributors, and the guest editors Jerzy Lewandowski, Bala Iyer, Sheila Rowan for their valuable help in bringing this collection together. A. Ashtekar and R. Maartens Editors-in-Chief ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. GWIC Thesis Prize and the Stefano Baccini Thesis Prize ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/29/gwic-thesis-prize-and-the-ste… Additional Information: https://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/2014/ I am pleased to announce that the joint selection committee for the GWIC Thesis Prize and the Stefano Baccini Thesis Prize have made their decision. The 2014 GWIC Thesis Prize is awarded to Leo Singer for his thesis "The needle in the 100 deg^2 haystack: The hunt for binary neutron star mergers with LIGO and Palomar Transient Factory." Dr. Singer received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology and was nominated by his adviser, Prof. Alan Weinstein. Dr. Singer's thesis addresses the most challenging problem of joint observation of binary neutron star coalescence events by gravitational wave and electromagnetic detectors. It has two main aspects: (1) A new framework for near real-time sky localization scheme for gravitational waves (BAYESTAR), and (2) the development of wide-field searches for optical afterglow of GRBs using the Palomar Transient Factory telescope. The 2014 Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize is awarded to Yan Wang for his thesis "On inter-satellite laser ranging, clock synchronization and gravitational wave data analysis". Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. from the Leibniz University of Hannover, and was nominated by his adviser, Prof. Karsten Danzmann. Dr. Wang's thesis covers a diverse set of topics related to space-based gravitational wave detection using interferometric instruments such as the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and its brethren. The largest part of the thesis develops algorithms to synchronize clocks and improve the ranging accuracy via post-processing, thus significantly improving the ranging precision. Leo and Yan will receive their awards at the Amaldi meeting in Gwangju, Korea, June 21-26. There were 15 theses nominated for the two prizes. Links to the winning theses and a list of all nominated theses can be found at https://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/ I would like to thank Archana Pai (chair of the selection committee) and the entire selection committee for their diligent service to the community. They are listed at the bottom of the page with all of the nominated theses: https://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/2014/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. The Fourth Galileo Xu Guangqi Meeting, Beijing ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/30/the-fourth-galileo-xu-guangqi… Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/4gx The year 2015 is the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's presentation of the Theory of General Relativity. To celebrate the big event, the International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology/the fourth Galileo-Xu Guangqi Meeting will be held on May 4-8, 2015 at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ITP-CAS), Beijing, China, associated with the KITPC/ITP-CAS program The Next Detectors for Gravitational Wave Astronomy (April 6 to May 8, 2015). The goal of this conference is to bring the leading scientists working on gravitation, cosmology and relativistic astrophysics together, to review the current status and to present further directions in gravity, cosmology and relativistic astrophysics, and to promote relevant researches in China. In this five days meeting will be dedicated to the following main topics: Einstein General Relativity, it's precision tests and solutions: black holes and gravitational waves. High energy astrophysics, GRBs, neutron stars, supernova and dark matter distributions. Classical and quantum gravity, cosmology, early Universe, dark energy and dark matter models. So far almost 200 participants have registered to the meeting. MG Awards will be delivered on Monday to Nobel Laureates Prof. C.N. Yang and Prof. T.D. Lee. On Monday Prof. C.N. Yang is going to give a 15 minutes speech, mostly on Fermi and his influence on him. On Monday evening Prof. R. Ruffini will deliver a public lecture in KITPC. For information please see web pages of the meeting: http://www.icranet.org/4gx http://www.kitpc.ac.cn/?p=ProgDetail&id=CP20150504&i=main ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Update news about Marcel Grossman meeting ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/30/update-news-about-marcel-gros… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14 There are updates regarding the Fourteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theory to be held at the University of Rome Sapienza July 12 - 18, 2015. http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ Information on the financial support for participants can be found in www.icra.it/mg/mg14/financial_support.htm There are five satellite MG14 meetings in Brazil, China, Cuba, Monaco and France, and Mexico, for details see http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/satellite_meetings.htm The plenary program of the meeting is now available: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/plenary_program.pdf During MG14 four public lectures will be delivered, for details see http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/public_lectures.htm The tour program for accompanying persons include tours to: The Vatican (on Monday 13), Galleria Borghese (on Tuesday 14), Walking tour in the Baroque Rome (Wednesday 15), Ghosts of Rome and Hora Felix with Michelangelo and Caravaggio (Thursday 16), Ancient Rome (Friday 17). For details see http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/social_activities.htm The conference banquet will be held on Wednesday 15 at Palazzo Colonna http://www.galleriacolonna.it/en/ The International Organizing chaired by Remo Ruffini can be found here www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ioc.htm The International Coordinating Committee including representatives from 55 nations and chaired by Robert Jantzen can be found here www.icra.it/mg/mg14/icc.htm The Local Organizing Committee chaired by Massimo Bianchi can be found here www.icra.it/mg/mg14/loc.htm The registration to the meeting and abstract submission is open in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/registration.htm The MG Awards are announced in http://www.icra.it/mg/awards/#14th.htm Please see also the previous MG Awards here http://www.icra.it/mg/awards/ The updated information on the proceedings including the new submission policy is given in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/proceedings.htm The list of plenary speakers has been recently updated http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/invited_speakers.htm The list of about 100 parallel sessions is given in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/parallel_sessions.htm Time grid of parallel sessions can be found in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/timetable.htm The information on transportation, including the special Air France fare can be found in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/transportation.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. IAGRG 2015, Celebrating the Centenary Year of General Relativity, Bangalore 1.2. A Century of General Relativity, Berlin 1.3. Physical Interpretations of Relativity Theory (PIRT-2015), Moscow, Russia 1.4. 5th Iberian Gravitational-Wave Meeting (IGWM2015), Barcelona, Spain 1.5. Focus Program on 100 years of General Relativity, Toronto 1.6. Einstein Toolkit Workshop (ET2015), Stockholm, Sweden 1.7. XXXV Max Born Symposium: The Planck Scale II, Wroclaw, Poland 1.8. 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics, Frankfurt, Germany 1.9. The Time Machine Factory, Turin, Italy 1.10. 1st Maurice Bazin Caribbean Conference on Relativistic Astrophysics, Havana, Cuba 1.11. Quantum Gravity in Cracow^4 1.12. Spanish Relativity Meeting 2015, Palma, Spain 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral Position at Universidad Industrial de Santander 2.2. PhD fellowship, Hydrodynamic simulations of rotating black holes: theory and experiment 2.3. Reader (Associate Professor) position in Cosmology at Queen Mary University of London 2.4. Postdoctoral Positions in General Relativity/Astrophysics, Bucaramanga, Colombia 2.5. Institute Post Doctoral Fellowship, IISER Trivandrum, India 2.6. Postdoctoral position in General Relativity at DAMTP, Cambridge 2.7. Postdoctoral positions in Max Planck Partner Group in Cosmology and Gravity at IISER-TVM 3. News 3.1. Loops15: Registration Opened 3.2. Special Issue "100 Years of Chronogeometrodynamics: the Status of the Einstein's Theory of Gravitation in Its Centennial Year" in the journal Universe 3.3. The Second Cesar Lattes program online 3.4. Update news about Marcel Grossman meeting ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. IAGRG 2015, Celebrating the Centenary Year of General Relativity, Bangalore --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10410 Starting: 2015-03-18 to 2015-03-20 Location: Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India Additional Information: http://www.rri.res.in/iagrg_main.html Contact: iagrg2015loc[AT]gmail.com The Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG) holds a national level meeting approximately once in two years for a period of 2-3 days. These aim to provide a forum for the community to present their recent work as well as to promote interaction among Indian researchers in the field. The format includes keynote addresses, plenary talks, workshop sessions for presentations of contributed papers, the Vaidya-Raychaudhuri Endowment Award Lecture, the VVN Best Thesis award talks and talks by the winners of the newly constituted NR Sen Young Researcher Award. The General Body Meeting of the IAGRG also takes place at this meeting. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. A Century of General Relativity, Berlin --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10427 Starting: 2015-11-30 to 2015-12-05 Location: Berlin, Germany Additional Information: http://www.einsteinconference2015.org Contact: einsteincon[AT]mildemarketing.de A Century of General Relativity The year 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Einstein's field equations. To celebrate this event, the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (or Albert Einstein Institute) will host a conference during the week of November 30, 2015, exactly one hundred years after the publication of Einstein's paper. The conference will take place in the recently renovated Harnack House in Berlin, where Albert Einstein regularly lectured between 1915 and 1931. The first two days of the conference (Monday November 30 and Tuesday December 1) will be devoted to a review of recent developments in and future perspectives for General Relativity and its connections to particle physics, cosmology and astrophysics. The third day (Wednesday December 2) will be a joint event with the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, with talks on the past, present and future of General Relativity. On December 3-5 the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science will conclude the celebratory events with a workshop on the history of Einstein's theory. For more information and to register please see here http://www.einsteinconference2015.org Speakers: Eric Adelberger (University of Washington, Seattle) Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State University, University Park) Zvi Bern (University of California, Los Angeles) Thibault Damour (IHES, Bures-sur-Yvette) Reinhard Genzel (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestial Physics, Munich) Andrea Ghez (University of California, Los Angeles) David Gross (Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara) Hanoch Gutfreund (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) Ted Jacobson (University of Maryland, College Park) Sergiu Klainerman (Princeton University, Princeton) Joseph Polchinski (Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara) Frans Pretorius (Princeton University, Princeton) Harvey Reall (DAMTP, Cambridge) David Spergel (Princeton University, Princeton) Ingrid Stairs (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) Paul Steinhardt (Princeton University, Princeton) Rai Weiss (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge) Scientific Organization Committee: Bruce Allen, Alessandra Buonanno, Karsten Danzmann,Hermann Nicolai (Chair), Bernard Schutz Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Potsdam and Hannover +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Physical Interpretations of Relativity Theory (PIRT-2015), Moscow, Russia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/19/physical-interpretations-of-r… Starting: 2015-06-29 to 2015-07-02 Location: Moscow, Russia Additional Information: http://www.pirt.info/index.php?lang=eng Contact: dekan-fn[AT]mail.ru International Conference "Physical Interpretations of Relativity Theory"(PIRT-2015), Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia, June 29 July 2, 2015, organized by Bauman University (Russia) and University of Liverpool (Great Britain). The Conference is devoted to the 110th Anniversary of Albert Einstein's epochal work of 1905 and to the 50th Anniversary of the Fundamental Sciences Faculty of the Bauman University. The objectives of this conference are the same as those pursued in the Physical Interpretations of Relativity Theory (PIRT) conferences which have been held in Imperial College, London, every two years since 1988. These objectives are the physical, geometrical, and mathematical interpretations of the formal structure of Relativity Theory, and to examine the questions concerning the various interpretations of the accepted mathematical expression of the Relativity Principle. The Conference Program of the Moscow PIRT-2015 will include papers dealing with the following major themes: Cosmology, Gravitation and Space-Time Structure; Space-time anisotropy, gravitational waves; High energy astrophysics, early Universe models; Experimental Aspects of Relativity; Formal Structures and Physical Interpretations of Relativity Theory; Nature and Models of the Physical Vacuum; Time, Reference Frames and the Fundamentals of Relativity; Analogues of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. Further details will be at the website: http://www.pirt.info/index.php?lang=eng +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. 5th Iberian Gravitational-Wave Meeting (IGWM2015), Barcelona, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10466 Starting: 2015-05-12 to 2015-05-14 Location: Barcelona, Spain Additional Information: http://www.ice.csic.es/research/IGWM2015/index.html Contact: igwm.bcn.2015[AT]gmail.com Iberian Gravitational-Wave Meeting 2015 (IGWM2015) Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to announce that the 5th Iberian Gravitational-Wave Meeting (IGWM015) will take place in Barcelona jointly organized by the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE,CSIC-IEEC), the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICC) of the University of Barcelona (UB). * Aim: To bring together researchers with interest in the development of Gravitational Wave Astronomy, including researchers from related areas of Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Fundamental Physics. The style of the meeting will be informal and we expect to have significant time for discussions. In future communications we will describe the details of the scientific program. * Dates: From May 12th to 14th, 2015 * Venue: The conference will take place at the Aula Master of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), located at the building A3 of the Campus Nord of the UPC (see website for directions). * Invited Speakers: We will have the following invited speakers: - Jaume Garriga (ICC, University of Barcelona) - Michele Punturo (EGO, INFN, and University of Pisa) - Subir Sharkar (Oxford University) (**) - Ulrich Sperhake (DAMTP, Cambridge University) - William Weber (University of Trento) (**) To be confirmed * Registration: There is no registration fee, but for organizational purposes we kindly ask you to register using the Meeting website. If you are interested in giving a talk, please provide title and abstract in the registration form. We hope to see you in Barcelona in May, The IGWM2015 Organizing Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Focus Program on 100 years of General Relativity, Toronto --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10472 Starting: 2015-05-11 to 2015-06-27 Location: Toronto, Canada Additional Information: http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/14-15/generalrelativity/ Contact: alexakis[AT]math.toronto.edu A 7-week focus program on Einstein equations, to be held at the Fields Institute of Mathematical Sciences, in Toronto. The aim is to cover many areas, with special focus weeks on: Constraint equations and mass-momentum inequalities, Perturbation methods, Black hole stability, Singularities in General Relativity, and Nonlinear Waves. In addition, we will have a main international conference from June 1--5. The organizing committee consists of both mathematicians and physicists. We hope to stimulate interaction between the two communities. Some funding is available for non-invited participants (see the URL below). The main organizers: S. Alexakis (Toronto), M. Dafermos (Princeton), L. Lehner (Perimeter), H. Pfeiffer (CITA, Toronto), E. Poisson (Guelph). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Einstein Toolkit Workshop (ET2015), Stockholm, Sweden --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/23/einstein-toolkit-workshop-et2… Starting: 2015-08-11 to 2015-08-14 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Additional Information: http://agenda.albanova.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=4936 Contact: oleg.korobkin[AT]astro.su.se This workshop is centered around the new developments in open source infrastructure in numerical relativity and relativistic astrophysics. It aims to be an opportunity for current users and developers to report on recent progress in the Einstein Toolkit (including, but not limited to, new components), to express interests in future development, and to draw up a plan (collaborative as well as financial) to make sure this development takes place. The workshop will also feature an introductory session for new users, which will help to familiarize attendees with the Einstein Toolkit. We would also like to invite the local students from physics and computer science departments to participate. Notice that this meeting will involve a few talks and status reports but will focus primarily on open discussions and planning. == Preliminary program: == * Aug 11 (afternoon): Introduction to the Einstein Toolkit (including tutorial for new users) * Aug 12: Current developments in the Einstein Toolkit and related areas * Aug 13: Future developments in the The Einstein Toolkit * Aug 14 (morning): EU funding opportunities for building an European ET network == Venue: == This workshop will be held at Stockholm in the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (NORDITA); it is organized by the members of the Oskar Klein Centre (OKC), Department of Astronomy and NORDITA. == Accomodation: == Block reservations at local hotels are available until July 1st; to secure the discounted rate, each participant may select the corresponding option on the registration form to receive a discount code for room reservation. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. XXXV Max Born Symposium: The Planck Scale II, Wroclaw, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10499 Starting: 2015-09-07 to 2015-09-12 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Additional Information: http://ift.uni.wroc.pl/~mborn35/index.html Contact: mborn35[AT]ift.uni.wroc.pl The aim of the meeting is to gather researchers working on various aspects of quantum and semiclassical gravity, so that different perspectives on the quantum gravity problem could be presented. By creating an opportunity to discuss the outstanding problems and results obtained within diverse approaches and frameworks, the meeting is to provide an updated panoramic view on physics at Planck scale. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics, Frankfurt, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/29/2nd-karl-schwarzschild-meetin… Starting: 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-24 Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/382362/overview Contact: ksm2015[AT]fias.uni-frankfurt.de The 2nd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 20-24 July 2015. The conference will be held at Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and will focus on the general theme of black holes, gravity and information. The meeting will bring together both working specialists in the field and rising young researchers to foster new conversations and collaborations. Invited speakers will deliver plenary talks on the broad topic of black holes, gravity, and information, highlighting its applications to astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, and strongly correlated systems. In addition to plenary speaker and senior scientist talks, several sessions devoted to the next generation of gravitational physicists. The senior scientists will also serve as "mentors" to the attending younger generation of researchers. Karl Schwarzschild was a native of Frankfurt who published his first papers while attending the Gymnasium Frankfurt in the late 1880s. The year 2015 will mark the 100th anniversary of the derivation of Schwarzschild's famous solution to Einstein's equations. The conference venue will be the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies on the modern Riedberg Campus of Goethe University. Distinguished key note speaker: Stephen Hawking* (University of Cambdrige) Gerard t'Hooft (Utrecht University) Keynote Speakers: Bernard Carr (Queen Mary, University of London) Georgi Dvali (LMU/MPI Munich, New York University) George Ellis (University of Cape Town) Steve Giddings (University of California Santa Barbara) Daniel Grumiller (TU Vienna) Achim Kempf (University of Waterloo/Perimeter Institute/Institute for Quantum Computing) Claus Lämmerzahl (ZARM/University of Bremen) Robert Mann (University of Waterloo, Perimeter Institute) Frans Pretorius (Princeton University) Carlo Rovelli (CPT/Aix-Marseille University) Ralf Schutzhold (University of Duisburg-Essen) Herman Verlinde (Princeton University) Organizing Committee Piero Nicolini (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) Matthias Kaminski (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa) Jonas Mureika (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles) Marcus Bleicher (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) International Advisory Committee: Jacob Bekenstein (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Juan M. Maldacena (IAS, Princeton) Donald Marolf (University of California Santa Barbara) Martin Reuter (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz) Carlo Rovelli (CPT/Aix-Marseille University) Dam T. Son (University of Chicago) *: To be confirmed +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. The Time Machine Factory, Turin, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/31/the-time-machine-factory-2/ Starting: 2015-10-26 to 2015-10-28 Location: Turin, Italy Additional Information: http://www.timemachinefactory.eu Contact: TM2015[AT]timemachinefactory.eu Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the second edition of the conference "The Time Machine Factory'' will be held in Turin (Italy), from October 26 to 28, 2015. The conference is being organized by INAF-OATo, INRiM, Politecnico and University of Turin. Please forward to colleagues who may be interested in this meeting. We look forward to seeing you in Turin The TM2015 SOC http://www.timemachinefactory.eu ~~~~~~~~~~~~ First announcement: March 31, 2015 Registration: from April 1, 2015 to September 17, 2015 Deadline for abstract submission: June 17, 2015 Notification of accepted contributed talks: July 31, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ TM2015 Conference Sessions [I] "Causality preservation and Chronology violation, CTCs" [II] "Teleportation, entanglement and CTCs" [III] "The Mathematical Side of Causality" [IV] "Quantum Computing" [V] "Faster Than Light" [VI] "Space-Time Navigation" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. 1st Maurice Bazin Caribbean Conference on Relativistic Astrophysics, Havana, Cuba --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/31/1st-maurice-bazin-caribbean-c… Starting: 2015-05-13 to 2015-05-13 Location: Havana, Cuba Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/poster_cuba.pdf Contact: cesarzen[AT]cesarzen.com The Maurice Bazin Caribbean Conference on Relativistic Astrophysics will be held in Havana, Cuba on May 13, 2015, in Hotel NH CAPRI LA HABANA (calle 21 entre calle N y O) http://www.nh-hotels.com/hotel/nh-capri-la-habana This one day conference is devoted to the memory of Maurice Bazin (1934-2009), author of one of the most important books of general relativity, together with Ronald Adler and Menahem Schiffer (Introduction to General Relativityy, McGraw-Hill, 1965), Maurice Bazin was an example of an educator contributing to the advance of science in Cuba, Brazil, Chile and Africa. The Program of the one day conference starts with an official opening at 9:00 am, attended by authorities and representatives of the embassies of Armenia, Brazil, Cuba, Italy and the Vatican, and words of welcome of the President of ACC, Dr. Ismael J. Clark Arxer, Dr. Hugo Perez-Rojas, chairman of the conference, and Ricardo Conzalez Felipe on behalf of the local organizing committee. The scientific meeting will feature lectures presented by REMO RUFFINI and JORGE RUEDA, from the International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network - ICRANet, Italy, AURORA PÉREZ-MARTÍNEZ from the Institute of Cybernetics, Mathematics and Physics - ICIMAF, Cuba, GABRIELE GIONTI , S.J., from the Specola Vaticana, Vatican and CÉSAR A. ZEN VASCONCELLOS, from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS, Brazil. The poster http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/poster_cuba.pdf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. Quantum Gravity in Cracow^4 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10534 Starting: 2015-05-08 to 2015-05-10 Location: Cracow, Poland Additional Information: http://th-www.if.uj.edu.pl/ztuz/users/jstud/QGC4.html Contact: jakub.gizbert-studnicki[AT]uj.edu.pl You are cordially invited to the Workshop on Quantum Gravity in Cracow^4. The workshop is aimed at PhD students and postdocs working in quantum gravity. Central themes include: CDT, loop quantum gravity, strings and alternative approaches to quantum gravity. We offer free accommodation, lunches and coffee - what more could you want? