Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry

Welcome to the Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry at The Pennsylvania State University.
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The Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry, an inter-disciplinary research facility, was established at Penn State in the fall of 1993. It draws faculty and researchers from the departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mathematics, and Physics, within the Eberly College of Science. The administrative staff of the CGPG consists of: Abhay Ashtekar (Director), Pablo Laguna (Associate Director), and Karen Brewster (Administrative Assistant). See also The Center for Gravitational Wave Physics, an NSF Physics Frontier Center. The main research interests of the CGPG faculty are:
Classical General Relativity Numerical Relativity Relativistic Astrophysics Operator Algebras	Quantum Gravity Gravitational Wave Phenomenology Radio Astronomy Non-commutative Geometry
Latest CGPG News
New Faculty appointments in Gravitational Physics - (28 March 2002) New Opening for Post-Doctoral Position in Grid Computing for Gravitational Wave Data Analysis - (13 March 2002) Press release: Center for Gravitational Wave Physics The National Science Foundation creates in Penn State the Center for Gravitational Wave Physics as part of its new Physics Frontier Centers program. (See All News)
The following weekly scientific meetings will take place in Osmond 318 during Spring 2002:
Center Seminar, Mondays 3:00pm Center Lunch, Tuesdays noon Numerical Relativity Lunch, Thursdays, 11:30am Gravity Theory Seminar, Fridays, 11:00am Gravity Wave Group Meeting, Fridays, 3:30pm
Activities of the Center are supported in part by The National Science Foundation, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, The Eberly Family Fund, and The Pennsylvania State University. Back to Top