Who we are
The IMPRS on Gravitational Wave Astronomy is a collaboration between the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Instiute, AEI), which is located in Potsdam and Hannover, the Leibniz Universität Hannover, and the Laser Zentrum Hannover.
Scientific research ranges from laser development, interferometry and quantum optics to data analysis and numerical simulations of gravitational wave sources. The AEI and the Institute of Gravitational Physics of the Leibniz Universität Hannover develop and operate the gravitational wave detector GEO600 in the vicinity of Hannover, in cooperation with UK partners in Glasgow and Cardiff, and play a leading role in the development of LISA, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna.
Participating research groups:
Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam-Golm
www.aei.mpg.de
- Astrophysical Relativity Division (Bernard F. Schutz)
- Gravitational Wave Group (Maria Alessandra Papa)
- Numerical Relativity Group (Luciano Rezzolla)
Albert Einstein Institute Hannover
www.aei-hannover.de
The AEI Hannover includes two divisions of the AEI and the Institute for Gravitational Physics of the Leibniz Universität Hannover.
- Laser Interferometry and Gravitational Wave Astronomy Division (Karsten Danzmann)
- Observational Relativity and Cosmology Division (Bruce Allen)
Leibniz Universität Hannover
www.uni-hannover.de
- Institute for Quantum Optics
- Atom Optics and Laser Medicine Group (Wolfgang Ertmer)
- Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Theoretical Quantum Optics Group (Luis Santos)
- String Theory and Gravitation (Norbert Dragon)
Laser Zentrum Hannover
www.lzh.de
- Laser Development (Dietmar Kracht)