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.12. Spanish Relativity Meeting 2015, Palma, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/04/01/spanish-relativity-meeting-20… Starting: 2015-09-07 to 2015-09-11 Location: Palma de Mallorca Additional Information: http://grg.uib.es/ERE2015 Contact: sascha.husa[AT]uib.es The Spanish Relativity Meeting (Encuentros Realtivistas Espanoles ERE) is an international conference organized yearly by different members of the Spanish Society of Gravitation and Relativity (SEGRE). The 2015 edition will be hosted by the University of the Balearic Islands Relativity and Gravitation group from the 7th to the 11th of September 2015. Coinciding with the centennial of the publication of Einsteins theory, the theme of the meeting will be "Stepping into the second century", and we welcome speakers to present topics that will shape future research concerning all areas of gravitational physics and relativity. The meeting will take place at the University of the Balearic Islands Campus, and will consist of plenary sessions with talks by invited speakers in the morning, and contributed talks in parallel sessions in the afternoon. Further information is available at the meeting web page. Invited Plenary Speakers include: Pia Astone, Sapienza, Universita' di Roma, Italy Alessandra Buonanno, Albert Einstein Institute, Golm, Germany Marta Burgay, Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari, Italy Chiara Caprini, Institut de Physique Theorique, CEA Saclay, France Isabel Cordero, Universidad de Valencia, Spain Tanja Hinderer, Albert Einstein Institute, Golm, Germany Veronika Hubeny, University of Durham, UK * Ruth Lazkoz, University of the Basque Country, Spain Esperanza Lopez, Instituto Física Teorica, CSIC, Madrid, Spain Mairi Sakellariadou, Kings College London, UK Elizabeth Winstanley, U Sheffield, UK +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral Position at Universidad Industrial de Santander ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10415 Deadline: 2015-05-31 Location: Bucaramanga Colombia Additional Information: http://lagoproject.org Contact: lnunez[AT]uis.edu.co Starting Sept 2015, the Relativity and Astroparticle Group at the Universidad Industrial de Santander offers a PostDoc position to work on Cosmo-Geophysics Muon detection of Volcano Activity in Colombia (Galeras and Nevado del Ruiz volcano) and in the LAGO (Latin American Giant Observatory http://lagoproject.org ) Collaboration Job description: MuTe (for Muon Telescope) is an experiment funded by Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia,Tecnologia e Innovacion - Colciencias aiming to study through astroparticle techniques the inner structure and the activity of important Colombian Volcanos: Galeras and Nevado del Ruiz. Muon flux, through the volcanic structures, will be detected by an innovative portable muon telescope. These measurements could provide essential insights into the geophysical and geomorphological mechanisms that lead to volcano eruptions that could affect the population around those places. The LAGO (Latin American Giant Observatory) project is an extended Astroparticle Observatory at global scale. It is mainly oriented to basic research on three branches of Astroparticle physics: the Extreme Universe, Space Weather phenomena, and Atmospheric Radiation at ground level. The LAGO detection network consists of single or small arrays of particle detectors at ground level, spanning over different sites located at significantly different latitudes (currently from Mexico up to the Antarctic region) and different altitudes (from sea level up to more than 5000 meters over sea level), covering a huge range of geomagnetic rigidity cut-offs and atmospheric absorption/reaction levels. We are looking for a candidate with some high energy instrumentation and good programming skills in experimental HEP/astroparticle data processing to further develop the data acquisition system for the Muon Telescope. Experience in experimental high energy data processing is mandatory, and in astroparticle techniques is desired. Latinoamerican PhD are very welcome to apply The duration of this position is one year, with the possibility of a renewal for an additional period. Applicants for this position should have a PhD (obtained after January 2010) in experimental particle/astroparticle physics, or in a related field with the equivalent combination of training and experience. In addition to exceptional leadership abilities, the applicant must also have the potential to develop into an outstanding teacher at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief description of research interests that could match with MuTe/LAGO experiments, and arrange for three letters of recommendation. All application materials should be transmitted by e-mail, before May 31nd 2015 to Prof. Luis A. Nunez Universidad Industrial de Santander Escuela de Física Bucaramanga-Colombia lnunez[AT]uis.edu.co +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. PhD fellowship, Hydrodynamic simulations of rotating black holes: theory and experiment ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10417 Deadline: 2015-03-31 Location: Nottingham, UK Additional Information: http://www.gravitylaboratory.com Contact: Silke.Weinfurtner[AT]nottingham.ac.uk We are currently carrying out an experiment to study the effects occurring around effective horizons in an analogue gravity system. In particular, the scientific goals are to explore superradiant scattering and the black hole evaporation process. To address this issue experimentally, we utilize the analogy between waves on the surface of a stationary draining fluid/superfluid flows and the behavior of classical and quantum field excitations in the vicinity of rotating black. This project will be based at the University of Nottingham at the School of Mathematical Sciences. The two external collaborators are Prof. Josef Niemela (ICTP, Trieste in Italy) and Prof. Stefano Liberati (SISSA, Trieste in Italy). The external consultant for the experiment is Prof. Bill Unruh, who will be a regular visitor. The PhD student will be involved in all aspects of the experiments theoretical as well experimental. We require an enthusiastic graduate with a 1st class degree in Mathematics/Physics/Engineering (in exceptional circumstances a 2(i) class degree can be considered), preferably of the MMath/MSc level. Candidates would need to be keen to work in an interdisciplinary environment and interested in learning about quantum field theory in curved spacetimes, fluid dynamics, analogue gravity, and experimental techniques such as flow visualisation (i.g. Particle Imaging or Laser Doppler Velocimetry) and surface measurements (i.g. profilometry methods). The studentship period will depend on the training needs of the successful applicant. This studentship is open until end of April 2015. Early application is strongly encouraged. Funding Notes: The studentship is available for immediate start and provides an annual stipend at the standard rate (currently 13,863 GBP per annum) and full payment of Home/EU Tuition Fees. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Reader (Associate Professor) position in Cosmology at Queen Mary University of London ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10422 Deadline: 2015-05-01 Location: London, UK Additional Information: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/items/149812.html Contact: t.clifton[AT]qmul.ac.uk Queen Mary, University of London is a leading university in the UK, with a breadth of excellence across Science and Engineering, Medicine, and Humanities and Social Sciences. The School of Physics and Astronomy maintains a tradition of outstanding research in ground-breaking fields. Research in the School is internationally excellent, with academic and research staff and students working in dedicated Research Centres in Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics, Experimental Particle Physics and Theoretical Physics. The School is seeking to appoint a Reader (equivalent to Associate Professor) in the area of Theoretical Cosmology within the Astronomy Unit (AU). The Astronomy Units current major activities cover cosmology, relativity, survey astronomy, planetary formation and dynamics, and space and solar plasma physics. The AU has access to high quality computing resources in the form of local HPC facilities. The successful candidate will already have shown outstanding research achievements or potential, consistent with their current career point, and have an outstanding proven record of research in an area of Cosmology that strengthens, complements and enhances existing research strengths within the Astronomy Unit. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the delivery of high-quality teaching, in the form of tutorials, and research within the School. The readership is full-time and permanent, subject to satisfactory 36-month probationary period. Starting salary will be up to 57,882 GBP per annum, depending on experience. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, defined benefit pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme. Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr Timothy Clifton at t.clifton[AT]qmul.ac.uk. General information about the School can be found at http://www.ph.qmul.ac.uk and about the Astronomy Unit at http://www.astro.qmul.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is 1st May 2015. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral Positions in General Relativity/Astrophysics, Bucaramanga, Colombia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/17/postdoctoral-positions-in-gen… Deadline: 2015-05-31 Location: Bucaramanga, Colombia Additional Information: http://ciencias.uis.edu.co/fisica/investigacion/grupos/gravitacion Contact: guillego[AT]uis.edu.co The General Relativity and Gravitation Group at the Universidad Industrial de Santander invites applications for postdoctoral positions in General Relativity and Astrophysics. The successful candidates will work in a dedicated project group, led by Professor Guillermo A. Gonzalez, with other postdoctoral researchers and PhD students, aiming to model axially symmetric self-gravitating systems, both newtonian and relativistic, and analyze the stability of the obtained models. Candidates must have a PhD, obtained after January 2010, in Physics, Astrophysics, or a related field, along with demonstrated research skills in one or more areas related with the research topic. The duration of this position is one year, starting on September 2015, with the possibility of a renewal for an additional period. Net salary is around 2125 euros per month, subject to income tax and social security contributions. Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief description of research interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation. All application materials should be sent by e-mail, before May 31nd 2015, to Prof. Guillermo A. Gonzalez Universidad Industrial de Santander Escuela de Física Bucaramanga-Colombia guillego[AT]uis.edu.co +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Institute Post Doctoral Fellowship, IISER Trivandrum, India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/17/institute-post-doctoral-fello… Deadline: 2015-04-20 Location: Trivandrum, India Additional Information: http://www.iisertvm.ac.in/openings/read_opening/114.phpx Contact: bsahoo[AT]iisertvm.ac.in The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvanathapuram (IISER-TVM) invites applications from highly qualified young scientists holding Ph.D. in the areas of Biological, Chemical, Mathematical and Physical Sciences/Engineering/Technology for the Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships commencing on 1st August 2015. For details and applying online click http://www.iisertvm.ac.in/openings/read_opening/114.phpx +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral position in General Relativity at DAMTP, Cambridge ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/18/postdoctoral-position-in-gene… Deadline: 2015-04-18 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/6529/ Contact: H.S.Reall[AT]damtp.cam.ac.uk A postdoctoral position exists for a Research Associate, for up to 18 months (starting asap, ending 10/2016), to work with Harvey Reall on his ERC grant covering Higher Dimensional General Relativity. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D in mathematics or physics and a strong track record of research in General Relativity. Further details here: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/6529/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral positions in Max Planck Partner Group in Cosmology and Gravity at IISER-TVM ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/27/postdoctoral-positions-in-max… Deadline: 2015-04-17 Location: Trivandrum, India Additional Information: http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/~mppg Contact: shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in Max Planck Partner Group on Cosmology and Gravity, IISER-Thiruvananthapuram intends to appoint up to two postdoctoral positions in the areas of early-universe cosmology, classical and quantum gravity. A Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience are required for these posts. The positions can start as early as 1st June 2015. Both these posts are funded under the Max Planck Partner. Currently, the group currently has 3 post-doctorate fellows, 3 Ph.D. students and 3 project students. The fellows have the opportunity to visit and interact with members of Albert Einstein Institute, Golm. Please see the URL http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/~mppg about the group and its activities. The position is available for a period of up to two years. Informal enquiries can be made to S. Shankaranarayanan (shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in). Salary: INR 5,18,000 INR 5,76,000 per annum Deadline: 17 April 2015 To apply please send CV, research statement and have at least two letters of reference sent by email to: shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in with the subject "Application for MP-PG positions Candidate name". +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Loops15: Registration Opened ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/12/loops15-registration-opened/ Additional Information: Registration for Loops15 in Erlangen, Germany, July 6th - 10th, has now opened. Please visit www.loops15.de. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Special Issue "100 Years of Chronogeometrodynamics: the Status of the Einstein's Theory of Gravitation in Its Centennial Year" in the journal Universe ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/24/special-issue-100-years-of-ch… Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/100years Dear Colleagues, In 1692, Newton wrote: "That gravity should be innate inherent and essential to matter so that one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum without the mediation of anything else by and through which their action or force may be conveyed from one to another is to me so great an absurdity that I believe no man who has in philosophical matters any competent faculty of thinking can ever fall into it. Gravity must be caused by an agent acting constantly according to certain laws, but whether this agent be material or immaterial is a question I have left to the consideration of my readers". One of them who, just over 200 years later, picked up the baton of Newton was Albert Einstein. His General Theory of Relativity, which marks the centenary this year, opened up new windows on our comprehension of Nature, disclosed new, previously unpredictable, phenomena occurring when relative velocities dramatically change in intense gravitational fields reaching values close to the speed of light and, for the first time after millennia of speculations, put Cosmology on the firm grounds of empirically testable science. This Special Issue is dedicated to such a grandest achievement of the human thought. Prof. Lorenzo Iorio Prof. Stephon Alexander Prof. Jean-Michel Alimi Prof. Elias C. Vagenas Guest Editors ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. The Second Cesar Lattes program online ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/31/the-second-cesar-lattes-progr… Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/ We are happy to inform that the program of the Second Cesar Lattes Meeting (Niteroi Rio De Janeiro, April 13-18; Recife, April 20; Joao Pessoa, April 21; Fortaleza, April 22, 2015) is now online on the ICRANet website: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/program.pdf The main locations of the meeting http://www.icranet.org/2cl/location.htm There will be public lectures in Niteroi, Rio De Janeiro, Recife, Joao Pessoa and Fortaleza http://www.icranet.org/2cl/public_lectures.htm The program for accompanying persons http://www.icranet.org/2cl/activities.htm Conference banquet http://www.icranet.org/2cl/social_events.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Update news about Marcel Grossman meeting ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/31/update-news-about-marcel-gros… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14 There are updates regarding the Fourteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on Recent Developments in Theoretical and Experimental General Relativity, Gravitation, and Relativistic Field Theory to be held at the University of Rome Sapienza July 12 - 18, 2015. http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ Information on the financial support for participants can be found in www.icra.it/mg/mg14/financial_support.htm There will be five satellite MG14 meetings to be held in Brazil, China, Cuba, Monaco and France, and Mexico, for details see http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/satellite_meetings.htm During MG14 four public lectures will be delivered, for details see http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/public_lectures.htm The tour program for accompanying persons include tours to: The Vatican (on Monday 13), Galleria Borghese (on Tuesday 14), Walking tour in the Baroque Rome (Wednesday 15), Ghosts of Rome and Hora Felix with Michelangelo and Caravaggio (Thursday 16), Ancient Rome (Friday 17). For details see http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/social_activities.htm The conference banquet will be held on Wednesday 15 at Palazzo Colonna http://www.galleriacolonna.it/en/ The International Organizing chaired by Remo Ruffini can be found here www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ioc.htm The International Coordinating Committee including representatives from 55 nations and chaired by Robert Jantzen can be found here www.icra.it/mg/mg14/icc.htm The Local Organizing Committee chaired by Massimo Bianchi can be found here www.icra.it/mg/mg14/loc.htm The registration to the meeting and abstract submission is open in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/registration.htm The MG Awards are announced in http://www.icra.it/mg/awards/#14th.htm Please see also the previous MG Awards here http://www.icra.it/mg/awards/ The updated information on the proceedings including the new submission policy is given in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/proceedings.htm The list of plenary speakers has been recently updated http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/invited_speakers.htm The list of about 100 parallel sessions is given in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/parallel_sessions.htm Time grid of parallel sessions can be found in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/timetable.htm The information on transportation, including the special Air France fare can be found in http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/transportation.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. 15th British Gravity Meeting (2nd announcement) 1.2. International conference "Relativity and Geometry" in memory of André Lichnerowicz, Paris 1.3. UK QFT meeting on nonperturbative quantum field theory and quantum gravity, London 1.4. Caltech Gravitational Wave Astrophysics School 2015 1.5. Molecule-type workshop on "Radiation Reaction in General Relativity" 1.6. The Chalonge School Meudon Workshop 2015 Warm Dark Matter Cosmology in agreement with observations: CMB, Galaxies, Black holes, and Sterile Neutrinos 1.7. The Chalonge School 19th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2015: Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos 1.8. 100 years of curved space-time, Wien 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral positions in strong-field gravity at Lisbon 2.2. Postdoc position at AEI Hannover 2.3. Postdoc position in philosophy of quantum gravity at University of Illinois at Chicago 2.4. Postdoctoral position in mathematical relativity, Brest, France 3. News 3.1. New Book: "Differential Forms and The Geometry of General Relativity" by Tevian Dray 3.2. New book: "Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology", by Y. Choquet-Bruhat 3.3. The Chalonge School Programme 2015 3.4. New Book: "Einstein's Apple : Homogeneous Einstein Fields" by Engelbert L. Schucking and Eugene J. Surowitz 3.5. Program and a new abstract submission policy of the MG14 meeting 3.6. The Fourth Galileo Xu GuangQi Meeting online registration is open 3.7. The Second Cesar Lattes Meeting online registration is open 3.8. Publication of MG13 Proceedings ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. 15th British Gravity Meeting (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/11/15th-british-gravity-meeting/ Starting: 2015-04-20 to 2015-04-21 Location: University of Birmingham Additional Information: http://www.sr.bham.ac.uk/britgrav15/ Contact: britgrav[AT]star.sr.bham.ac.uk The 15th British Gravity (BritGrav) Meeting will be held on 2021 April 2015 at the University of Birmingham, organised by the Gravitational Physics Group. The meeting covers all areas of gravity, classical and quantum, including astrophysics, cosmology, mathematical general relativity, gravitational-wave data analysis and instrumentation. It is intended to bring together the entire gravitational research community to further collaboration and allow young researchers to showcase their work. We hope that all interested graduate students and post-docs will be able to give talks; there shall be talks by others if time allows. There is a prize for the best student talk sponsored by Classical and Quantum Gravity. There is no conference fee, but participants are responsible for their own accommodation, meals and travel. Financial support for students from British or Irish institutions is available courtesy of the IOP. Tea and coffee will be provided in breaks. The final deadline abstract submission is 20 March 2015 and the last chance to register is 17 April 2015. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. International conference "Relativity and Geometry" in memory of André Lichnerowicz, Paris --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10340 Starting: 2015-12-14 to 2015-12-16 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://monge.u-bourgogne.fr/gdito/lichnerowicz2015 Contact: giuseppe.dito[AT]u-bourgogne.fr CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Within the thematic trimester Mathematical General Relativity that will take place at the Institut Henri Poincare' from September to December 2015, there will be a conference to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Andre' Lichnerowicz: International conference "Relativity and Geometry" in memory of Andre' Lichnerowicz Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, France December 14 - 16, 2015 The conference will cover recent advances in the themes close to Lichnerowicz's scientific work, e.g., Relativity, Riemannian and Poisson geometry, quantization. At the moment, the confirmed speakers are: Robert Bryant, Duke University, President of the AMS Pierre Cartier, I.H.E.S. Thibault Damour, I.H.E.S. Simon Donaldson, SCGP, SUNY at Stony Brook and Imperial College Michel Dubois-Violette, Universite' Paris-Sud Jim Eisenberg, University of Oregon Edward Frenkel, UC Berkeley Simone Gutt, Universite' libre de Bruxelles Sergiu Klainerman, Princeton University Maxim Kontsevich, I.H.É.S. Alan Weinstein, UC Berkeley Further information and a registration form will be posted on the website of the conference in due time. Please check it out. Please forward this announcement to your colleagues and students who may be interested. Giuseppe Dito On behalf of the organizing committee: Giuseppe Dito Paul Gauduchon Richard Kerner Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach Daniel Sternheimer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. UK QFT meeting on nonperturbative quantum field theory and quantum gravity, London --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10343 Starting: 2015-03-30 to 2015-03-30 Location: London, England, United Kingdom Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/366237/ Contact: a.eichhorn[AT]imperial.ac.uk The 4th UK workshop on Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Gravity will be held at Imperial College, London, March 30th, 2015. This one-day workshop aims at bringing together early career researchers and senior scientists to discuss results, perspectives, and novel trends in quantum field theory and quantum gravity. The format of the meeting is informal to allow for discussions and the exchange of ideas amongst participants. Depending on demand, we plan for up to 10 slots for short presentations. Previous instalments of this meeting took place at Kings College (2012), U Sussex (2013) and U Southampton (2014). While registration will remain open until shortly before the meeting, the decision on talks will be made earlier, so please register as soon as possible if you would like to give a talk. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Caltech Gravitational Wave Astrophysics School 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10345 Starting: 2015-07-06 to 2015-07-10 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Additional Information: http://www.cgwas.org Contact: cgwas[AT]cgwas.org CGWAS 2015, July 6 - 10, 2015 California Institute of Technology We invite students to apply for the Caltech Gravitational Wave Astrophysics School 2015. CGWAS is a summer school for senior undergraduates and graduate students interested in the astrophysics of gravitational wave sources and their neutrino and electromagnetic counterparts. *** Application Deadline: April 15, 2015 *** Apply at http://www.cgwas.org . Limited support for accommodation is available. Selected candidates will be notified by May 4, 2015. Topics covered include: - General Relativity and Gravitational Waves - Numerical Relativity - Gravitational Wave Data Analysis - The Physics of Gravitational Wave Sources - Theory and Observation of Electromagnetic Counterparts - Neutrino Counterparts and Observations - Gravitational Wave Detection with Interferometers and Pulsar Timing Arrays - Cosmology with Gravitational Waves - Gravitational Waves and Alternative Theories of Gravity. Confirmed lecturers: Duncan Brown (Syracuse), Sean Carroll (Caltech), Yanbei Chen (Caltech), Alessandra Corsi (Texas Tech University), Brian Metzger (Columbia University), Chiara Mingarelli (Caltech/JPL), Samaya Nissanke (Radboud University), Erin O'Connor (Duke University), Ben Owen (Texas Tech University), Jocelyn Read (CSUF), Mark Scheel (Caltech), Michele Vallisneri (Caltech/JPL), Alan Weinstein (Caltech). We look forward to meeting you at CGWAS 2015. CGWAS 2015 Organizers Mansi Kasliwal, Chiara Mingarelli, Christian Ott, Patricia Schmidt (CGWAS coordinator), and Alan Weinstein Contact: cgwas[AT]cgwas.org Administrative Support: JoAnn Boyd, Caltech CGWAS 2015 is supported by the National Science Foundation, LIGO, and the California Institute of Technology +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Molecule-type workshop on "Radiation Reaction in General Relativity" --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10372 Starting: 2015-06-22 to 2015-07-10 Location: Kyoto, Japan Additional Information: http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~capra18/ Contact: capra18[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp This is a 3-week workshop on radiation reaction problem in general relativity, which includes 18th Capra meeting in the middle. Since the first meeting in 1998 (held at Caltech's Capra ranch near San Diego), Capra meetings have been bringing together relativists interested in the problem of radiation reaction in general relativity and its application to extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) as one of the best places to test general relativity using direct detection of gravitational waves. The meetings are focused on an important open problem in general relativity, which is getting more and more relevant by the exciting prospect of directly observing gravitational waves in near future. In addition to the discussion about the technical details in the computation of gravitational radiation reaction, this year we would like to discuss more about the connection between the radiation reaction problem and gravitational wave observations. Advanced ground detectors such as advLIGO, advVirgo and KAGRA are going to be on-line in near future. LISA pathfinder is going to be launched in 2015. The space mission DECIGO, which has better sensitivity at the frequency band in the middle of those of the ground detectors and the eLISA, was proposed in Japan. Therefore, it is very timely to have an extensive discussion on this issue. The 18th Capra meeting will last for 4 days. The meeting will composed of a few invited review talks, short contributed presentations, and open discussion sessions. Contributed talks on all aspects of the radiation reaction problem, including related topics such as astrophysical aspects of EMRI or data analysis, are welcome. