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Lost in space?What connects gravitational waves with space travel and climate change27th January, 2020 6:00 pm to 8:00 pmRepresentation of the State of Lower Saxony to the European Union, Brussels
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
It was a scientific sensation: in
September 2015, an international
team of researchers succeeded for the
first time in providing direct evidence
of the gravitational waves predicted
by Albert Einstein. Quantum
physicists from the Albert Einstein
Institute Hannover/Max Planck
Institute for Gravitational Physics
contributed to this discovery, which
was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2017.
The exciting question now is as to
the possibilities of this discovery:
gravitational waves are a window
into the history of the universe. In
the future, researchers want to build
telescopes in space and with the
satellite network LISA, a research
consortium from all over Europe, look
deep into the nursery of the universe.
The goal is to listen one day to the
big bang. However, there are also
more practical applications such as
measuring the earth gravity field in
the framework of the GRACE Follow-
on Mission, a collaboration between
NASA and Germany, that provides
information on changes in large ice
and water masses around the world.
This knowledge is invaluable for
climate research.
We would like to discuss the future of
gravitational wave astronomy and its
possible uses in solving major social
issues, and we look forward to your
participation.
Yours,
27th January, 2020 6:00 pm to 8:00 pmBrussels
Sabine Johannsen,
State Secretary in the Ministry of Science
and Culture of Lower Saxony
Programme
27th January, 2020, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pmRepresentation of the State of Lower Saxony to the European Union, Brussels
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WelcomeMichael Freericks
Head of the Representation of the State of
Lower Saxony to the European Union
Dr. Sabine Johannsen
State Secretary in the Ministry of Science
and Culture of Lower Saxony
Dialogue with science
Moderation: Jan-Martin Wiarda
Science journalist
Thomas Reiter
Former ESA astronaut with space flights to
Mir and ISS, adviser to the ESA Director General
Prof. Gerhard Heinzel
Albert Einstein Institute Hannover/Max Planck
Institute for Gravitational Physics
Apl. Prof. Dr. Benno Willke
Research Group Leader, Laser Development
and Advanced LIGO, Laser Interferometry &
Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Albert Einstein
Institute Hannover/Max Planck Institute for
Gravitational Physics
Afterwards you are kindly invited
to a light meal and further discussions.
Venue
Representation of the State of Lower Saxony
to the European Union
Rue Montoyer 61, 1000 Brussels
Map and directions:
https://www.mb.niedersachsen.de/startseite/
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brussel/wegbeschreibung/wegbeschrei-
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Registration at
www.forschung-made-in-niedersachsen.de
Ministry of Science and Culture
of Lower Saxony
Leibnizufer 9, 30169 Hannover
Telefon: 0511 / 120-2599
E-Mail: forschung-made-in-niedersachsen@
mwk.niedersachsen.de
Admission is free. The doors will open 45
minutes before the event. As a courtesy to
the speakers, we shall close the doors once
the event has begun.
Photo and film recordings of guests and participants
of the event may be published as part of the state
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in its printed documentation. By participating in the
event, participants agree thereto. If you do not agree,
please notify us in a timely manner.
