########################################## 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-re... 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-et20... 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-meeting... 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-co... 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-201... 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 Einstein’s 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-gene... 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-fellow... 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-gener... 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-chr... 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-progra... 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-gross... 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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++