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. The Chalonge School Meudon Workshop 2015 Warm Dark Matter Cosmology in agreement with observations: CMB, Galaxies, Black holes, and Sterile Neutrinos --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/the-chalonge-school-meudon-wo… Starting: 2015-06-10 to 2015-06-12 Location: CIAS Chateau de Meudon, Observatoire de Paris at Meudon, France Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2015.html Contact: Chalonge.Ecole[AT]obspm.fr SUMMARY: Warm Dark Matter (WDM) is hot topic in galaxies cosmology and implies novelties in the astrophysical, cosmologicalparticle and nuclear physics context. Warm Dark Matter Cosmology (LWDM) gives the same successfull large scale results and CMB results than Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) and succesfully agrees with the observations at the galactic and small scales. A Turning Point operated recently in the Dark Matter research: Warm Dark Matter (WDM) emerged impressively over Cold Dark Matter (CDM) as the leading Dark Matter candidate. Astronomical evidence that Cold Dark Matter (LambdaCDM) and its proposed tailored baryonic cures do not work at small scales is staggering. This workshop addresses the last developpements in WDM, including its distribution function and equation of state, the quantum mechanical framework to galaxy structure reproducing in particular the observed galaxy cores and their sizes and the dwarf galaxies. This workshop puts together astrophysical, cosmological, particle and nuclear WDM, astronomical observations, theory and WDM analytical and numerical frameworks which reproduce the observations. The Workshop addresses as well the theorical and experimental search for the leading WDM particle candidate: keV sterile neutrinos. Registration is Open. Early registration is strongly encouradged. Previous Chalonge Meudon Workshops of this series, Lectures and Lecturers, Scientific News, .PDF of presentations and Album of Pictures are available at: URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr Looking forward to Welcome you in Meudon at the Workshop With compliments and kind regards Norma G. Sanchez, Hector J. de Vega and the Chalonge School Team +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. The Chalonge School 19th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2015: Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/the-chalonge-school-19th-pari… Starting: 2015-07-22 to 2015-07-24 Location: Paris, Observatoire de Paris HQ, in the Historic Perrault building Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2015.html Contact: Chalonge.Ecole[AT]obspm.fr Warm Dark Matter is hot topic in cosmology and implies novelties in the astrophysical, cosmological, particle and nuclear physics context. The 19th Paris Colloquium 2015 is devoted to Warm Dark Matter Cosmology, CMB, Dark Energy and the Warm Dark Matter particle candidates: keV sterile neutrinos. Astrophysical constraints put the sterile neutrino mass m in the range 1 < m < 10 keV. The Colloquium is within the astrofundamental physics spirit of the Chalonge School, on recent observational and theoretical progress. Topics include: The crisis of Cold Dark Matter (CDM + its failed baryonic cures), the crisis of Wimps and their scientific decline. Galaxy structure theory in agreement with observations The 3.5 keV X-ray line in clusters of galaxies. The CMB data analysis with neutrinos and sterile neutrinos. News on the effective neutrino number Neff and sterile neutrinos. News from reactor and accelerator experiments on sterile neutrinos and their science implications. Cosmic neutrino background and methods for its detection CMB polarisation, primordial gravitational waves and the effective theory of inflation. KATRIN, ASTRO-H, PTOLEMY, JWST, ..... And Other Topics.... Informations on the previous Paris Cosmology Colloquia and of the School events are available at http://chalonge.obspm.fr (Lecturers, lists of participants, .pdf lecture files, Highlights and Conclusions and photos during the Colloquia). With compliments and kind regards. Norma G. Sanchez , Hector J. de Vega and the Chalonge School Team +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. 100 years of curved space-time, Wien --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/03/01/100-years-of-curved-space-tim… Starting: 2015-10-05 to 2015-10-07 Location: Vienna, Austria Additional Information: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/gravitation2015/scientific-workshop/program-outline/ Contact: elisabeth.eder[AT]oeaw.ac.at Austrian Academy of Sciences celebrates 100 years of general theory of relativity with an interactive exhibition, several lectures and the scientific workshop 100 years of curved space time. The aim is to present and discuss recent developments and new perspectives on this fascinating area of research. The list of confirmed speakers includes William Unruh (University of British Columbia) Renate Loll (Radboud University Nijmegen) Roman Schnabel (Universitaet Hamburg/Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics) Richard Schoen (Stanford University) Philip Stamp (University of British Columbia) Clifford Will (University of Florida) Roberto Emparan (Universitat de Barcelona) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral positions in strong-field gravity at Lisbon ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/03/postdoctoral-positions-in-str… Deadline: 2015-03-30 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt GRAVITY GROUP IN LISBON Postdoctoral positions in GR & HEP The Gravity Group at Lisbon (GRIT) invites applications for two research, postdoctoral positions, in the area of strong-field gravity at large (including black hole physics, numerical relativity, high-energy physics, etc). These positions are supported by the European Research Council. The appointment is for two years and may be renewed depending on satisfactory performance. A tentative date for the appointment is 1st January 2016 (with possible variations to be agreed upon with the successful applicant). All candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics. GRIT is part of The Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofísica (CENTRA), a research centre in Instituto Superior Técnico. More information on the group can be found at http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ The gravity group is currently focusing on phenomenology of black hole physics and high energy physics, and is composed of faculty Vitor Cardoso, José Lemos and several postdoctoral Fellows. The group has strong ties to teams in Cambridge (DAMTP), the University of Mississippi, and Rome (Sapienza). The applicant is expected to contribute to the training of students and to the research efforts of the group with a creative research plan. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, and a research plan (at most one A4 page). They should also provide the names and contact of 3 referees who can support their application. The material should be sent to the following e-mail address: jobs_gravity[AT]ist.utl.pt Please use the subject GRHEP physics. Applications should be received by March 30, 2015. Incomplete applications shall not be considered. Screening of applicants will begin on April 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information please contact Vitor Cardoso (vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoc position at AEI Hannover ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10309 Deadline: 2015-03-31 Location: Hannover, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/18636/05_Observational_Relativity_and_Cosmology Contact: jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de The Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) invites applications from outstanding candidates for post-doctoral and long-term visiting positions in the Division of Observational Relativity and Cosmology in Hannover, Germany. This division, led by Prof. Bruce Allen, consists of more than 20 scientists along with a number of highly-qualified scientific programmers and sysadmins. The senior scientists are Dr. Badri Krishnan and Dr. Reinhard Prix. The division also hosts two independent research groups led by Dr. M. Alessandra Papa and Dr. Holger Pletsch. For post-doctoral positions the initial appointments will be for two years, with the possibility of further extension. The start date is expected to be in the second quarter of 2015, but appointments as early as March 2015 are possible. We also welcome inquiries regarding long-term visits by Faculty and senior researchers. The Division's core research area is gravitational-wave astronomy and the analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors. However, applications from those with experience in related areas of astronomy and physics are also welcome. We value excellence, creativity, enthusiam, and genuine interest, and chose candidates based as much on their potential as on their specific expertise. We are proud to provide a stimulating and dynamic research environment with broad opportunities for enthusiastic and energetic scientists. Our current focus is the hunt for gravitational waves in data from the most sensitive ground-based interferometric detectors. This includes searches for long-lived signals from rapidly-rotating neutron stars, transient signals from the inspiral and coalescence of binary neutron stars and/or black holes, and unmodelled burst signals. Scientists who participate in the Divisions membership in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration will have full access to data from the LIGO, Virgo and GEO600 detectors. Advances in detector technology make us optimistic that these searches will yield the first detections in the coming 3-5 years, about one century after Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves. Scientists in the division also search for electromagnetic emissions from neutron stars and have discovered many new radio and gamma-ray pulsars. The group operates the ATLAS computing cluster. With 13000+ CPU cores and 1000+ GPUs, ATLAS is the world's largest and most powerful computing resource dedicated to gravitational-wave searches and data analysis. The division also helps to operate Einstein@Home, a volunteer distributed computing project which uses computing power donated by the general public to search for gravitational waves and electromagnetic emission from neutron stars. All application materials, including a cover letter, a CV with a list of publications, and a research statement should be sent to jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de. The applicant should also arrange for 2-3 reference letters to be sent to the same email address. Applications will be considered as they arrive, until all positions are filled. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and to increase the number of women in those areas (such as this) where they are underrepresented. We explicitly encourage applications from such qualified individuals. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoc position in philosophy of quantum gravity at University of Illinois at Chicago ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10313 Deadline: 2015-03-06 Location: Chicago, USA Additional Information: http://beyondspacetime.net Contact: huggett[AT]uic.edu The philosophy of physics group at the Department of Philosophy at UIC solicits applications for a two-year postdoctoral research position, starting August 2015. The position is contingent on confirmation of anticipated funding. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the projects research by pursuing their own research in the philosophy of quantum gravity and by collaborating on existing research efforts within the UIC group led by Professor Nick Huggett. They will be expected to participate in weekly project meetings during term, help with the administration and organization of the groups activities, and contribute to the groups outreach efforts. The project is one half of a collaboration between UIC and the University of Geneva, where Professor Christian Wuethrich is the group leader. More information on the project and the research groups is available at . Applicants with experience in either the philosophy or the foundations of quantum gravity broadly construed will be preferred, but we will also consider applicants with backgrounds in other areas of philosophy of physics, foundational research in physics, or metaphysics, who are willing to devote their efforts to project. All work toward the Ph.D. must be completed before the starting date. The position is anticipated to be for two years. The salary will be competitive. Research funds for travel to relevant conferences and to the group at the University of Geneva will be provided. Please complete the online application and include the names and email addresses of three references at https://jobs.uic.edu Applications must contain a cover letter detailing the pertinent experience for the position, a CV, a one page research statement describing the work to be accomplished during the postdoc including publication plans, and one or two writing samples, For fullest consideration, please apply by 3/6/15. Review of the files will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For more information, please contact Professor Nick Huggett at huggett[AT]uic.edu. The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching in a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral position in mathematical relativity, Brest, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10328 Deadline: 2015-04-30 Location: Brest, France Additional Information: http://pageperso.univ-brest.fr/~jnicolas/ANRAARG/ANR_AARG.html Contact: Jean-Philippe.Nicolas[AT]univ-brest.fr We are offering a one year non renewable post doc position at the university of Brest (UBO) in western Brittany, France, at the laboratory of mathematics (LMBA). The main topic is asymptotic analysis in general relativity with a preferred orientation towards conformal methods. Applicants from both mathematics and physics are welcome, with an expected strong background in at least one of the following fields: general relativity, differential and conformal geometry, analysis of PDEs. Net salary is around 2250 euros per month; as a salary, it is subject to income tax. The successful applicant will be expected to start on the first of September 2015, but the starting date may be postponed as late as January 1st 2016 if requested. This is a pure-research position, no teaching duty is expected. This position is part of the AARG project. To apply, please send to Jean-Philippe Nicolas (Jean-Philippe.Nicolas[AT]univ-brest.fr) an up-to-date CV with a list of publications and a research project. The deadline for application is April 30th 2015. The final decision will be made no later than May 31st 2015 and applicants will be informed soon afterwards. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. New Book: "Differential Forms and The Geometry of General Relativity" by Tevian Dray ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10325 Additional Information: http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466510005 I am pleased to announce the publication of my book: "Differential Forms and The Geometry of General Relativity", by Tevian Dray, 321 pages; 85 figures. A K Peters/CRC Press, 2015. Publication details are available at: http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466510005 This book emphasizes the use of differential forms to describe general relativity. Online versions of the two parts of the book also exist in both wiki and PDF formats, and are available at: http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/coursewikis/GDF http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/coursewikis/GGR Please note that the online versions do not contain all of the editorial changes in the print edition. Tevian Dray Professor of Mathematics Oregon State University http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. New book: "Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology", by Y. Choquet-Bruhat ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10349 Additional Information: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199666454.do Dear Colleagues in General Relativity To please the kind staff of Oxford University Press, and myself, I send you as propaganda for my last book "Introduction to General Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology", whose details can also be found at this website: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199666454.do With best wishes to all Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. The Chalonge School Programme 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/25/the-chalonge-school-programme… Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr 24 Years of Activity Calling for Understanding Welcome to the Chalonge School. A Laboratory of Ideas. Research,Training and Scientific Culture. Science with great Intellectual endeavour and a Human face. A beacon pioneering and developing research, projects and training. The Chalonge School offers unvaluable international current research view at the forefront of astrophysics and cosmology, international contacts at the highest level and a careful interdisciplinarity, with both Theory and Observations. Open to all researchers interested in the field, both theorists, experimentalists and observers, young scientists, post-docs and advanced students. Warm Dark Matter is hot topic in galaxies and cosmology and implies novelties in the astrophysical, cosmological, particle and nuclear physics context. The Chalonge School Science Programme 2015 is devoted to Warm Dark Matter Cosmology and the Warm Dark Matter particle candidates: keV sterile neutrinos. REGISTRATION IS OPEN to the Following MEETINGS: Early Registration is strongly encouradged --THE CHALONGE MEUDON WORKSHOP 2015: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology in agreement with observations: CMB, Galaxies, Black holes, and Sterile neutrinos" Place: CIAS Chateau de Meudon, Observatoire de Paris at Meudon Dates: 10, 11, 12 June 2015 URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2015.html -- THE 19TH PARIS COSMOLOGY COLLOQUIUM CHALONGE 2015: Latest News from the Universe: Warm Dark Matter Cosmology: CMB, Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Sterile Neutrinos Place: Observatoire de Paris historic Perrault building at Paris Dates: 22, 23 and 24 July URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2015.html All the YEAR 2015 with the topics and dates of the Chalonge Programme Colloquia, Workshops, Open Sessions and meetings is available at: URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme2015.html School Courses, Lectures and Lecturers, Scientific News, .PDF of presentations and Album of Pictures are available at: URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr Looking forward to Welcome you in Paris and in Meudon in these events With compliments and kind regards Norma G. Sanchez, Hector J. de Vega and the Chalonge School Team ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. New Book: "Einstein's Apple : Homogeneous Einstein Fields" by Engelbert L. Schucking and Eugene J. Surowitz ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/26/new-book-einsteins-apple-homo… Additional Information: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9333 After 15 years of effort to grow this apple tree, it has finally dropped its first fruit, namely our volume "Einstein's Apple" which is now available in hardcover and e-book formats from World Scientific via http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9333 The work provides an accessible introduction to concepts such as teleparallelism and torsion that are slighted in many courses; historical introduction sections include the early uses of these concepts and Einstein's own early insights. Cheers, Eugene Surowitz ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Program and a new abstract submission policy of the MG14 meeting ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/program-and-a-new-abstract-su… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14 The list of invited speakers for the plenary session in MG14 is published on the MG14 website: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/invited_speakers.htm The date grid of parallel sessions in MG14 is published on the MG14 website: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/timetable.pdf. There are about hundred parallel sessions in all fields of Relativistic Astrophysics. A new procedure for abstract submission has been adopted: when submitting an abstract, it is required also to upload a PDF file with a short summary of the contribution (2 pages for posters, 4 pages for oral contributions, 10 pages for plenary talks) including a complete reference list. The main reason for this new policy is twofold. First, in this way the chairpersons will have more information to evaluate and submit to referee each contribution for acceptance as well as to allocate the appropriate time slots. Second, when the program will be finalized, before the meeting, all the summaries of the accepted contributions (possibly updated, upon chairperson decisions) will be made available to all participants via the conference web page and, after the meeting, they will be published in the MG14 Proceedings Volumes. Detailed instructions on the summary PDF preparation will be available on the abstract submission web page and will be sent via e-mail to all who already registered. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.6. The Fourth Galileo Xu GuangQi Meeting online registration is open ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/the-fourth-galileo-xu-guangqi… Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/4gx We are happy to inform that the online registration to the Fourth Galileo-Xi GuangQi Meeting (Beijing China, May 4-8, 2015) is now open on the website of Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KITPC): http://www.kitpc.ac.cn/?p=ProgDetail&id=CP20150504&i=main More information about this meeting can be also found on the website: http://www.icranet.org/4gx ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.7. The Second Cesar Lattes Meeting online registration is open ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/the-second-cesar-lattes-meeti… Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/2cl We are happy to inform that the online registration to the Second Cesar Lattes Meeting (Niteroi - Rio De Janeiro, April 13-18; Recife, April 20; Joao Pessoa, April 21; Fortaleza, April 22, 2015) is now open on the ICRANet website: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/registration.htm. During the meeting are planned four round tables on the following topics: - Joint Ph.D. Program - White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Supernovae. - Large Computer Infrastructures and Databases. - The Future of Astrophysics in Latin America. More information about this meeting can be also found on the website: http://www.icranet.org/2cl ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.8. Publication of MG13 Proceedings ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/27/publication-of-mg13-proceedin… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg13 The proceedings of the Thirteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting of Stockholm, Sweden (July 1 - 7, 2012), published by World Scientific Singapore in three volumes, are ready and will be on sale from March 2015. A preview here: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9194 These proceedings included contributions from 33 morning plenary talks during 6 days, and 75 parallel sessions over 4 afternoons. A global program of the meeting is available here: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg13/MG13_Program_FINAL-sunday4.pdf ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for February 2015
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02 Feb '15

########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Black Holes and Friends, Shanghai, China (2nd announcement) 1.2. Hot Topics in General Relativity and Gravitation, Quy Nhon, Vietnam 1.3. The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2015, Yerevan, Armenia 1.4. Geometric aspects of General Relativity, Montpellier, France 1.5. One Hundred Years of Strong Gravity, Lisbon 1.6. (Non-)Universal Properties of Neutron Stars, Bremen, Germany 1.7. The Second Cesar Lattes Meeting, Niteroi-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2nd announcement) 1.8. Workshop on Binary Neutron Star Mergers, Thessaloniki (2nd announcement) 1.9. Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop (GWPAW) 2015, Osaka 1.10. General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective (2nd announcement) 2. Jobs 2.1. Dennis Sciama Postdoctoral Fellowship, Portsmouth, UK 2.2. Postdoc position at Beijing Normal Univ 2.3. PhD Position at University of Birmingham 2.4. Postdoctoral positions in theoretical physics at CECs, Valdivia, Chile 2.5. PhD position in fundamental physics, Observatoire de Paris 2.6. PhD position in accretion flows onto black holes, Frankfurt, Germany 2.7. Postdoctoral position in X-ray astronomy at Fudan, Shanghai 3. News 3.1. Special MOND volume 3.2. Offer to the members of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG): ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Black Holes and Friends, Shanghai, China (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/19/black-holes-and-friends-shang… Starting: 2015-03-30 to 2015-04-01 Location: Shanghai, China Additional Information: http://blackholes2015.fudan.edu.cn/ Contact: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn Black holes and relativistic stars are among the most fascinating objects in the Universe and they attract the interest of both physicists and astrophysicists. The workshop will bring together theorists, observers, and experimentalists. The program will include invited talks, contributed talks, and time for free discussions. Invited Speakers: Denis Bastieri (Padua) Heino Falcke (Nijmegen) Lijun Gou (NAOC) Matteo Guainazzi (ESA) Vladimir Karas (Astronomical Institute) Michiel van der Klis (Amsterdam) * Jian-Min Wang (IHEP) Qingwen Wu (HUST) Renxin Xu (PKU) Wenfei Yu (SHAO) Ye-Fei Yuan (USTC) Shuang-Nan Zhang (IHEP) * * To be confirmed +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Hot Topics in General Relativity and Gravitation, Quy Nhon, Vietnam --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/20/hot-topics-in-general-relativ… Starting: 2015-08-09 to 2015-08-15 Location: Quy Nhon, Vietnam Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/HTGRG-2/index.php Contact: triay[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr In this centennial anniversary of General Relativity, our aims are to discuss and review recent developments. The topics include : Mathematical Relativity Black Hole Physics Gravitational waves and Numerical Relativity Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime Quantum Gravity AdS/CFT (gauge/gravity) Correspondence Strings, Branes, and Higher-dimensional Gravitational Theories Modified Gravity Theories Dark Energy and Dark Matter Inflation and the early universe Gravitational Lensing Relativistic Astrophysics. The contributions are either solicited or selected among submitted abstracts. Special emphasis is being placed on active participation by young researchers and post-docs. The program will be available after the deadline of abstracts submission (July 19th, 2015). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2015, Yerevan, Armenia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10277 Starting: 2015-09-30 to 2015-10-03 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/360350/ Contact: mpcs2015[AT]th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de This conference is the third in a series which aim to bring together people working in astrophysics of compacts stars, physics of dense matter, gravitation and cosmology, observations of pulsars and binary neutron stars and related fields. The first and second conferences were held in 2008 and 2013. This third edition will also host COST "NewCompStar" Working Group II (Nuclear Physics) meeting which will be focused on two topics "Hyperonization and Quarks in Superdense Matter" and "Collective Excitations, Transport, and Superfluidity in Hadronic Phases of Neutron Stars". +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Geometric aspects of General Relativity, Montpellier, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10283 Starting: 2015-09-28 to 2015-10-01 Location: Montpellier, France Additional Information: http://www.math.univ-montp2.fr/~herzlich/GeometricGR Contact: erwann.delay[AT]gmail.com We have the pleasure to announce the thematic school "Geometric aspects of General Relativity" which will take place at the University of Montpellier (France) from September 28th to October 1st, 2015 The goal of the school is to introduce themes of high current interest in mathematical relativity to a broad audience of young mathematicians and researchers in related areas (Riemannian geometry, geometric analysis, minimal surfaces, ...). It will be centered around three 4 hour-long mini-courses. : - Piotr Chrusciel (Vienna, Austria): Introduction to the the mathematical theory of black holes - Michael Eichmair (ETHZ, Switzerland): Horizons in General Relativity - Mu-Tao Wang (Columbia, NY, USA): On the notion of quasi-local mass in General Relativity In addition, a few 1-hour long talks will be scheduled. The school is organized under the "Etats de la recherche" framework of the French Mathematical Society, with the support of the "Thematic schools" program of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). It is also operated in collaboration with the program "Mathematical General Relativity" taking place at the Henri Poincare Institute in Paris (France) from September 14th to December 18th, 2015. Registration for the workshop is free. Ph. D students are especially invited to attend. We expect to have some financial support for the lodging of some of the younger participants (Ph D students will be our priority). Applications for financial support can be posted within the registration process. Please note, however, that a deadline to apply for a financial support has been fixed to April 9th, 2015. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Montpellier ! The organisers: Erwann Delay, Gautier Dietrich, Jeremie Fougeirol, and Marc Herzlich. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. One Hundred Years of Strong Gravity, Lisbon --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/26/one-hundred-years-of-strong-g… Starting: 2015-06-10 to 2015-06-12 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/stronggr15/ Contact: stronggravity[AT]centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt In recent years, the field of alternative theories of gravity has been very active. The plethora of proposed modified theories, the challenge in conceiving new experiments, and the corresponding difficulty of probing unexplored regimes where new physics might be revealed, call for a joint effort within the community. The workshop "One Hundred Years of Strong Gravity" will be held at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) in Lisbon, from 10-12 June 2015. The aim of the workshop is to bring together leading experts in the area in a highly interactive workshop, with thorough presentations by invited speakers and plenty of time for discussion. The workshop also coincides with the biggest celebrations of the city of Lisbon (Santo Antonio, Friday evening) and it is a wonderful occasion to visit Lisbon. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please register before May 15th. There is no registration fee to attend the workshop. We would like to note that there might be financial support only for invited speakers. Local Organizers: Richard Brito, Vitor Cardoso, Ryuichi Fujita, Rita Sousa Support: European Research Council through grant agreement no. DyBHo256667 ("The dynamics of black holes") and Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian through the Programa Gulbenkian de Estimulo a Investigacao Científica. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. (Non-)Universal Properties of Neutron Stars, Bremen, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/29/non-universal-properties-of-n… Starting: 2015-05-18 to 2015-05-20 Location: Bremen, Germany Additional Information: https://www.zarm.uni-bremen.de/nestar/index.php Contact: norman.guerlebeck[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de The workshop "(Non-)Universal Properties of Neutron Stars" will take place at the University of Bremen (Germany) from 18th to 20th of May 2015 at the drop tower in Bremen, Germany. The aim of the workshop is to bring together theoretical astrophysicists, observers and nuclear physicist to discuss future prospects of (non-)universal relations of neuron stars. The workshop will also host a meeting of NewCompStar's working group III Gravitational physics theory and observations. Neutron star properties depend sensitively on the modeling EOS and there are new observational facilities available and under development to restrict the realistic EoS. Surprisingly, relations between certain properties of neutron stars were found recently to be approximately universal, i.e., independent of the EoS. For example, the relation between the spin, the moment of inertia, and the quadrupole moment are independent of the chosen EoS up to an accuracy of less than one percent. Currently, it is an active field of research to identify the realm of validity of such universal relations in terms of the complexity of the neutron star model, to find the underlying physical reason, and to explore observational consequences including effects from alternative theories of gravity. You can check the details of the workshop as well as register at https://www.zarm.uni-bremen.de/nestar/index.php The organizers: Terence Delsate, Norman Gürlebeck, Jan Steinhoff +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. The Second Cesar Lattes Meeting, Niteroi-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/30/the-second-cesar-lattes-meeti… Starting: 2015-04-13 to 2015-04-18 Location: Niteroi-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/ Contact: 2cl[AT]icranet.org This scientific meeting will celebrate the International Year of Light under the aegis of UNESCO, the 100th anniversary of the Einstein Equations as well as the Golden Jubilee of Relativistic Astrophysics. It will take place at CBPF and UFF from the 13 to the 18 of April. Public lectures will be delivered at the The Rio de Janeiro Planetarium as well as, in the following week, at Universities in Brazil including the UFPE in Recife, at UFPB in Joao Pessoa and at IFCE in Fortaleza. The meeting is dedicated to the coordination of the ICRANet Scientific activities in Brazil preceding to the MGXIV meeting in Rome in July 2015. The meeting will cover observational activities in the X, gamma ray and UHECR, theoretical progress in the relativistic astrophysics of Neutron Stars, Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Cosmology as well as the development of the Brazilian Science Data Center (BSDC). It will address scientific issues from galactic and extragalactic sources and as far back in time as the appearance of the first structures in our Universe. Particular attention will be dedicated to illustrate the recent scientific progress in the Ph.D. thesis within the ICRANet joint International Relativistic Astrophysics Ph.D. program (the IRAP Ph.D. and EMJD Programs). These results will be illustrated by the former students. Recent scientific publications from postdoctoral research at ICRANet centers in Brazil and in Europe will be reviewed. The presence of senior research leaders from Brazil and Europe as well as of the ICRANet faculty will foster the interactions with the Brazilian scientific community at large. The registration is now open at: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/registration.htm The conference website: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/ A preliminary poster can be downloaded at: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/img/poster.pdf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Workshop on Binary Neutron Star Mergers, Thessaloniki (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/01/workshop-on-binary-neutron-st… Starting: 2015-05-27 to 2015-05-29 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Additional Information: http://www.astro.auth.gr/~bns2015 Contact: bns2015[AT]astro.auth.gr Supported by VESF, ERC COST "NewCompStar" and JINA-CEE SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT The summer of 2015 will mark the onset of the first science run of 2nd-generation interferometric gravitational wave detectors and over the next years several such detectors will form a world-wide network. The most promising sources of gravitational waves for these instruments are mergers of compact binaries. In particular, the coalescences of binary neutron star systems are considered to be the most probable events. Through gravitational wave observations, the equation of state of high-density matter is expected to be significantly constrained. But the merger events also include a rich phenomenology, such as r-process nucleosynthesis, magnetohydrodynamic processes and high-energy emission. Ultimately, merger events will be an ideal target for multi-messenger astronomy. The workshop will bring together experts from various fields that are relevant to the astrophysics of binary neutron star mergers, in order to foster interaction and a better understanding of the phenomenology. The presentation and discussion of the latest research results will allow for setting up new observational strategies and for devising new methods for arriving at observational constraints. We encourage the participation of young researchers and for this reason several talks will give a concise overview of particular aspects of binary neutron star astrophysics. The interdisciplinary character of the meeting is reflected in the list of invited review speakers: S. Bose (Washington State) J. Friedman (Milwaukee) T. Janka (MPA Garching) K. Kokkotas (Tuebingen) J. Lattimer (Stony Brook) B. Metzger (Columbia) T. Piran (Hebrew University) S. Reddy (Seattle) L. Rezzolla (Frankfurt) B. Sathyaprakash (Cardiff) M. Shibata (Kyoto) During the workshop, a working group meeting in the framework of the ERC COST action "NewCompStar" will take place (further details on the working group meeting will be announced through the NewCompStar mailing list). The workshop will take place in the new building of the Research Dissemination Center at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki the largest university in Greece. The campus is located in the heart of the city. A number of rooms at selected hotels have been reserved at special conference prices. Please note that the block reservation will be valid until the registration deadline only, so it is advisable to make your reservation before February 28, 2015. After that, rooms will depend on availability of each hotel. Registration and abstract submission can be done through: http://www.astro.auth.gr/~bns2015/registration.html The deadline for registration and abstract submission is February 28th, 2015. There are still a limited number slots for oral presentations available (we will indicate on the registration page when the maximum number is reached, so we advice participants who wish to present an oral talk to register well before the deadline). In March, the official program will be announced. A limited number of travel grants is available for a) students by the Virgo-Ego Scientific Forum (VESF) and b) for working group meeting participants by the ERC COST action "NewCompStar" and c) for nuclear astrophysicists (with preference for participants from JINA-CEE institutes). We are looking forward to meeting all interested participants in Thessaloniki in May! With our best regards, The Organizing Committee N. Stergioulas A. Bauswein P. Iosif G. Tantilian N. Tryfonidis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop (GWPAW) 2015, Osaka --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10298 Starting: 2015-06-17 to 2015-06-20 Location: Osaka Additional Information: http://www.gw.hep.osaka-cu.ac.jp/GWPAW2015/ Contact: gwpaw2015_support[AT]gwv.hep.osaka-cu.ac.jp One hundred years ago, Albert Einsteins theory of general relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves. Now, new generation of gravitational-wave detectors are coming online, and are expected to detect strong sources of gravitational waves in the near future. The 2015 Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop (GWPAW) will take place at Osaka, Japan, from 17th to 20th June. The workshop focuses not only on gravitational waves themselves, but also on the physics, astrophysics and astronomy that can be derived from gravitational-wave observations and their counterpart/follow-up observations. The workshop was formerly known as the Gravitational Wave Data Analysis Workshop (GWDAW). This year we will emphasize the science that will be derived from gravitational-wave data analysis and counterpart studies. We look forward to seeing you in Osaka. [ Invited speakers and topics ] Status of Gravitational Wave detectors Matthew Evans (LIGO) Francesco Piergiovanni (Virgo) Takaaki Kajita (KAGRA) Martin Hewitson (eLISA and LPF) Masaki Ando (DECIGO) Dick Manchester (PTAs) Counterpart/follow-up Edo Berger (Short GRB) Shrinivas Kulkarni (Optical-Infrared-radio) Peter Meszaros (X, Gamma) Mark Vagins (Neutrino) GW Data Analysis and Theory Alessandra Buonanno (GW modeling) Maria Alessandra Papa (Data analysis) David Merritt (Sources for low frequency GW) Bruce Allen (Summary talk and organizer of discussion) [ Schedule ] 16th June Optional tour for KAGRA site at Kamioka Reception will be held in the evening, at Osaka. 17th June 1st day of the workshop 18th June 2nd day, banquet in the evening 19th June 3rd day 20th June Final day. The workshop will finish by lunch time. [ Conference venue ] INTEX-Osaka International Conference Hall, (Deadline of the abstract submission is not fixed yet.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/02/01/general-relativity-and-gravit… Starting: 2015-06-07 to 2015-06-12 Location: Penn State, University Park, PA, USA Additional Information: http://event.gravity.psu.edu/index.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu An international conference to celebrate 100 years of general relativity, entitled General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective will be held at the University Park campus of Penn State from Sunday, June 7 through Friday, June 12, 2015 under the auspices of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) and the Topical Group on Gravitation (GGR) of the American Physical Society. The conference website event.gravity.psu.edu/index.shtml provides the details of the scientific program and social events. It has three separate links for registration, travel support and abstract submission. Each of these tasks has to be completed separately. Because the of the restricted capacity of the main lecture hall, the total number of participants is limited and registration will be closed once this limit is met. Therefore early registration is strongly recommended. We have already reached 40% of this limit. The International Society for General Relativity and Gravitation has graciously agreed to provide travel support to research students and post-docs. This will enable the Local Organizing Committee to make several awards at the level of $300 USD per successful applicant. The checks will be handed out during the conference. The deadline for applications for travel support is is March 1. The applicants will be informed of the final decision by mid-March to enable them to make travel arrangements sufficiently in advance. However, as noted above, we may well have to close the registration soon. If that happens, we will offer these awards only to those applicants who have already registered. Abstracts will be accepted until all sessions are filled. However, beginning February 1, 2015, organizers will begin assigning presenters to the oral presentation sessions. Therefore early submissions are strongly recommended. In the selection process, preference will be given to abstracts submitted by registered participants. Local Organization Committee: Eugenio Bianchi (Co-Chair), Chad Hanna (Co-Chair), Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Bojowald, Randi Neshteruk, Ben Owen Scientific Organization Committee: Abhay Ashtekar (Chair), Beverly Berger, John Friedman, James Isenberg, Malcolm MaCCallum, Peter Saulson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Dennis Sciama Postdoctoral Fellowship, Portsmouth, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10245 Deadline: 2015-02-02 Location: Portsmouth, UK Additional Information: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/category/current-jobs/ Contact: icg-admin[AT]port.ac.uk 10013883 Dennis Sciama Postdoctoral Fellowship Faculty of Technology Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation Research Fellow Apply online at https://port.engageats.co.uk/ Employment type: Fixed-term (3 years) Employment basis: Full time Salary: 33,242 36,309 GBP Position number: 10013883 Date Published: 12 December 2014 Closing date: 2 February 2015 Start date: 1 October 2015 Interview date: To be scheduled between 9 15 February 2015 We announce our second Dennis Sciama Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth aimed at promising early-career researchers in any area of observational, theoretical and computational cosmology and astrophysics. The successful candidate will have demonstrated excellence in research, complementing and extending the existing ICG research interests and expertise in cosmology and/or astrophysics. Over the fellowship, they will be expected to develop their own opportunities for research and innovation, and help attract external funding to the ICG. The ICG consists of 11 academic staff, 18 postdoctoral researchers and 20 PhD students, and has an active international visitors programme. Portsmouth is a member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) and the Dark Energy Survey, with involvement in the UK Low Frequency Array (LOFAR:UK), the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and other major international collaborations, including ESAs Euclid satellite mission and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The University of Portsmouth is a member of the South-East Physics Network (SEPnet) and hosts the 2700-core SCIAMA supercomputer. More information is available at http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/ We welcome applications from all qualified applicants, but applications are particularly encouraged from traditionally under-represented groups in science. The University of Portsmouth holds an Athena SWAN bronze award and is an Institute of Physics Project Juno Supporter; these projects show a commitment to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote gender equality in science and create a better working environment for men and women. Applications (application form, CV, publication list and research statement for the fellowship) should be submitted via the online application system by the closing date, 2 February 2015. Applicants should also arrange for up to three reference letters to be sent by email to icg-admin[AT]port.ac.uk, to arrive by the same date. We expect the fellowship to start 1st October 2015 or as close to that date as feasible. All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time. For detailed information about the vacancy, please select this link: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/category/current-jobs/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoc position at Beijing Normal Univ ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10248 Deadline: 2015-03-31 Location: Beijing, China Additional Information: http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/application/research/gravity/index.html Contact: mayg[AT]bnu.edu.cn POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT BEIJING NORMAL UNIV IN QUANTUM GRAVITY AND QUANTUM COSMOLOGY The Center for Relativity and Gravitation at Beijing Normal Univerisity has one post-doctoral position openning from September 2015 in the areas of quantum gravity and quantum cosmology. The appointment will be for two years. The gravity group consists of Sijie Gao, Wenbiao Liu, Hong Lu, Yongge Ma, Bin Zhou and Jianyang Zhu. In addition, the retired professors Canbin Liang and Zheng Zhao join the academic activities frequently, and professors Abhay Ashtekar, Jerzy Lewandowski, Carlo Rovelli and Thomas Thiemann hold visiting professorships at the Institute. The areas of research in the group concern loop quantum gravity, black hole physics, general relativity, de Sitter spacetime, higher dimensional gravity and cosmology, supergravity, AdS/CFT etc.. For further information on the group, see the webpage: http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/application/research/gravity/index.html Interested candidates should send a CV, a publication list and a statement of research proposal and arrange to have two recommendation letters (one from the PhD advisor of the applicant) sent directly to: Prof. Yongge Ma Department of Physics Beijing Normal Univeristy Beijing 100875 CHINA E-mail applications are also accepted. They should be sent to: mayg[AT]bnu.edu.cn, yonggema[AT]yahoo.com The deadline for receipt of all application material is March 31, 2015. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. PhD Position at University of Birmingham ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10252 Deadline: 2015-02-15 Location: Birmingham, UK Additional Information: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/research/physics/astrophys… Contact: jveitch[AT]star.sr.bham.ac.uk The gravitational wave group at the University of Birmingham has an opening for a fully funded PhD student in gravitational wave astrophysics starting Autumn 2015. The Birmingham Astrophysics and Space Research group are active in the full range of gravitational wave science, from ground-based advanced detectors to pulsar timing arrays. Our research covers instrumental science, data analysis and astrophysics of gravitational wave sources. The group has expanded in recent years and now has 6 faculty, 2 research fellows, 5 postdocs and 13 PhD students. We are seeking an excellent student for a PhD project in the data analysis and astrophysical interpretation of gravitational waves from coalescence of compact binaries (black holes and neutron stars). This position has funding for full-time research for 3.5 years, including full coverage of tuition fees for students of any nationality plus an annual stipend. To apply please visit our website at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/research/physics/astrophys… The screening of applications will begin on Feb 15th and continue until a suitable candidate is found. For more information contact Dr John Veitch, jveitch[AT]star.sr.bham.ac.uk +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral positions in theoretical physics at CECs, Valdivia, Chile ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/17/postdoctoral-positions-in-the… Deadline: 2015-03-15 Location: Valdivia, Chile Additional Information: http://www.cecs.cl/ Contact: physics[AT]cecs.cl The Centro de Estudios Científicos invites applications for postdoctoral positions in theoretical physics. The date of appointments is flexible between April and November 2015. Applicants should send curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, indicating their preferred time of appointment and should arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent by electronic or regular mail to Professor Jorge Zanelli (physics[AT]cecs.cl), Centro de Estudios Científicos, Av. Arturo Prat 514, Valdivia, Chile. Applications should be received no later than March 15th, 2015. For further information, please contact us at physics[AT]cecs.cl +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. PhD position in fundamental physics, Observatoire de Paris ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10263 Deadline: 2015-02-15 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://www.cnes.fr/web/CNES-fr/8784-aces.php Contact: christine.guerlin[AT]lkb.ens.fr Space mission ACES and follow-ups: beyond Standard Model and General Relativity PhD thesis in fundamental physics at SYRTE-Observatoire de Paris, starting in September 2015 Key words: Atomic clocks, Standard Model, General Relativity, numerical simulations, space missions The ACES space mission will bring beginning of 2017 the first cold atom clock in space, PHARAO, onboard International Space Station. It aims at realizing a highly accurate and stable time scale in space. The ACES time scale will be compared to best atomic clocks on ground in more than 7 metrological labs worldwide. The altitude difference between space and ground clocks will allow to measure the gravitational redshift predicted by General Relativity with an unprecedented accuracy, as well as to search for a violation of Local Lorentz Invariance and for a possible temporal variation of the fine structure constant. Following missions are already being considered, with different types of atomic clocks and/or atom interferometers for inertial measurements, such as for example STE-QUEST preselectionned by ESA in 2010 and resubmitted this year (http://sci.esa.int/ste-quest/) In all these experiments, the search for a violation of fundamental principles of modern physics requires the use of a theoretical frame beyond General Relativity and Standard Model. We propose in this PhD thesis to explore one of the most exhaustive theoretical frames, recently used for treating Lorentz invariance: the Standard Model Extension (SME). A complete research program contains the following steps: - getting familiarized with the SME model; - modelizing ACES experiment in the SME; - simulating observable signatures due to violations of Lorentz invariance, and estimate constraints on SME parameters; - including a search for these terms in the (existing) ACES data analysis for obtaining constraints on the SME parameters; - applying this work to the first ACES data expected from 2017; - participating to the elaboration of future missions (such as STE QUEST) to optimize their scientific gain for fundamental physics, in particular for SME tests; - estimating (by numerical simulation) the performances of future missions in this frame. Contact: Christine Guerlin, christine.guerlin[AT]lkb.ens.fr Peter Wolf, peter.wolf[AT]obspm.fr +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. PhD position in accretion flows onto black holes, Frankfurt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/25/phd-position-in-accretion-flo… Deadline: 2015-02-28 Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Additional Information: http://astro.uni-frankfurt.de/relastro/phd-position-in-accretion-flows-onto… Contact: steidl[AT]th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de The group of Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics invites applications for one PhD position to carry out research in Relativistic and Computational Astrophysics, at Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The candidates should have a MSc in physics or applied mathematics and a strong background in astrophysics, general relativity and have been exposed to the basics of computational physics. Proficiency in a programming language will be considered an important added value. The successful applicant will be part of a lively research group recently set-up at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Frankfurt am Main and concentrate on the modelling of accretion flows onto supermassive black holes. The application should comprise a CV, a list of the courses attended, and a summary of the research carried in the MSc. Applicants should also arrange for two letters of reference to be sent to the address below. Applications will be have to be sent by 28.02.2015 for full consideration. The position is expected to start on 15.04.2015, but earlier or later appointments can be negotiated. Applications should be made electronically and sent to Luciano Rezzolla (rezzolla[AT]th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de) and CC-ed to Fr. Astrid Steidl: steidl[AT]th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral position in X-ray astronomy at Fudan, Shanghai ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10289 Deadline: 2015-03-31 Location: Shanghai, China Additional Information: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ Contact: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn The high-energy astrophysics group at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) has one postdoctoral position for the next academic year. We are looking for a candidate working in X-ray astronomy, either for data analysis of black hole candidates or simulations for a feasibility study of the Chinese XTP mission. Details about projects and activities can be found on the group webpage: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ Interested candidates should send their CV (including, among other things, date of birth and contact details of 2-3 referees), short statement of research interests and/or experience, and publication list to: Prof. Cosimo Bambi E-mail: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn Please arrange also at least 2-3 recommendation letters to be sent separately to the same email address. Applications received by March 31 will receive full consideration. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Special MOND volume ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/22/special-mond-volume/ Additional Information: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/journal/cjp The Canadian Journal of Physics will have a special volume appearing February 2015 which contains 13 articles about Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) written by experts in astrophysics. The articles in this issue elaborate the various astrophysical data which support the MOND program. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Offer to the members of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG): ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2015/01/24/offer-to-the-members-of-the-i… Additional Information: http://www.isgrg.org/membership_dues.php ISGRG has commissioned the book "General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective. It will be published by Cambridge University Press later this spring. The editors are Ashtekar, Berger, Isenberg, and MacCallum, and the table of contents can be found at http://event.gravity.psu.edu/book_toc.shtml. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of gravitational physics. Cambridge University Press is offering a 50% discount to members of ISGRG who pre-order the book. Orders must be placed by April 30, 2015. After this date the book will be available at a 20% discount to ISGRG members, just like all other Physics and Astronomy books published by Cambridge University Press. If you are not an ISGRG member and wish to join, please follow the procedure indicated at http://www.isgrg.org/membership_dues.php or contact the ISGRG Secretary (beverlyberger[AT]me.com) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Grav15, Cordoba, Argentina 1.2. IAU GA 2015 FM5: The Legacy of Planck, Honolulu, Hawaii 1.3. Extreme Gravity Workshop, Bozeman, Montana 1.4. Quantum Fields and Infrared Effects in de Sitter, Natal, Brazil 1.5. GR 100 in Rio 1.6. The Second Cesar Lattes Meeting, Niteroi-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1.7. The Fourth Galileo - Xu Guangqi Meeting, Beijing 1.8. The Next Detectors for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, 5-week workshop, KITPC, Beijing 1.9. MICRA 2015 - Microphysics in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics, Stockholm, Sweden 2. Jobs 2.1. Lagrange Thesis Fellowships - Institut Lagrange de Paris 2.2. ERC funded Post-Doctoral Research Associate in General Relativity and High Energy Physics (Fixed Term), DAMTP 2.3. Perimeter Scholars International 2.4. Senior Research Fellow in modelling neutron stars at University of Southampton 2.5. Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow, Physics Program, Bard College 2.6. Postdoctoral positions at ICTP-SAIFR, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2.7. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Neutron Star Astrophysics, Amsterdam 2.8. Research Associate -- Gravitational Wave Astronomy/Numerical Relativity at Cardiff 2.9. PhD positions at Texas Tech 3. News 3.1. GWIC Thesis Prize and Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize for 2014: Call for Nominations 3.2. Grand Prix scientifique 2015 Simone and Cino del Duca Foundation 3.3. MG14 on-line registration is open 3.4. 2015 Awards for Essays on Gravitation ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Grav15, Cordoba, Argentina --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10131 Starting: 13/04/2015 to 17/04/2015 Location: Cordoba, Argentina Additional Information: http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/~ortiz/grav15/ Contact: gravconference[AT]gmail.com Grav15, 1st Circular We are pleased to announce that the conference Grav15 will be held in La Falda, Cordoba (ARGENTINA), from April 13th through April 17th, 2015. The venue of the conference is the Hotel del Lago: http://www.hoteldellagolafalda.com.ar/ Hotel location (map) This is the sixth in a new series ("GravYY") of conferences organized by the General Relativity and Gravitation Group at FaMAF (Universidad Nacional de Cordoba) since the year 2006. The conference is intended to bring together specialists working on gravitation and closely related topics, including classical and quantum gravity, mathematical relativity, numerical relativity, gravity in arbitrary dimensions, astrophysics and astro-particle physics. Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students are encouraged to apply, limited funds will be available to pay partial living expenses for students. The working languages of the conference will be Spanish and English. A preliminary list of invited speakers includes: Demetrios Christodoulou, ETH, Switzerland. Helmut Friedrich, Max Plank Institute for Gravitational Physics, Germany. Philippe G. Le Floch, Universite' Pierre et Marie Curie, France. Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada. Julio Oliva, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile. Eric Poisson, University of Guelph, Canada. Jorge Pullin, Lousiana State University, USA. Gustavo Romero, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. Manuel Tiglio, University of California, San Diego, USA. For registration, information on hotel reservation and rates, and updates on the Grav15 meeting please check the web page: http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/~ortiz/grav15/ Applications should be filed through the webform in the above page before March 2nd, 2015. The deadline for abstract submissions is March 16th, 2015. A registration fee AR$500 will be required, the method of payment will be informed in a second circular. For hotel booking please contact the Hotel's reception desk Tel. 0054 (0)3548 422407/421266, write to hoteldellago[AT]punillanet.com.ar, or fill in the "Formulario de Contacto" at the hotel's webpage. When making your reservation please mention that you are attending the Grav15 meeting to get the special rates. Further information on the General Relativity and Gravitation group at FaMAF and the previous Grav meetings can be found at +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. IAU GA 2015 FM5: The Legacy of Planck, Honolulu, Hawaii --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10158 Starting: 2015-08-11 to 2015-08-13 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Additional Information: http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/planck-legacy-conference Contact: jtauber[AT]cosmos.esa.int ESA's Planck satellite was launched in May 2009 and has surveyed the whole sky in intensity and polarization uninterruptedly between August 2009 and October 2013, over a range of frequencies spanning the radio (30 GHz) to the submillimetre (857 GHz). Planck was designed to image the anisotropies of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) over the whole sky, with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution. In addition to the main cosmological goals of the mission, the Planck sky surveys are being used to study in detail the very sources of emission which "contaminate" the CMB signal, and results in a wealth of information on the properties of extragalactic sources, and on the dust and gas in our own galaxy. The aims of this conference are to: - publicize the wide variety of current and potential uses of Planck data - foster exchanges between users of Planck data - get feedback to optimize the last delivery of Planck data products. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Extreme Gravity Workshop, Bozeman, Montana --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/12/11/extreme-gravity-workshop/ Starting: 2015-08-20 to 2015-08-22 Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA Additional Information: http://www.physics.montana.edu/gravity/workshop/workshop2015.htm Contact: cornish[AT]physics.montana.edu Announcing the Extreme Gravity Workshop in Bozeman, Montana, August 20th - 22nd 2015 The eXtreme Gravity Institute at Montana State University will host a discussion workshop devoted to astrophysical systems where relativistic gravitational effects can not be ignored: * Neutron stars: theory behind the equation of state, modeling of X-ray surface emission, data analysis considerations. * Black hole shadows: modeling of shadows, data analysis considerations and interpretation of results. * Gravitational wave astrophysics: extraction of physics, like the neutron star equation of state, after first detections. * Experimental relativity: cosmological, compact binary and gravitational wave tests of General Relativity. These areas are ripe for study with the promise of a wealth of observational data coming in the next few years from gravitational wave detectors (LIGO/Virgo, NANOGrav etc), the Event Horizon Telescope, the NICER x-ray telescope, and a wide array of cosmological probes. We invite interested participants to join in what we expect to be lively and informative discussions led by experts in each sub-field: * Tessa Baker (Oxford U.) * Enrico Barausse (Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris) * Avery Broderick (Perimeter Institute Waterloo U.) * Jim Lattimer (Stony Brook ) * Tyson Littenberg (CIERA Northwestern U.) * Sharon Morsink (University of Alberta) * Cole Miller (U. of Maryland) * Dimitrios Psaltis (Arizona State U.) * Scott Ransom (NRAO) * Sanjay Reddy (McGill U.) * Xavier Siemens (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee) Space is limited, so apply soon on the workshop website +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Quantum Fields and Infrared Effects in de Sitter, Natal, Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10177 Starting: 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-31 Location: Natal, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.iip.ufrn.br/?pg==oFWaxmYuJleYJjUsR2RGBnYB1TP&lang=en&inf===wTEFVP Contact: bpessoa[AT]iip.ufrn.br Observational data indicate that the very early Universe was locally only infinitesimally different from the de Sitter space-time. The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for observations which suggest that the current Universe is again approaching a locally de Sitter phase, although with a much slower expansion rate. Therefore, quantum field theory on a locally de Sitter background is a key are of fundamental physics. When quantized matter fields on de Sitter are decomposed into different frequencies, one finds that frequencies much higher than the Hubble constant behave almost as in flat space. However, the low frequency modes of certain types of fields show a radically different behavior. This workshop will explore the behavior and the consequences of this IR sector, in cosmology and related areas. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. GR 100 in Rio --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/12/18/gr-100-in-rio/ Starting: 2015-07-27 to 2015-07-31 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.gr100inrio.com Contact: contact[AT]gr100inrio.com On November 4, 1915, Albert Einstein presented at the Prussian Academy of Sciences the first of four lectures about a covariant formulation of his proposal to modify the Newtonian physics of the universal gravitation. Since then, General Relativity has become the paradigm of any new theory of gravitation. To celebrate this centenary and in association to the celebration of the International Year of Light we are organizing a scientific meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, named GR 100 in Rio, which will take place at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF/MCTI), in the period of July 27 - 31, 2015. Registration deadline: March 31, 2015 - 20% discount deadline June 30, 2015 - final deadline Registration fee (until March 31, 2015): US$ 300 for faculty US$ 100 for post-docs, PhD and MSc students, undergrads The site of the event is at http://www.gr100inrio.com/ Best O. D. Aguiar (INPE) J. Braga (INPE) J. Fabris (UFES) J. A. Helayel (CBPF) S. E. Joras (UFRJ) V. De Lorenci (UNIFEI) Mario Novello - Chairman (CBPF) N. Pinto Neto (CBPF) C. Romero (UFPR) T. Villela (INPE) GR 100 in Rio Organizing Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. The Second Cesar Lattes Meeting, Niteroi-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10202 Starting: 13/04/2015 to 18/04/2015 Location: Niteroi-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/ Contact: 2cl[AT]icranet.org This scientific meeting will celebrate the International Year of Light under the aegis of UNESCO, the 100th anniversary of the Einstein Equations as well as the "Golden Jubilee" of Relativistic Astrophysics. It will take place at CBPF and UFF from the 13 to the 18 of April. Public lectures will be delivered at the Cassino da URCA as well as, in the following week, at Universities in Brazil including the UFPE in Recife, at UFPB in Joao Pessoa and at IFCE in Fortaleza. The meeting is dedicated to the coordination of the ICRANet Scientific activities in Brazil preceding to the MGXIV meeting in Rome in July 2015. The meeting will cover observational activities in the X, gamma ray and UHECR, theoretical progress in the relativistic astrophysics of Neutron Stars, Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Cosmology as well as the development of the Brazilian Science Data Center (BSDC). It will address scientific issues from galactic and extragalactic sources and as far back in time as the appearance of the first structures in our Universe. Particular attention will be dedicated to illustrate the recent scientific progress in the Ph.D. thesis within the ICRANet joint International Relativistic Astrophysics Ph.D. program (the IRAP Ph.D. and EMJD Programs). These results will be illustrated by the former students. Recent scientific publications from postdoctoral research at ICRANet centers in Brazil and in Europe will be reviewed. The presence of senior research leaders from Brazil and Europe as well as of the ICRANet faculty will foster the interactions with the Brazilian scientific community at large. For further information please see: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/ A preliminary poster can be downloaded at: http://www.icranet.org/2cl/img/poster.pdf +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. The Fourth Galileo - Xu Guangqi Meeting, Beijing --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10204 Starting: 04/05/2015 to 08/05/2015 Location: Beijing, China Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/4gx Contact: gx4[AT]icranet.org This scientific meeting will celebrate the International Year of Light under the aegis of UNESCO, the 100th anniversary of the Einstein Equations as well as the "Golden Jubilee" of Relativistic Astrophysics. It will take place in Beijing (China) from 4 to 8 May, 2015. It represent a joint action of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Division of Gravitation and Relativistic Astrophysics of the Chinese Physical Society, Yunnan Observatory, Shangai Astronomical Observatory, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and ICRANet. The Galileo Xu Guan Qi meetings have been created to have a forum for strategic exchanges between eastern and western science at the highest level dealing with relativistic astrophysics and related fundamental theoretical, experimental and observational fields. The aim is to enlarge the audience from the one strictly Chinese and Italian to one embracing European and western scientific interests and the eastern ones. Therefore a broader participation from Korea and Taiwan is encouraged, as well as a participation of scientists from Europe and the Americas. The name of Xu Guangqi, the collaborator of Matteo Ricci (Ri Ma Dou) celebrates his most extraordinary activities in bringing to China the works of Euclid and Galileo and his strong commitment to the process of modernization and scientific development of China. The meetings are particularly dedicated to recall the roots of the modern scientific research in the East and the West and review the recent progress in one of the most advanced fields of scientific research: the one of relativistic astrophysics. We review current progress in Relativistic Astrophysics made possible by astronomical observations of the Sun, of the Stars and of the Universe. These results have been achieved thanks to the theories of Albert Einstein and to the unprecedented numbers of observational techniques: in X-ray, Gamma-ray, optical wave-lengths from space based observatories, in radio telescopes wavelengths from telescopes on the ground as well as in particle physics from underground observatories. The first GX meeting was held in Shanghai, in 2009, the second in Ventimiglia, in 2010 and the third in Beijing, in 2011. This fourth meeting is convened in Beijing as a preliminary meeting preceding the XIV Marcel Grossmann meeting in July, 2015 in Rome. The preliminary poster of GX 4 can be downloaded at: http://www.icranet.org/images/stories/Meetings/XU4/gx4_poster.pdf Details on the program and registration are going to appear in China and in ICRANet at the beginning of January, 2015 Website: http://www.icranet.org/4gx +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. The Next Detectors for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, 5-week workshop, KITPC, Beijing --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/12/29/the-next-detectors-for-gravit… Starting: 2015-04-06 to 2015-05-08 Location: Beijing, China Additional Information: http://www.kitpc.ac.cn/?p=ProgDetail&id=PT20150406&i=main Contact: cairg[AT]itp.ac.cn The first detection of gravitational waves by ground-based detectors in the 10Hz - 10 kHz frequency band is expected after advanced gravitational wave detectors now being installed and commissioned reach their full sensitivity, between 2016-2020. Signals from the known population of binary neutron stars are expected, as well as signals from other sources such as binary black holes. In addition to ground-based detectors, space based detectors for the millihertz band are under active development, pulsar timing observatories are searching for gravitational waves in the nanohertz band, and studies of the cosmic microwave background are searching for evidence for gravitational waves at ~10-16 Hz. The need for an expanded array of ground-based detectors is well understood. Expansion of the array and particularly the addition of a southern hemisphere detector will greatly improve angular resolution, array duty cycle, source galaxy identification, and source parameter estimation. The expanded array should be designed to maximise the science outcomes of gravitational wave astronomy in regard to both the fundamental testing of general relativity and astrophysical observations. New approaches and new technologies for ground based gravitational wave detectors have been under development for a number of years. Proposed designs for future detectors were considered by the Einstein Telescope collaboration and by LIGO Scientific Collaboration "colour groups" in 2010-2012. This KITPC Program will bring leading experts in gravitational wave astrophysics, gravitational wave detector science and engineering, quantum opto-mechanics, precision optics, fine mechanics and materials science together in a 5 week program focused on designing the next ground based detectors, and special sessions and workshops on the optimum design for space based detectors. Future detector designs depend crucially on key enabling technologies in which there has been intense theoretical and experimental research over recent years. These include - theory of acoustic noise and development of optical materials that combine ultralow acoustic noise and optical losses, - theory and technology for Newtonian gravitational noise reduction, - theory and implementation of macroscopic quantum measurement techniques. Considerations for evaluating different detector arrays include: a) knowledge and modelling of signal sources; b) modelling of detector array performance in relation to source parameter extraction and signal to noise ratio; c) methods of data analysis; d) capabilities and performance of multi-messenger astronomy techniques. Finally, design choices for the next ground based detectors will depend on practical considerations that include the time scale for achieving performance requirements, understanding of the risks associated with design choices, and cost trade-offs versus funding opportunities. Week 1 will focus on the entire gravitational wave spectrum including regions targeted by pulsar timing, space laser interferometers, atom interferometers and ground based detectors. It will review the current knowledge of sources, detectors and data analysis, and identify critical areas of research in the physics of sources, gravitational wave detector science and multimessenger astronomy. Week 2 will include the Third Beijing Workshop on Gravitational Waves (held at Tsinghua University, Beijing). The program of this workshop is centered on the following themes: - Detection of gravitational waves: instruments, signal analysis, data analysis,... - Gravitational wave sources: neutron star binaries, black hole binaries,... - Multi-messenger astrophysics: optical, X-ray, or gamma ray counterparts, neutrinos,... - Other gravitational-wave related themes (supporting computing architecture,...) Weeks 3-4 will explore the possibilities for realistic designs for the next ground based detectors, plus workshop to explore space detector designs and their synergy with ground based detectors. Sessions will include: - Quantum measurement technologies based on optical squeezing and optical spring effects; - Core technologies including laser wavelength, test mass material, optical coatings, detector configurations, vacuum and cryogenics, and control systems. - Broadening the sensitivity bandwidth (<10Hz, >3kHz) and multimessenger astronomy. - Interferometer arm length: vacuum and cost/sensitivity trade-offs. Space detector workshop topics will include: - Technology: high-power space qualified lasers, ultra-stable oscillators, pointing, sensors, UV discharging, time delay interferometry. - Mission design: layout, armlength, orbit. - Sources, data analysis and multimessenger astronomy: galaxy and black hole evolution, optical counterparts, EMRI templates, TeV signatures and dark energy. Week 5 will focus on the programme outcomes: completion of the science case and conceptual design for the next ground based detectors. Publication: The outcomes will be published as a special issue of a refereed journal containing a single multi-authored design paper on the next ground based detector, a multi-authored review on space detectors and short individual contributions. Week 5 will also organize an international conference on gravitation and cosmology jointed with the 4th Galileo-Xu Guangxi meeting, to celebrate GR 100 About 50 international participants and 100 participants from China are expected to attend the KITP Program, which will take place on the Campus of the CAS-KITP in Beijing. The program will include formal presentations, workshops and informal working groups along the lines of Aspen workshops. The draft program below will be modified according to advice from the IAC and Coordinating Committee and availability of participants. Funding details for participants will be given in the second announcement. International Organizing Committee David Blair, Junwei Cao, Zhoujian Cao, Yanbei Chen, Yun-song Piao, Wen Zhao, Zong-Hong Zhu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. MICRA 2015 - Microphysics in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics, Stockholm, Sweden --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10224 Starting: 2015-08-17 to 2015-08-21 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Additional Information: http://compact-merger.astro.su.se/MICRA2015/ Contact: cott[AT]tapir.caltech.edu Workshop on Microphysics In Computational Relativistic Astrophysics MIRCA 2015 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, August 17 - 21, 2015. http://compact-merger.astro.su.se/MICRA2015/ Please mark your calendars! MICRA is an interdisciplinary workshop that will bring together researchers in nuclear and neutrino physics, nuclear astrophysics, and in numerical modeling of relativistic astrophysical phenomena such as the mergers of neutron stars and core-collapse supernovae. The overarching goal of the MICRA workshop is to improve the interaction and collaboration between different communities towards astrophysical simulations that combine state-of-the-art microscopic (neutrino-matter interactions, equations of state, thermonuclear reaction rates) and macroscopic physics/methods (e.g. hydrodynamics, radiative transfer and relativity). Multi-messenger signal predictions from simulations will be crucial to interpret future observations by the international network of advanced gravitational wave detectors (to come online around 2015), by current and future neutrino detectors, by classical astronomical observatories and by high-energy satellite missions. Major goals are therefore to establish a clear strategy to close the gap between simulation results and observations (gravitational wave, neutrino and electromagnetic). Scientific Organizing Committee: Almudena Arcones Axel Brandenburg Carla Frohlich Christian Ott Christopher Pethick Jocelyn Read Stephan Rosswog Laura Tolos +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Lagrange Thesis Fellowships - Institut Lagrange de Paris ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10122 Deadline: 2015-01-15 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://ilp.upmc.fr/thesis-fellowships-call-2015.php Contact: contact[AT]ilp.upmc.fr The Lagrange Institute (ILP) invites applications for the fourth class of Lagrange thesis fellowships. The new Lagrange thesis fellows are expected to start in the Fall semester of 2015. Successful candidates will have demonstrated academic excellence, outstanding potential for creative research, and leadership qualities. Lagrange thesis fellows will be immersed in an internationally visible, world-class research environment in terms of intellectual, and computational resources, an extensive visitors' program, and significant involvement in the world's leading astronomical and (astro-)particle physics projects, such as Planck, Herschel, Euclid, CFHTLS, TeraPix, BOSS, SDSS III, VIPER, Square Kilometer Array, LHC, HESS, Auger, etc. The Lagrange thesis fellows will be enrolled in a doctoral school of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, part of Sorbonne Universités, with access to intensive short courses in cutting edge areas of the field, such as dark matter and dark energy research, theoretical and experimental (astro-)particle physics, recent advances in quantum field theory and string theory. Special short courses will be offered in emerging research methods such as astrostatistics, discovery in petascale data sets, etc. The Lagrange Institute will support yearly summer or winter schools where thesis fellows can meet their future colleagues. All courses will be offered in English and taught by the leading experts in each field - either members of ILP or guest professors, including the Lagrange award holders. The list of thesis project proposals written by members of the ILP can be found in our website. Candidates are invited to contact their potential advisors directly before submitting their application. Applications should be submitted online by the 15th of January, 2015 and include academic history, course work, scientific interests, scholarships and honors, outside interests, purpose and goals. Candidates should arrange for 3 letters of reference to be uploaded to the web application. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. ERC funded Post-Doctoral Research Associate in General Relativity and High Energy Physics (Fixed Term), DAMTP ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10128 Deadline: 2014-12-31 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/5562/ Contact: p.figueras[AT]damtp.cam.ac.uk Salary: 28,695-37,394 GBP We hope to be able to appoint a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to work in the area of numerical general relativity in higher dimensions and in holographic settings within the General Relativity group at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge. The research activity of the successful candidate will focus on the study of the dynamics of black holes in higher dimensions and in anti-de Sitter spaces, with an emphasis on applications to heavy ion physics. The General Relativity group in DAMTP has strong links with other groups in the department, such as the High Energy Physics and the Cosmology groups. This should be an ERC funded post, and the length of the tenure will be for 3 years. The preferred start date is 1st of October 2015. Duties include developing and conducting individual and collaborative research objectives, proposals and projects. The role holder will be expected to plan and manage their own research and administration, with guidance if required, and to assist in the preparation of proposals and applications to external bodies. You must be able to communicate material of a technical nature and be able to build internal and external contacts. You may be asked to assist in the supervision of student projects, the development of student research skills, provide instruction or plan/deliver seminars relating to research area. The successful candidate will have (or soon be completing) a PhD in the relevant areas described. The ideal candidate will have experience in numerical computations in general relativity and/or in holographic settings. Experience in parallel computing and C++ programming skills are desirable. Informal inquiries can be made by contacting Dr Pau Figueras (p.figueras[AT]damtp.cam.ac.uk). Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance. To apply online for this vacancy, please click on the 'Apply' button below. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form. Please indicate the contact details of three academic referees on the online application form and upload a full curriculum vitae and a description of your recent research (not to exceed two pages). Please note that your referees will be contacted automatically after you have submitted your application. Please quote reference LE04810 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. The closing date is 31st December 2014. The University of Cambridge values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The Department would particularly welcome applications from women, since women are, and have historically been, underrepresented on our academic staff. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Perimeter Scholars International ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/12/04/perimeter-scholars-internatio… Deadline: 2015-02-01 Location: Waterloo ON, Canada Additional Information: http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/training/about-psi?cm_mid=4171124&cm_crmid… Contact: contact[AT]perimeterinstitute.ca Each year, Canadas Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics recruits approximately 30 exceptional science graduates for an immersive, 10-month physics boot camp: Perimeter Scholars International (PSI). This unique Masters program seeks not only students with stellar undergraduate physics track records, but also those with diverse backgrounds, collaborative spirit, creativity, and other attributes that will set them apart as future innovators. Features of the program include: All student costs (tuition, living, travel) are covered, removing financial and/or geographical barriers to entry Students learn from world-leading theoretical physicists resident Perimeter researchers and visiting scientists within the inspiring environment of Perimeter Institute Collaboration is valued over competition; deep understanding and creativity are valued over rote learning and examination PSI recruits worldwide: 85 percent of students come from outside of Canada PSI takes calculated risks, seeking extraordinary talent who may have non-traditional academic backgrounds but have demonstrated exceptional scientific aptitude PSI is now accepting applications for the class of 2015/16. Applications are due by February 1, 2015. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Senior Research Fellow in modelling neutron stars at University of Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10161 Deadline: 2015-01-30 Location: Southampton, UK Additional Information: https://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=492014PJ Contact: wynn.ho[AT]soton.ac.uk The Southampton Gravity Group is offering a research position in theoretical modelling of neutron stars. You will undertake research within an STFC-funded project to investigate the physics, astrophysics and phenomenology of neutron stars. The University of Southampton (UK) is home to a large research group in gravitational physics. The Group currently comprises 10 staff members (Nils Andersson, Leor Barack, Oscar Dias, Carsten Gundlach, Ian Hawke, Wynn Ho, Ian Jones, Kostas Skenderis, Marika Taylor and James Vickers), 8 postdocs and 19 research students. Research in the group covers topics in black hole and neutron star physics, gravitational waves and numerical relativity, with additional expertise in string-inspired gravity and holography. The Group works with colleagues in the Southampton astronomy and high energy groups and is part of the newly created STAG research centre. You will have a PhD or equivalent in astronomy, astrophysics or physics, and a strong theoretical physics and computational background. A complete application should include (i) a curriculum vitae, including a list of publications; (ii) a brief (<1 page) statement of research interests; and (iii) the names and addresses of three referees. For informal inquiries contact Dr Wynn Ho (wynn.ho[AT]southampton.ac.uk). The two-year position is tenable from 1 October 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter, with an extension to 3 years possible subject to funding. The closing date for this vacancy is 30 January 2015. You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. Please quote reference 492014PJ on all correspondence. See www.jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=492014PJ for more details. We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated in the job advert. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow, Physics Program, Bard College ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10168 Deadline: 2014-12-20 Location: Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Additional Information: http://apply.interfolio.com/28091 Contact: haggard[AT]bard.edu The Physics Program at Bard College invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral teaching fellowship. The department is in the midst of rapid growth and seeks to apply equal intellectual rigor to pedagogy and research. The candidate will teach two courses a year, as well as conduct research in quantum gravity and mathematical physics with Prof. Haggard. Eligibility is limited to applicants who have or will have completed their Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy or closely related field by the time of the appointment. The density of physics groups in the mid Hudson Valley makes this an ideal location to connect with the broader physics community. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, CV, a list of publications, statement of research interests/plans, and a teaching statement that summarizes her/his teaching experience and philosophy for improving student engagement and learning. Our program serves undergraduates and thought should be given to ways of including undergraduates in the candidates research program. The application and three recommendation letters should be sent directly to Interfolio. We encourage all candidates to apply by December 15, and applications will be considered until the position is filled. Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. For further information about the position, please contact Prof. Hal Haggard at haggard[AT]bard.edu. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral positions at ICTP-SAIFR, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10172 Deadline: 2015-01-12 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.ictp-saifr.org/?page_id=625 Contact: rafael.porto.pereira[AT]gmail.com The ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research opens postdoctoral positions in the area of Gravitation/Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. The appointments will be for two years with possible renewal for up to four years. Interested candidates must submit an updated CV, list of publications, research statement and at least three reference letters at the link provided, stating Gravity/Cosmology or Astroparticle Physics as the area of interest. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Neutron Star Astrophysics, Amsterdam ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10178 Deadline: 2015-02-01 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.astro.uva.nl/jobs/postdoctoral-research-associate-in-neutron-sta… Contact: A.L.Watts[AT]uva.nl The Neutron Star Theory group at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for an ERC-funded postdoctoral position to work on thermonuclear burst oscillations on accreting neutron stars, to start in Fall 2015. The successful candidate will work in a dedicated project group, led by Dr Anna Watts, with 1-2 other postdoctoral researchers and 2 PhD students. We are seeking candidates with an interest in working on either (a) theoretical studies of the burst oscillation mechanism, or (b) the connection to observations and the data/statistical analysis necessary to fit burst oscillation pulse profiles and recover neutron star mass and radius. Candidates must have (or expect to obtain by Fall 2015) a PhD in Physics/Astronomy/Applied Mathematics, and have a good research track record in a relevant field. Experience in any of the following areas - fluid dynamics, X-ray timing data, or General Relativity - would be desirable. Initial appointment will be for 2 years, with a 3rd year available subject to satisfactory performance (evaluated at the end of the 1st year). We offer a competitive salary (on the standard Dutch university scale, which depends on experience). The position comes with funds for travel and computers, and there are opportunities to supervise both Masters and Bachelors research projects. The Anton Pannekoek Institute of the University of Amsterdam is a world leading institute in high-energy astrophysics, with top-rated international research groups in black hole, neutron star and gamma-ray burst research. In addition there are research groups excelling in ground-based observational techniques. the study of stars and stellar evolution, planet formation, and astroparticle physics. Evaluation of applications (which should comprise a CV including publications, a concise statement of previous research and research interests, and the details of 3 people who can be contacted for letters of recommendation) will start on February 1 and continue until the position has been filled. Application materials should be sent by email to A.L.Watts at uva.nl. Informal enquiries are welcome. Included Benefits: The standard, generous Dutch social benefits apply to this position including collective health insurance, 16 weeks paid maternity leave, childcare subsidies, pension accrual, and several weeks annual paid vacation. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Research Associate -- Gravitational Wave Astronomy/Numerical Relativity at Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10187 Deadline: 2015-01-30 Location: Cardiff, UK Additional Information: http://bit.ly/1z2HQfu Contact: mark.hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk Cardiff Gravitational Physics (http://www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk/research/gravity/) is seeking applications to fill two postdoctoral research associate positions. You will have the opportunity to take part in the exciting search for gravitational waves in data from the most sensitive interferometers built to date using state-of-the-art computational infrastructure. Group members play leading roles in efforts to search for signals from gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and the coalescence of neutron star and black hole binaries. They model astrophysical sources of gravitational waves using analytical and numerical relativity and develop search algorithms for their detection and interpretation with current and future detectors. The emphasis of the posts will be on developing algorithms for the detection and study of gravitational-wave signals from compact binary mergers or unmodelled burst sources in data from Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, and GEO-HF, or modelling of compact-binary systems using a combination of numerical simulations and analytic methods. The positions are available initially for a period of one year, renewable depending on funding and performance, and are at the Research Associate (Grade 6) level. The position is available from 1st September 2015, but the precise starting date is negotiable. This post is fixed term / full time position Salary: 31,342 - 37,394 GBP per annum. (Grade 6) Informal enquiries can be made to Dr. Stephen Fairhurst, Dr. Mark Hannam, or Dr Patrick Sutton by email at stephen.fairhurst[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk, mark.hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk, or Patrick.Sutton[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk. Date advert posted: Tuesday 16 December 2014 Closing date: Friday 30 January 2015 For more details, see the full job announcement at http://bit.ly/1z2HQfu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. PhD positions at Texas Tech ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/12/31/phd-positions-at-texas-tech/ Deadline: 2015-02-01 Location: Lubbock, TX, USA Additional Information: http://www.phys.ttu.edu Contact: alessandra.corsi[AT]ttu.edu There is a new gravity group at Texas Tech University (TTU): Professors Alessandra Corsi (started August 2014) and Benjamin Owen (starting January 2015) work on gravitational wave data analysis, and Owen also does theoretical work on sources of gravitational waves. Both are looking for graduate students, and several postdocs and undergraduates are already joining the group. TTU gravity is part of the astronomy group, which started within the Physics Department in January 2013 as part of TTU's ongoing drive to enhance its research profile. The other astronomy faculty include Thomas Maccarone and David Sand, both having research overlap with gravity via compact objects, extreme astrophysics, and transient electromagnetic astronomy. TTU is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and the astronomy group maintains strong collaborations with gravity and astronomy groups at many other institutions. More information on the TTU physics department is available at http://www.phys.ttu.edu. The graduate application process is described at http://www.phys.ttu.edu/grad_step_by_step.html. The deadline for applications for Fall 2015 is February 1, 2015, so apply soon! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. GWIC Thesis Prize and Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize for 2014: Call for Nominations ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/12/04/gwic-thesis-prize-and-stefano… Additional Information: https://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/ The Gravitational Wave International Committee is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2014 GWIC Thesis Prize and for the 2014 Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize are now open. Both prizes recognize outstanding PhD theses in the area of gravitational waves. This call for nominations covers both prizes. A joint selection committee will select two winners, with the GWIC Thesis Prize emphasizing the impact of the research on the field of gravitational wave science, while the Braccini Thesis Prize will be awarded with an emphasis on innovation. Members of the gravitational wave community are invited to nominate students who have performed notable research on any aspect of gravitational wave science. Theses will be judged on 1) originality and creativity of the research, 2) importance to the field of gravitational waves and gravitational wave detection, broadly interpreted, and 3) clarity of presentation. Each winner will receive a certificate of recognition and a prize of USD 1,000. GWIC is privileged to nominate both thesis prize winners for publication in the book series Springer Theses. Subject to certain qualifications, Springer Theses publishes exceptional Ph.D. theses in the physical sciences in their entirety. If accepted, each winner will receive an additional 500 EUR from Springer upon publication. Eligibility: Both prizes are award on a calendar year basis. Theses should have been accepted by their institutions between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2014. It is expected that many of the nominations will come from the member projects of GWIC, but this is not a requirement. Nominated theses may be in any language. A committee selected from the gravitational wave community will evaluate the nominations and select the winner. The selection committee will make all determinations about eligibility. Nominations: Nominations should be submitted to the selection committee chair (Archana Pai) by 15 January 2015. The nomination package consists of (i) the thesis, (ii) a letter of nomination, preferably from the thesis advisor, and (iii) a supporting letter from another scientist familiar with the work. The nomination and supporting letters should describe the importance and novelty of the research and the student's particular contribution. Electronic submission of the the thesis and letters is strongly preferred. Electronic copies of the nomination materials may be sent to , with a copy to . All nominations will be acknowledged. If electronic submission is impossible, please contact for instructions concerning paper submission. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Grand Prix scientifique 2015 Simone and Cino del Duca Foundation ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/12/05/grand-prix-scientifique-2015-… Additional Information: http://www.academie-sciences.fr/activite/prix/gp_duca.htm Call for applications Every year, alternatively under the disciplines of the two divisions(1) of Academy of Sciences, the Simone and Cino del Duca Foundation of the Institut de France awards a scientific prize based on the recommendations of a jury of members of the Institut de France.The Grand Prix will be awarded to a French or European scientist and his/her team(2) that will propose an ambitious research project on a promising theme. In 2015, the theme retained for the 1st division is General relativity from the macrocosm to the microcosm: experimental tests, geolocalisation, gravitational waves, black holes, quantum gravitation,... The Grand Prix del Duca 2015, will reward to a French or European researcher, and his team, making an ambitious project, where general relativity plays a central role over all promising topic like those mentioned above. This topic could be experimental or theoretical, and involved the microcosm and the macrocosm. The prize is as follows: a) 200,000 EUR to finance the work of the award-winning group, b) 25,000 EUR awarded to the director of the research group, c) 50,000 EUR (maximum amount paid on supporting) towards the hiring of one or more French or foreign postdoctoral researchers to be selected by the group director, in the two years following the award of the prize. An agreement will be established between the laboratory and the Foundation del Duca to define the conditions of payment. The applications must be sent on line not later than Thursday, January 22, 2015 to the following electronic address: http://prix.academie-sciences.fr For further information, you can consult this call for application on the website of the French Academy of sciences at the address: http://www.academie-sciences.fr/activite/prix/gp_duca.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. MG14 on-line registration is open ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10200 Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/ It gives us great pleasure to announce the opening of on-line registration http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/registration.htm for the 14thMarcel Grossmann Meeting that will take place in Rome at Sapienza University July 12 to 18 , 2015. The early registration fee is 350 EUR through May 25, after which the fee will be 400 EUR. The student fee is 150 EUR at any time (with certification of "Student Status"). The preliminary poster is: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/MG14_poster.pdf Abstracts for parallel session presentations must be submitted by June 1st, 2015, but preferably at the time of registration. The current preliminary list of parallel sessions and related chairpersons can be found at: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/par_sessions_chairs.htm A preliminary list of confirmed plenary speakers is also available: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg14/invited_speakers.htm All inquiries may be directed to the meeting mailbox: mg14[AT]icra.it Remo Ruffini (chair of International Organizing Committee) Robert Jantzen (chair of International Coordinating Committee) Massimo Bianchi (chair of Local Organizing Committee) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. 2015 Awards for Essays on Gravitation ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/12/30/2015-awards-for-essays-on-gra… Additional Information: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org In 2015, for our sixty-sixth competition, the trustees of the Gravity Research Foundation are offering five awards for short essays for the purpose of stimulating thought and encouraging work on gravitation. The stipulations follow. (1) We will make these Awards on May 15, 2015 for the best well-written essays, 1500 words or fewer (excluding abstracts, diagrams, references and minimal equations), on the subject of gravitation, its theory, applications, or effects. (2) The First Award will be 4000.00 USD The Second Award will be 1250.00 The Third Award will be 1000.00 The Fourth Award will be 750.00 The Fifth Award will be 500.00 (3) Essays must be in English and e-mailed in a single PDF file before April 1, 2015. One essay only will be accepted from each author. Notify us within 24 hours if you do not receive an e-mail confirmation of your submission. (4) Title pages should include essay title; authors' names, e-mail and mailing addresses; submission date; an abstract of 125 words or less; and the statement: "Essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2015 Awards for Essays on Gravitation." Pages should be numbered. (5) The decision of the judges will be final and no reviews or comments will be provided. (6) Please check the winners' announcement to be posted on our website: www.gravityresearchfoundation.org around May 15, 2015. We will also attempt to send all participants a general e-mail notification. (7) The five award-winning essays will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Modern Physics D (IJMPD). Authors of essays designated Honorable Mention will be invited to submit their essays to the IJMPD where these may undergo additional refereeing at editorial discretion for possible publication. Authors of all other essays are free and encouraged to publish their essays after May 15th. Submission e-mail address: George M. Rideout, Jr., President, grideoutjr[AT]aol.com Recent First Award Winners: 2014 - Lawrence M. Krauss, Arizona State University and Frank Wilczek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2013 - Baocheng Zhang, Qing-yu Cai, Ming-sheng Zhan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan and Li You, Tsinghua University, Bejing, PR China 2012 - Claus Kiefer and Manuel Kraemer, University of Cologne, Koeln, Germany 2011 - Ivan Agullo, Penn State and Leonard Parker, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2010 - Mark Van Raamsdonk, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 2009 - Alexander Burinskii, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia 2008 - T. Padmanabhan, IUCAA, Pune, India 2007 - S. Carlip, University of California at Davis 2006 - Vijay Balasubramanian, University of Pennsylvania; Donald Marolf, University of California at Santa Barbara and Moshe Rozali, University of British Columbia 2005 - John Ellis, CERN; N. E. Mavromatos, King'ss College London and D. V. Nanopoulos, Texas A and M University 2004 - Maulik Parikh, Columbia University, New York 2003 - Martin Bojowald, The Pennsylvania State University 2002 - Steven B. Giddings, University of California at Santa Barbara and Stanford University 2001 - Csaba Csaki and Joshua Erlich, Los Alamos National Lab and Christophe Grojean, University of California at Berkeley 2000 - Arthur Lue and Erick J. Weinberg, Columbia University, New York ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. International School of Gravitational Wave Physics, Kyoto, 2015 1.2. International Conference on General Relativity [ICGR-2015], Amravati, India 1.3. 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, Special Session on "Relativistic Metrology", Benevento, Italy 1.4. WE-Heraeus International Winter School on Gravity and Light, Linz, Austria 1.5. Hot topics in Modern Cosmology - SW9, Cargese, France 1.6. Workshop on Binary Neutron Star Mergers, Thessaloniki, Greece 1.7. 4th International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Physical Sciences, Mykonos, Greece 1.8. Trimester Fall 2015 - Mathematical General Relativity, Poincare Institute, Paris 1.9. Compact stars and black holes at black sea, Nesebar, Bulgaria 1.10. General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral positions at Perimeter Institute 2.2. PhD positions in gravitational physics in Germany 2.3. Max Planck Partner Group Post-doctoral Positions at IISER-TVM, India 2.4. Two postdoc positions in quantum gravity/quantum cosmology at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen 2.5. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Physics at the University of Tübingen, Germany 2.6. Postdoctoral and Doctoral Openings at the AEI in Potsdam 2.7. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Numerical Relativity or Computational Astrophysics at West Virginia University 2.8. Two Joint Faculty Positions at Perimeter Institute and Guelph 2.9. Postdoc(s) at Texas Tech 2.10. Postdoc in Quantum Gravity at Radboud University 2.11. Senior Lecturer at University of Portsmouth 2.12. Max Planck Partner Group Gravitational Wave Post-doctoral Positions at IISER-TVM 3. News 3.1. New CQG focus issue on Advanced Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors, P. Shawhan and M.-A. Bizouard Editors 3.2. New publication of Eddingtons Report on the Relativity Theory of Gravitation 3.3. Volume dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Einstein's general relativity 3.4. New Book: Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity: An Elementary Introduction to Quantum Gravity and Spinfoam Theory (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) by C. Rovelli and F. Vidotto 3.5. CQG Focus issue: relativistic effects in cosmology 3.6. Call for Nominations: The 2015 Bronstein Prize in Loop Quantum Gravity 3.7. Newly launched journal in gravitation and comsology: Universe ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. International School of Gravitational Wave Physics, Kyoto, 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/03/international-school-of-gravi… Starting: 2015-03-25 to 2015-03-28 Location: Kyoto, Japan Additional Information: http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yitpis15/ Contact: yitpis15[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp This is the second of the series of international schools organized by Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics. Now we are at the dawn of gravitational wave physics. In a few years we are going to reach a new horizon of gravitational wave observation. At the same time various observations for simultaneous electromagnetic counterpart search are going to be ready. Therefore, it is high time for young students to participate in this exciting research area. As a guide to gravitational wave physics, we organize this school. The school is scheduled from March 25th to 28th in 2015. We invite renouned lecturers as listed below. Each of them will give us 3 or 4 lectures. We also have poster session to encourage the research communication among participants. Participation of senior researchers are not also excluded. For participation, please register before Dec. 15th. http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yitpis15/ We have some financial support for the local expenses (accommodations and minimum amount for per diem) upon request of participants, although we may have to restrict the number of participants from several constraints. If you also need the support for your travel expenses, please write your request in the comment column. The organizers will arrange the accommodations of the participants from abroad. In case you cover the cost for accommodations by yourself, it will cost about 3,500-7,000yen/night. We have a party on 27th. We will ask you 4,000yen (2,000yen for student) as a participation fee. Venue: Panasonic Auditorium, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University Contact address of School Secretariat: yitpis15[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp Invited Lecturers Include: Andrei Beloborodov (Columbia) Patrick Brady (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Christian Ott (Caltech) Nico Yunes (Montana State) Local Organizing Committee: Kenta Kiuchi, Hiroyuki Nakano, Yu-ichiro Sekiguchi, Masaru Shibata, Naoki Seto, Yudai Suwa, Takahiro Tanaka +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. International Conference on General Relativity [ICGR-2015], Amravati, India --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=9987 Starting: 2015-11-25 to 2015-11-28 Location: SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI [INDIA] Additional Information: http://www.sgbau.ac.in Contact: ati_ksadhav[AT]yahoo.co.in INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENERAL RELATIVITY [ICGR-2015] SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI [INDIA] 100 Years of General Relativity: First Announcement An International Conference to commemorate 100 years of General Relativity will be organised at the Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, INDIA from Nov 25th to 28th, 2015 sponsored by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. Please mark these dates in your calendars. The Conference aims to bring on a single platform relativists from across the world so as to deliberate on various aspects of this path-breaking theory, to exchange the latest developments on the subjects, and to spark interest in the minds of young researchers. The Conference is going to have invited talks by a number of experts in the field. It will have plenary sessions and paper reading sessions in the following areas of General Relativity: i) Mathematical and Numerical General Relativity. ii) Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology. iii) Modified Theories of Gravitation. iv) Experimental and Observational Gravity. v) Quantum Gravity. vi) Black Hole Physics, Dark Matter and dark Energy. vii) Any other related topics. It is also proposed to bring out a Volume containing the proceedings of the Conference, which will be released at the Conference. We extend to you a warm invitation to be an honoured member of this International Conference by participating in the deliberations of the Conference by delivering a Talk, presenting a paper. We are sure that your scholarly presence will inspire young researchers. Kindly favour us with your acceptance. Convenor Dr Kishor Adhav Ph.D.; D.Sc. Professor and Head , Department of Mathematics Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, AMRAVATI, [MAHARASHTRA STATE] (444602) INDIA . Web: www.sgbau.ac.in e-mail: kishoradhav[AT]sgbau.ac.in; ati_ksadhav[AT]yahoo.co.in (O)0091-721-2664862 , (R)0091-721-2662242 ; (Mobile)0091-9011044315 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, Special Session on "Relativistic Metrology", Benevento, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/05/2nd-ieee-international-worksh… Starting: 2015-06-04 to 2015-06-05 Location: Benevento, Italy Additional Information: http://www.metroaerospace.org/index.php/relativistic-metrology Contact: roberto.peron[AT]iaps.inaf.it *** First announcement *** 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace 2015) Benevento, June 4-5, 2015 Special Session on "Relativistic Metrology" Chair: R. Peron, E. Lorenzini The Session will take place at Benevento, Italy, in the context of the 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace 2015), June 4-5, 2015. It will focus on the consequences of special and general relativistic models on the definition and measurement of various metrological quantities. Topics covered (non-exhaustive list): Measurement of time (and frequency); Measurement of length; Geodesy; Navigation; Astronomy and astrometry; Fundamental physics tests in space. Abstracts are welcome on these, as well as on related ones. For more information please see http://www.metroaerospace.org/index.php/relativistic-metrology Abstract submission: Deadline January 11, 2015 Email to roberto.peron[AT]iaps.inaf.it enrico.lorenzini[AT]unipd.it +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. WE-Heraeus International Winter School on Gravity and Light, Linz, Austria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10013 Starting: 2015-02-14 to 2015-02-28 Location: Linz/Austria Additional Information: http://www.gravity-and-light.org Contact: contact[AT]gravity-and-light.org With the generous support of the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation, 50 Scholarships are available for excellent physics and mathematics students (in their 4th or 5th year at university, but 3rd year undergraduates and beginning PhD students are equally considered) to participate in the International Winter School on Gravity and Light in Linz/Austria, from 14 -- 28 February 2015 which will take students from the basics to the research frontier: Central lecture course on general relativity and light (30 hours) F P Schuller (Institute for Quantum Gravity, Erlangen) Lectures on gravitational lensing (5 hours) M C Werner (Kavli IPMU Tokyo and Yukawa Institute) Lectures on the Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity (5 hours) D Giulini (Hannover and ZARM) Lectures on the cosmic microwave background V Pettorino (Heidelberg and SISSA) Lectures on gravitational waves (5 hours) B F Schutz (Albert-Einstein-Institute and Cardiff) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Hot topics in Modern Cosmology - SW9, Cargese, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/15/hot-topics-in-modern-cosmolog… Starting: 2015-04-27 to 2015-05-01 Location: IESC (Cargese, France) Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2015/SW9.html Contact: triay[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr Spontaneous Workshop (SW) brings together specialists on recent insights in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. The aim is to stimulate debate on common topics in views of providing us with innovating ideas. The workshops organization is based on an optimal number of concise presentations and enough space for discussions on emerging problems in order to encourage interactions among participants. SW9 topics includes : - Cosmological parameters Anomalies in CMB - Baryon and Lepton number violation CP violation - LHC and Dark Matter Astroparticle Physics - Neutrino Cosmology - Baryogenesis and Leptogenesis Cosmic antimatter - Inflation Dark Energy Modified Gravity - Cosmological Large Scale Structures Magnetic Fields - Gravitational waves of Cosmological and Astrophysical origin +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Workshop on Binary Neutron Star Mergers, Thessaloniki, Greece --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/19/workshop-on-binary-neutron-st… Starting: 2015-05-27 to 2015-05-29 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Additional Information: http://www.astro.auth.gr/~bns2015 Contact: bns2015[AT]astro.auth.gr FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The summer of 2015 will mark the onset of the first science run of 2nd-generation interferometric gravitational wave detectors and over the next years several such detectors will form a world-wide network. The most promising sources of gravitational waves for these instruments are mergers of compact binaries. In particular, the coalescences of binary neutron star systems are considered to be the most probable events. Through gravitational wave observations, the equation of state of high-density matter is expected to be significantly constrained. But the merger events also include a rich phenomenology, such as r-process nucleosynthesis, magnetohydrodynamic processes and high-energy emission. Ultimately, merger events will be an ideal target for multi-messenger astronomy. The workshop will bring together experts from various fields that are relevant to the astrophysics of binary neutron star mergers, in order to foster interaction and a better understanding of the phenomenology. The presentation and discussion of the latest research results will allow for setting up new observational strategies and for devising new methods for arriving at observational constraints. We encourage the participation of young researchers and for this reason several talks will give a concise overview of particular aspects of binary neutron star astrophysics. The interdisciplinary character of the meeting is reflected in the list of invited review speakers: S. Bose (Washington State) J. Friedman (Milwaukee) T. Janka (MPA Garching) K. Kokkotas (Tuebingen) J. Lattimer (Stony Brook) B. Metzger (Columbia) S. Reddy (Seattle) L. Rezzolla (Frankfurt) B. Sathyaprakash (Cardiff) M. Shibata (Kyoto) During the workshop, a working group meeting in the framework of the ERC COST action "NewCompStar" will take place (further details on the working group meeting will be announced through the NewCompStar mailing list). The workshop will take place in the new building of the Research Dissemination Center at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki the largest university in Greece. The campus is located in the heart of the city. A number of rooms at selected hotels have been reserved at special conference prices. Please note that the block reservation will be valid until the registration deadline only, so it is advisable to make your reservation before January 20, 2015. After that, rooms will depend on availability of each hotel. Registration and abstract submission can be done through: http://www.astro.auth.gr/~bns2015/registration.html The deadline for registration and abstract submission is January 20th, 2015. Soon after that, the official program will be announced. A limited number of partial travel grants is available for students by the Virgo-Ego Scientific Forum (VESF) and for working group meeting participants by the ERC COST action "NewCompStar". We are looking forward to meeting all interested participants in Thessaloniki in May! With our best regards, The Organising Committee N. Stergioulas A. Bauswein P. Iosif G. Tantilian N. Tryfonidis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. 4th International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Physical Sciences, Mykonos, Greece --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/23/4th-international-conference-… Starting: 2015-06-05 to 2015-06-08 Location: Mykonos Island, Greece Additional Information: http://www.icmsquare.net/ Contact: secretariat[AT]icmsquare.net The conference aims to promote the knowledge and the development of high-quality research in mathematical fields that have to do with the applications of other scientific fields and the modern technological trends that appear in them, these fields being those of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine, Economics, Sociology, Environmental sciences etc. Keynote Speaker : Prof. Henrik J. Jensen, Imperial College of London, Department of Mathematics, UK Invited Speakers : Prof. Panos Argyrakis, University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics, Greece Prof. Tassos Bountis, University of Patras, Department of Mathematics, Greece Prof. Gabriela Gonzalez, Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, USA Prof. Jorge Pullin, Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, USA Prof. Kalman Varga, Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, USA Steering Committee: Elias C. Vagenas, Kuwait University, Kuwait Dimitrios Vlachos, University of Peloponnese, Greece +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Trimester Fall 2015 - Mathematical General Relativity, Poincare Institute, Paris --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10103 Starting: 2015-09-14 to 2015-12-18 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://philippelefloch.org Contact: contact[AT]philippelefloch.org It is our pleasure to announce a program on "Mathematical General Relativity organized at the Emile Borel Centre of Henri Poincare Institute in Paris, from September 14th to December 18th, 2015. The organizers of this quarter are Lars Andersson, Sergiu Klainerman and Philippe G. LeFloch. Registration for the program and workshops is free and recommended. During this Trimester we will have: - An introductory school «Introduction to mathematical general relativity» is organized from September 14th to 18th at IHP - 4 workshops will take place at the Institute as well: "Recent advances in general relativity" - September 23rd to 25th "Dynamics of self gravitating matter" - October 26th to 29th "Main Conference of the program: General Relativity: A celebration of the 100th anniversary" - November 16th to 20th "Relativity and Geometry- in memory of A. Lichnerowicz" - December 14th to 16th - 1 workshop will be held in Montpellier: "Geometric aspects of mathematical relativity" - September 28th to October 1st +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Compact stars and black holes at black sea, Nesebar, Bulgaria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10106 Starting: 2015-07-08 to 2015-07-10 Location: Nesebar, Bulgaria Additional Information: http://www.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/~tat/Nesebar2015/ Contact: gravitynesebar[AT]gmail.com FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The workshop Compact stars and black holes at black sea will be held in Nesebar, Bulgaria, from 8th to 10th of July 2015. It will be devoted to neutron star and black hole models and dynamics in both classical general relativity and alternative theories of gravity. The topics will cover a variety of subjects ranging from theoretical models to astrophysical implications and confrontation with observations. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together leading experts in these fields and to encourage interdisciplinary interactions. The goal is to critically discuss existing and come up with new strategies for testing the strong field regime of Einsteins theory of gravity and its generalizations. The workshops organization aims to give the speakers an optimal time for presentations followed by thorough discussions in order to encourage interaction between the scientists. The list of invited speakers covers a wide range of specialist: Haris Apostolatos (Athens) Cosimo Bambi (Shanghai) Salvatore Capozziello (Naples) Yavuz Ek?i (Istanbul) Kostas Glampedakis (TBC) (Murcia) Pablo Laguna (Atlanta) Paul Lasky (Melbourne) Jose Lemos (Lisbon) Sergei Odintsov (Barcelona) George Pappas (Nottingham) Luciano Rezzolla (TBC) (Frankfurt) Deirdre Shoemaker (Atlanta) Hajime Sotani (Tokyo) Thomas Sotiriou (Nottingham) Nikolaos Stergioulas (Thessaloniki) The workshop is partially sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt foundation via a Research Group Linkage Programme. The Organising Committee D. Doneva K. Kokkotas S. Yazadjiev +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10110 Starting: 2015-07-08 to 2015-07-10 Location: Nesebar, Bulgaria Additional Information: http://event.gravity.psu.edu/ Contact: gravitynesebar[AT]gmail.com Third Announcement An international conference to celebrate 100 years of general relativity, entitled General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective will be held at the University Park campus of Penn State from Sunday, June 7 through Friday, June 12, 2015 under the auspices of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) and the Topical Group on Gravitation (GGR) of the American Physical Society. ISGRG has commissioned a volume to celebrate the centennial, to be published by the Cambridge University Press. This volume will be released at the conference. For Table of contents, see: http://event.gravity.psu.edu/book_toc.shtml Registration is now open at the conference website: http://event.gravity.psu.edu/index.shtml The regular registration fee is $150 with a student rate of $75 and the accompanying guest rate of $50. This fee includes all social events including the banquet. Early registration is strongly recommended since the total number of participants is limited because of the capacity of the main auditorium. Scientific Structure of the Conference The scientific program has a dual goal: To assess the current status of our field in broad terms, and discuss future directions. Therefore the plenary part of the conference will feature invited talks on various areas as well as perspective sessions in which 3-4 panelists will share their vision on a single theme. The invited talks will consist of broad overviews summarizing major developments over the past 2-3 decades. The perspective sessions will look to the future. The Plenary Program is as follows. Overviews: Speakers and Topics Einsteins Triumph Eiichiro Komatsu: Observation and theoretical aspects of precision cosmology Peter Meszaros: Gamma ray bursts Clifford Will: Was Einstein right? New Window on the Universe: Gravitational Waves Gabriela Gonzalez: Receiving gravitational waves B. S. Sathyaprakash: Sources of gravitational waves: Theory & Observations Gravity is Geometry, Afterall Piotr Chrusciel: General relativistic constraint equations Mihalis Deformos: Stability of black holes and cosmic censorship conjectures Luis Lehner: Probing strong field gravity through numerical simulations. Beyond Einstein Gary T. Horowitz: Quantum gravity via supersymmetry and holography Carlo Rovelli: From general relativity to quantum gravity Robert M. Wald: Quantum field theory in curved space-times. Future Perspectives Panels: Topics and Panel Chairs Future directions in Computational Gravity (Frans Pretorius) Frontiers of Relativistic Astrophysics (Masaru Shibata) Next Decade in Cosmology (Roy Maartens) Future technologies in gravitational wave science (Rana Adhikari) Gravity Meets the Quantum (Gabriele Veneziano) Parallel sessions These will be divided into four themes following the tradition of the GRn conferences of the ISGRG: A1. Mathematical General Relativity (Chair: Gregory Galloway) A2. Numerical Relativity and Astrophysics (Chair: Deirdre Shoemaker) B1. Relativistic Astrophysics (Jocelyn Read) B2. Theoretical and Observational Cosmology (Arthur Kosowsky) C1. Gravitational Waves: Event rates (Daniel Holz) C2. Numerical Relativity, Data Analysis and Sources (Alessandra Buonanno) C3. LIGO/VIRGO Search Plans (Laura Cadonati) C4. Status of LIGO (Stefan Ballmer) D1. From General Relativity to Quantum Gravity (Jorge Pullin) D2. Higher Dimensions, Holography, and Supersymmetry These sessions will feature contributed talks, as well as a few invited talks providing introductions to broad sub-areas. There will also be a special Poster Session one afternoon featuring not only contributed presentations but also posters summarizing the invited talks at parallel sessions for the benefit of the participants who could not attend those specific sessions. The abstract submission link will open early December. There is a limit of two abstracts per participant. Although abstracts can be submitted prior to registration, as a general rule, session Chairs will consider abstracts only from registered participants. General Information The conference will offer ample opportunities for informal discussions and social interactions. There will be a welcome reception in the evening on Sunday, June 7, a poster session (with refreshments) in the afternoon on Tuesday, June 9 and a conference banquet on Thursday, June 11. Participation in all these events in included in the registration fee. The conference will end late afternoon on Friday, June 12. The local airport at Penn State is University Park/State College (SCE), served by Delta, United, and US Airways with flights from Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Washington DC. University Park/State College is also within easy driving distance (approximately 2-4 hours) from Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington DC. A block of rooms has been reserved at local hotels and again, early reservations are strongly recommended. Please see the conference web-page for further information. Local Organization Committee: Eugenio Bianchi (Co-Chair), Chad Hanna (Co-Chair), Abhay Ashtekar, Martin Bojowald, Randi Neshteruk, Ben Owen Scientific Organization Committee: Abhay Ashtekar (Chair), Beverly Berger, John Friedman, James Isenberg, Malcolm MaCCallum, Peter Saulson +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral positions at Perimeter Institute ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/02/postdoctoral-positions-at-per… Deadline: 2014-11-15 Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada Additional Information: http://perimeterinstitute.ca/about/careers/positions/2015-postdoctoral-fell… Contact: llehner[AT]perimeterinstitute.ca 2015 Postdoctoral Fellowships Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics invites applications for postdoctoral positions from new and recent PhDs working in fundamental theoretical physics. Our areas of strength include classical gravity, condensed matter theory, cosmology, particle physics, mathematical physics, quantum fields and strings, quantum foundations, quantum information, and quantum gravity. We also encourage applications from scientists whose work falls in more than one of these categories. Our postdoctoral positions are normally for a period of three years. Outstanding candidates may also be considered for a senior postdoctoral position with a five-year term. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. PhD positions in gravitational physics in Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=9990 Deadline: 2014-12-10 Location: Bremen, Oldenburg and Bielefeld, Germany Additional Information: http://www.models-of-gravity.org Contact: secretariat[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de The DFG Research Training Group Models of Gravity invites applications for 5 positions at the Universities of Bremen, Oldenburg and Bielefeld as research assistant, salary group (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L 66%, to be appointed in April and July 2014. The positions are limited up to three years. The Research Training Group consists of gravity groups working at the Universities of Bremen, Oldenburg, Bielefeld, Hannover, Copenhagen, as well as at the Jacobs University Bremen. Speakers of the Research Training Group are Prof. Dr. Claus Laemmerzahl (ZARM University of Bremen) and Prof. Dr. Jutta Kunz (University of Oldenburg). We intend to obtain a better understanding of Einsteins General Relativity and of generalized theories of gravity as given by, e.g., string theory. These investigations are also related to observations. More information can be found on the website http://www.models-of-gravity.org Responsibilities and Duties: The successful applicants will have the opportunity to work towards a doctoral degree in Gravitational Physics. They are expected to participate in the PhD program of the Research Training Group. Employment conditions: To qualify for the position, applicants must hold a Masters degree or a Diploma in Physics, Mathematics or any other relevant discipline, with an above-average success in the present courses of studies. For qualified candidates with a Bachelors degree also a fast-track program is applicable. We expect high dedication and teamwork. All participating universities aim, in particular, to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invite qualified women to apply for these positions. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Applicants with a migration background are highly welcome. For further information, please contact the coordinator Christine Steinseifer-Jeske. Application: The application with curriculum vitae, certifications, a description of the scientific interest, a conception of the own career, and, if applicable, a list of publications should be sent as one single pdf document via e-mail to: Christine Steinseifer-Jeske (coordinator) ZARM University Bremen secretariat[AT]models-of-gravity.org Phone: 0421-218-57756 Also two letters of reference are required and should be sent by the referees directly to: secretariat[AT]models-of-gravity.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Max Planck Partner Group Post-doctoral Positions at IISER-TVM, India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/07/max-planck-partner-group-post… Deadline: 2014-12-05 Location: Trivandram, India Additional Information: http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/~mppg Contact: shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in Max Planck Partner Group on Cosmology and Gravity, IISER-Thiruvananthapuram intends to appoint up to two postdoctoral positions in the areas of early-universe cosmology, classical and quantum gravity. A Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience are required for these posts. The positions can start as early as 1st February 2015. Both these posts are funded under the Max Planck Partner. Currently, the group currently has 4 post-doctorate fellows and 3 Ph.D. students. The fellows have the opportunity to visit and interact with members of Albert Einstein Institute, Golm. Please see the URL http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/~mppg about the group and its activities. The position is available for a period of up to two years. Informal enquiries can be made to S. Shankaranarayanan (shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in). Salary: INR 5,18,000 INR 5,76,000 per annum Deadline: 5 December 2014 To apply please send CV, research statement and have at least two letters of reference sent by email to: shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in with the subject Application for MP-PG positions Candidate name. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Two postdoc positions in quantum gravity/quantum cosmology at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/12/2-postdoc-positions-in-quantu… Deadline: 2014-12-31 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Additional Information: http://www.nbi.dk/~ambjorn/ Contact: ambjorn[AT]nbi.dk Two postdoc positions in theoretical high energy physics and cosmology at the Niels Bohr Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen Area of Research The research program in question, ``Exploring the Quantum Universe'', is aimed at quantum gravity and quantum cosmology in the broadest sense, but people with research interest in neighboring areas like black hole physics are also invited to apply. The positions are financed by an ERC-Advanced grant held by Jan Ambjorn, and will each be for two years, starting latest September 2015. The postdocs duty will be to pursue independent, excellent and ground-breaking research related to the above mentioned areas. Further information about the theoretical particle physics group can be found at het.nbi.dk and information about the Niels Bohr Institute at www.nbi.ku.dk. Inquiries about the position can be made to ambjorn[AT]nbi.dk. Qualification requirements A PhD in physics and research experience in the areas mentioned above. Terms of salary, work, and employment The basic salary is between 4400-4700 EUR/month plus pension (17%). Most non-Danish citizens are eligible for a favorable tax scheme. Copenhagen is a beautiful, family-friendly city with a large international community, a lively and diverse cultural scene, and a very high quality of life. More on employment conditions at http://ism.ku.dk. Application The application should contain * CV * List of publications * Description of research interests and future plans (research plan) In addition to this applicants should arrange for three letters of reference. The application and letters of reference should be sent to AcademicJobsOnline.org, position ID #5053. Application deadline is December 31st 2014. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Physics at the University of Tübingen, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10031 Deadline: 2014-12-31 Location: Tuebingen, Germany Additional Information: http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/?id=3129 Contact: kostas.kokkotas[AT]uni-tuebingen.de The Theoretical Astrophysics section (TAT) at the University of Tuebingen has an opening for one postdoctoral research position (Wissenschaftlicher Assistant / Research Assistant) starting from 1st of October 2015. The research activities of TAT are related to the study of sources of gravitational waves with emphasis on the dynamics of neutron stars. The successful applicant will carry out original research in projects regarding the study of the dynamics of neutron stars and/or magnetars in relation to the emission of gravitational waves. The position is initially for two years with the possibility of further extension that will be decided after the first year. The successful applicant is expected to assist teaching with a maximum of four hours per week. The salary will be paid according to the German public service scale. Applications, including curriculum vitae, list of publications, statement of research interests and experience, and the names (address, e-mail) of three potential referees should be sent to: Prof. Kostas Kokkotas Theoretical Astrophysics (IAAT), University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, D-72076 Tübingen / Germany http://www.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de/~kokkotas E-mail: kostas.kokkotas[AT]uni-tuebingen.de Applications by e-mail are welcome. All applications will receive full consideration until the position is ?lled. The University of Tuebingen seeks to increase the fraction of female scientists in research and teaching and particularly encourages applications from women. Disabled candidates are given preference if equally qualified. Deadline for applications: December 31, 2014. For inquiries contact Prof. Kostas Kokkotas. Further information on the Theoretical Astrophysics Group may be found at: http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/?id=3129 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral and Doctoral Openings at the AEI in Potsdam ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10040 Deadline: 2015-01-04 Location: Potsdam-Golm, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/jobs/gwjobs2015 Contact: alessandra.buonanno[AT]aei.mpg.de The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division, led by Dr. Alessandra Buonanno (http://www.aei.mpg.de/1282161/Astrophysical_and_Cosmological_Relativity) at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam announces the opening of several postdoc appointments beginning September 2015. The positions will be available at different levels, depending on experience and seniority. Students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. in gravitational-wave astronomy are also invited to apply. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division focuses on several aspects of gravitational-wave astronomy, including (i) theoretical gravitational dynamics (post-Newtonian theory, gravitational self-force approach, perturbation theory and effective-one-body formalism), (ii) numerical simulations of gravitational-wave sources, (iii) source modeling and analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors, and (iv) astrophysics of compact objects. Members of the division have the opportunity to join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration through the group's membership. They could also be involved in Pulsar-Timing-Array projects and the eLISA mission. The gravitational-wave data-analysis research also includes work on the detection of continuous gravitational-wave signals, led by Dr. Maria Alessandra Papa's group and located at the AEI campus in Hannover. Postdoctoral candidates interested in this research topic are also encouraged to apply. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has high-performance computer clusters to run numerical-relativity simulations, and carry out source modeling and data-analysis studies. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has ties with the Physics Department at the University of Maryland, notably the gravitation theory and experimental groups, and the Joint Space-Science Institute. To apply for a postdoctoral position please fill out this form: http://www.aei.mpg.de/1629128/gwpostdocjpobs and upload a curriculum vitae, list of publications and statement of past, current and future research interests. Applicants would need to indicate the names of three referees for recommendation letters. Referees will be notified by email on how to upload the letters (in case of problems referees could send the letters directly to gwjobs[AT]aei.mpg.de). If you are interested in doing a Ph.D. at the AEI please fill out this form: http://www.aei.mpg.de/1629215/gwstudentjobs and upload a curriculum vitae, list of publications and statement of past, current and future research interests. Applicants would need to indicate the names of three referees for recommendation letters. Referees will be notified by email on how to upload the letters (in case of problems referees could send the letters directly to gwjobs[AT]aei.mpg.de). Contact: Mrs. Ute Schlichting Max-Planck-Institut fuer Gravitationsphysik Albert-Einstein-Institut Am Muehlenberg 1 D-14476 Golm Germany email gwjobs[AT]aei.mpg.de Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for full consideration is January 4, 2015. The search will continue until positions are filled. The Max Planck Institute encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. For further information please send an email to Alessandra Buonanno (alessandra.buonanno[AT]aei.mpg.de) (See also http://www.aei.mpg.de/jobs/gwjobs2015) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Numerical Relativity or Computational Astrophysics at West Virginia University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/14/postdoctoral-research-associa… Deadline: 2015-02-01 Location: Morgantown, USA Additional Information: http://astro.wvu.edu/ Contact: zbetienne[AT]mail.wvu.edu We are seeking a postdoctoral research associate to conduct research in computational astrophysics, numerical relativity, computational hydrodynamics or MHD, and gravitational wave source modeling. A PhD or equivalent in Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy, or a related field is required, along with demonstrated research skills in one or more of the areas listed above. Applicants will also be evaluated on their abilities in mathematical general relativity and numerical methods for solving PDEs. The candidate will work primarily with Prof. Zachariah Etienne on a number of research topics, with application to the science goals of ground-based interferometric detectors, particularly Advanced LIGO, as well as pulsar timing arrays, particularly NANOGrav. This is a benefits-eligible position beginning August 16, 2015 with an initial appointment of one year and possible renewal for up to two additional years contingent on performance and available funding. Interested applicants should email a CV and a brief statement of research experience and interests to zbetienne[AT]mail.wvu.edu. In addition, they should arrange for three letters of reference to be emailed to the same address. Applications should be posted by February 1, 2015 for full consideration, though application reviews will continue until the position is filled. The Department of Mathematics consists of 27 tenured and tenure-track faculty, three postdoctoral researchers, and 55 graduate students. West Virginia University is a Grant institution classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Research University High Research Activity, and enrolls over 29,000 students. The University is located in Morgantown, WV, an award-winning "small" city with a metropolitan population of about 100,000 within easy travel distance to Pittsburgh and Washington, DC. WVU is a major center for gravitational wave astronomy, with a theoretical, multidisciplinary gravitational wave astronomy program led by Profs. Zachariah Etienne and Sean McWilliams, and an observational pulsar timing program led by Profs. Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin. It is located a few hours drive from the National Radio Astronomy Observatorys Green Bank Telescope, where most of NANOGravs observations are conducted. WVU is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Two Joint Faculty Positions at Perimeter Institute and Guelph ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/20/two-joint-faculty-positions-a… Deadline: 2015-01-15 Location: Guelph/Waterloo Ontario, Canada Additional Information: http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/two-joint-faculty-positions-theoretical-ph… Contact: llehner[AT]perimeterinstitute.ca The Department of Physics at the University of Guelph and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics invite applications for two joint positions at the Assistant Professor level in theoretical physics. These are tenure-track faculty positions at Guelph, combined with an Associate Membership at Perimeter Institute. We are looking for candidates who will integrate our efforts and reinforce our strengths in theoretical physics. Areas of common interest to the Department and Perimeter Institute include astrophysics, cosmology, high energy physics, gravitational physics and mathematical physics. The successful candidates will be expected to spend time at both institutions, and will benefit from a reduction in teaching load. The Department of Physics counts 15 faculty members and offers strong undergraduate and graduate programs to the Ph.D. level. Research areas include astrophysics and gravitation, biophysics and medical physics, condensed matter physics and material nanoscience, physics education, planetary surface exploration, and subatomic physics. More information is available at www.physics.uoguelph.ca. Perimeter Institute is a leading global centre for fundamental research in theoretical physics. The Institute offers an exceptional research environment and is currently staffed with 23 faculty and 14 associate faculty members. It currently has strong research efforts in condensed matter physics, cosmology, mathematical physics, quantum fields and strings, quantum foundations, quantum gravity, quantum information and particle physics. More information about Perimeter Institute is available at www.perimeterinstitute.ca. The successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in theoretical physics or a closely related field, postdoctoral experience, and will have demonstrated exceptional strength in independent research. The candidates will also have a proven ability or demonstrated potential for teaching. To apply, please submit electronic (PDF) versions of a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, statement of teaching philosophy, list of publications and at least three letters of recommendations ONLINE Further information about the search can be obtained from Leonid Brown, Chair, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1. Consideration of applications will begin on January 15, 2015 however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. (please consult the link for further info) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoc(s) at Texas Tech ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10077 Deadline: 2014-12-31 Location: Lubbock, TX, USA Additional Information: http://www.phys.ttu.edu Contact: astrophysics.postdocsearch[AT]ttu.edu Applications are invited for one or more postdoctoral research positions in the astrophysics group of the Physics Department of Texas Tech University in the areas of relativistic astrophysics, gravitational-wave physics, and LIGO data analysis. The group includes faculty Alessandra Corsi, Tom Maccarone, Ben Owen, and David Sand, as well as several students and postdocs. The group is active in the areas of extreme and explosive astrophysics, gravitational-wave astronomy (as part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration), stellar populations in nearby galaxies, and astronomical instrumentation. The successful applicant(s) will work primarily with Ben Owen on problems broadly related to gravitational-wave emission from neutron stars and/or black holes, and will be encouraged to pursue their own interests including building interactions with the rest of the group as well. The initial appointment(s) will be for one year, with extensions possible contingent on satisfactory performance. Applicants should submit a CV, publications, and three page summary of research interests and experience as a single PDF file to astrophysics.postdocsearch[AT]ttu.edu. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the same address. Complete applications (including letters of reference) should arrive by December 31, 2014 for full consideration. Start dates can range from fall 2015 to as early as spring 2015. A Ph.D. in physics or astronomy is required by the start date of the appointment. Texas Tech University is an equal opportunity / equal access / affirmative action institution committed to excellence through diversity. Texas Tech welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities, and from dual-career couples. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoc in Quantum Gravity at Radboud University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10080 Deadline: 2014-12-15 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.hef.ru.nl/~rloll/Web/jobs/jobs.html Contact: r.loll[AT]science.ru.nl A postdoctoral position in quantum gravity and quantum geometry will become available at the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP) of the Radboud University Nijmegen, starting in autumn of 2015. See the website for more details and how to apply. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. Senior Lecturer at University of Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10082 Deadline: 2015-02-13 Location: Portsmouth, UK Additional Information: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/2014/11/senior-lecturer-at-the-icg/ Contact: icg-admin[AT]port.ac.uk University of Portsmouth Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation Senior Lecturer Employment type: Permanent Employment basis: Full time Salary: 37,394 - 45,954 GBP Position number: 10013667 Date published: 24 November 2014 Closing date: 13 February 2015 Interview date: To be scheduled between 16 27 March 2015 A Senior Lecturer is required from 1st August 2015, or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is to enhance the programme of world-class research in the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) and high-quality teaching at the University of Portsmouth. The successful candidate will have an excellent research record, complementing and extending the existing research interests and expertise in cosmology and astrophysics. They will be expected to develop new opportunities for research and innovation, and to attract external funding. Holders of personal research fellowships are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will participate in the teaching delivery, including units in our undergraduate physics degrees. The ICG consists of 11 academic staff, 18 postdoctoral researchers and 20 PhD students, and has an active international visitors programme. Portsmouth is a member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) and the Dark Energy Survey, with involvement in the UK Low Frequency Array (LOFAR:UK), the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and other major international collaborations, including ESAs Euclid satellite mission and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The University of Portsmouth is a member of the South-East Physics Network (SEPnet) and hosts the 2700-core SCIAMA supercomputer. More information is available at http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/ We welcome applications from all qualified applicants, but applications are particularly encouraged from traditionally under-represented groups in science. The University of Portsmouth holds an Athena SWAN bronze award and is an Institute of Physics Project Juno Supporter; these projects show a commitment to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote gender equality in science and create a better working environment for men and women. Applications (application form, CV, publication list and research statement) should be submitted via the online application system by the closing date, 13 February 2015. Applicants should also arrange for up to three reference letters to be sent by email to icg-admin[AT]port.ac.uk, to arrive by the same date. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12. Max Planck Partner Group Gravitational Wave Post-doctoral Positions at IISER-TVM ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10095 Deadline: Location: Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe Contact: Max Planck Partner Group Gravitational Wave Post-doctoral Positions at IISER-TVM Institution: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, India (IISER-TVM) Deadline: December 20th, 2014 Salary: Rs. 518000-576000 (including House Rent Allowance) Applications are seeked for two post-doctoral positions in the area of Gravitational Wave Data Analysis. The positions are funded under the Max Planck Partner Group on Gravitational Wave Physics of Albert Einstein Institute (AEI). The area of research would be Gravitational Wave detection and parameter estimation issues of spinning binary systems for second generation interferometric detectors. The appointment is for two years and is expected to commence as soon as possible. Candidates with expertise in general relativity, gravitational wave physics, and statistical signal processing are encouraged to apply. Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics or related areas. No experience in gravitational wave data analysis is expected. IISER-TVM is an active member of IndIGO (Indian Initiative in Gravitational Wave Observatories) and a member of LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) through IndIGO-LSC group. The selected candidates would get an opportunity to work with the AEI members as well as the members of LSC and IndIGO consortium. Please send via e-mail as a single PDF (1) CV with the list of publications, and (2) detailed research statement. Arrange for 2 letters of recommendation to be sent to archana[at]iisertvm.ac.in with the subject Application for MP-PG positions Candidate name. To receive full consideration, applications should be received by December 20, 2014. Applications will continued to be screened until the positions are filled. Informal inquires may be directed to Archana Pai (e-mail: archana[at]iisertvm.ac.in, phone: +91-471-2599423) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. New CQG focus issue on Advanced Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors, P. Shawhan and M.-A. Bizouard Editors ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10003 Additional Information: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/page/Focus%20issue%20on%20Advanced%20in… Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to present this focus issue which brings together articles on the new generation of gravitational wave detectors. http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/page/Focus%20issue%20on%20Advanced%20in… The quest to detect gravitational waves directly has accelerated in the past decade with the successful operation of a first generation of large interferometric detectors. The lessons learned from the first-generation detectors fed into the design of advanced detectors which are now being constructed and commissioned and will soon begin collecting data. Higher laser power, sophisticated mirror suspensions and numerous other improvements will extend the distance reach of the detectors by an order of magnitude and finally record the tiny gravitational-wave signals traversing Earth. This focus issue examines the advanced techniques and detectors currently being assembled, tested and prepared. Currently, the focus issue features articles from the GEO600 and KAGRA collaborations. Articles from the Advanced Virgo and Advanced LIGO collaborations will be added to the issue soon. I hope you enjoy reading about the latest developments on these experiments. Kind regards, Ben Sheard Publishing Editor Classical and Quantum Gravity IOP Publishing iopscience.org/cqg ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. New publication of Eddingtons Report on the Relativity Theory of Gravitation ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10005 Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/ase-report.html The latest book published by the Minkowski Institute Press (http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/) is: Arthur S. Eddington, Report on the Relativity Theory of Gravitation (Minkowski Institute Press, Montreal 2014), 146 pages: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/ase-report.html This volume contains new publications of two important works that have never been published together and are two firsts: (i) A. S. Eddington's Report on the Relativity Theory of Gravitation (2ed, Fleetway Press, London 1920), which was the first systematic exposition of Einstein's general relativity, and (ii) the first experimental test of general relativity carried out by F. W. Dyson, A. S. Eddington and C. Davidson and reported in the paper "A Determination of the Deflection of Light by the Sun's Gravitational Field, from Observations Made at the Total Eclipse of May 29, 1919" (Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A 1920 220, pp. 291-333). The answer to the question "Why should Eddington's Report be reprinted again, given that there exist hundreds of excellent books on general relativity?" was given in 1983 by the renowned astrophysicist and recipient of the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics S. Chandrasekhar: "Eddington's Report is written so clearly and yet so concisely that it can be read, even today, as a good introductory text by a beginning student." Vesselin Petkov ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Volume dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Einstein's general relativity ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10009 Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/ Dear Colleagues, If you intended to write a paper marking the general relativitys centennial, there still exists a possibility to have it published in a special volume planned for the fall next year. It will be published by a relatively new academic (boutique) publisher - Minkowski Institute Press (http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/) - which provides rapid publication. The books published by it so far are oriented mostly toward the "spacetime" ("relativity") community. If you are interested, please contact Vesselin Petkov (vpetkov[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org) and indicate in case you will be willing to serve as an editor. Best regards, Vesselin Petkov ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. New Book: Covariant Loop Quantum Gravity: An Elementary Introduction to Quantum Gravity and Spinfoam Theory (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) by C. Rovelli and F. Vidotto ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=10036 Additional Information: http://www.cambridge.org/9781107069626 This book provides readers with a simple introduction to loop quantum gravity, centred on its covariant approach. It focuses on the physical and conceptual aspects of the problem and includes the background material needed to enter this lively domain of research, making it ideal for researchers and graduate students. Topics covered include quanta of space; classical and quantum physics without time; tetrad formalism; Holst action; lattice QCD; Regge calculus; ADM and Ashtekar variables; Ponzano-Regge and Turaev-Viro amplitudes; kinematics and dynamics of 4D Lorentzian quantum gravity; spectrum of area and volume; coherent states; classical limit; matter couplings; graviton propagator; spinfoam cosmology and black hole thermodynamics. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. CQG Focus issue: relativistic effects in cosmology ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/18/focus-issue-relativistic-effe… Additional Information: http://j.mp/1xL4Dhy I am delighted to inform you that the latest CQG focus issue on the topic of relativistic effects in cosmology edited by Kazuya Koyama is now available to read: http://j.mp/1xL4Dhy We hope that you will enjoy this focus issue. P.S. Don't forget to follow CQG+ for instant notification of high quality papers reviewed for CQG http://j.mp/1m1pyGZ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.6. Call for Nominations: The 2015 Bronstein Prize in Loop Quantum Gravity ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/27/call-for-nominations-the-2015… Additional Information: http://relativity.phys.lsu.edu/bronsteinprize.html During the celebration of 25 years of Loop Quantum Gravity at Madrid, a new prize for post-doctoral scholars in Loop Quantum gravity was created. It is named after Matvei Petrovich Bronstein, who was the first to emphasize that quantum gravity requires a deep revision of classical space-time concepts. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on Quantization of Gravitational Waves in 1935. He clearly understood the limitation of applying the Bohr-Rosenfeld QED measurement analysis to gravity. He derived the quantum analog of Einstein's quadrupole formula but emphasized the need to go beyond linearized gravity. He was considered by many as the brightest of the young Soviet physicists in the mid-1930's. He was arrested on trumped-up charges in 1937 and executed in 1938. An account appears in http://www.chukfamily.ru/Lidia/Biblio/House.htm Nominations for the 2015 Bronstein Prize are invited. The nominee should hold a (non-faculty) post-doctoral position at the time of the nomination deadline. The primary criterion will be high quality of scientific results in loop quantum gravity, interpreted in the broadest sense, creativity and originality, and the significance of results to the field as a whole. The nomination packet should consist of: i) A ~1 page nomination letter summarizing the specific achievements to date of the nominee; ii) A complete CV and a publication list of the nominee; iii) 2 letters of support from experts emphasizing the broad significance of all research contributions to date of the nominee; and, iv) A proposed citation. Self nominations will not be considered. The entire packet should be bundled into a single PDF file and e-mailed to Ms. Randi Neshteruk (rxh1[AT]psu.edu) by Friday, January 30th 2015. The prize consisting of a certificate and a monetary reward will be presented during the Loops 2013 conference, which will be held at FAU, Erlangen-Nurnbeg from July 6th to 10th, 2015. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.7. Newly launched journal in gravitation and comsology: Universe ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2014/11/27/newly-launched-journal-in-gra… Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe You are cordially invited to submit your research papers to the newly launched journal Universe. Welcome! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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