Focus Session:Imagining the Future: Gravitational Wave Astronomy
 

Center For Gravitational Wave Physics
Penn State University
27-30 October 2004
 
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Program:
 
Wednesday, 27 October
9:00 a.m. Sam Finn, Penn State Welcome & Introduction
9:10 a.m. J. Patrick Looney, OSTP Strategic Planning
9:40 a.m. Discussion
10:00 a.m. Coffee and morning refreshments
10:25 a.m. Sam Finn, Penn State Logistics
 
What will it mean to be a gravitational wave astronomer?
Moderator: B.S. Sathyaprakash, Cardiff University
Scribe: Ben Owen, Penn State
 
10:30 a.m. Stan Whitcomb, LIGO/Caltech
11:00 a.m. Discussion
11:30 a.m. Alberto Vecchio, University of Birmingham
12:00 p.m. Discussion
12:30 p.m. Lunch
 
What will be the interplay between gravitational wave astronomy and currently traditional forms of astronomy?
  Moderator: Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, Penn State
  Scribe: Shane Larson, Penn State
 
2:30 p.m. Andrea Lommen, Franklin and Marshall College
3:00 p.m. Discussion
3:30 p.m. Mike Eracleous, Penn State
4:00 p.m. Discussion
4:30 p.m. Coffee and afternoon refreshments
 
Thursday, 28 October
 
How will theory, observation and instrument development interact within the field?
  Moderator: Deirdre Shoemaker, Penn State
  Scribe: John McNabb, Penn State
 
9:30 a.m. Peter Saulson, Syracuse University
10:00 a.m. Discussion
10:30 a.m. Coffee and morning refreshments
11:00 a.m. Patrick Brady, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
11:30 a.m. Discussion
12:00 p.m. Lunch
 
What infrastructure will contribute to facilitating broad participation, community growth, and the best possible science?
  Moderator: Sam Finn, Penn State
  Scribe: Michelle Larson, Penn State
 
2:30 p.m. John Nousek, Penn State
3:00 p.m. Discussion
3:30 p.m. Barry Barish, LIGO/Caltech
4:00 p.m. Discussion
4:30 p.m. Coffee and afternoon refreshments
 
Friday, 29 October
 
What will be the role of individual observatories versus an international network of observatories?
  Moderator:Matt Benacquista, Montana State University - Billings
  Scribe: Sukanta Bose, Washington State University
 
9:00 a.m. Michael Kramer, University of Manchester
9:30 a.m. Discussion
10:00 a.m. Coffee and morning refreshments
10:30 a.m. Massimo Cerdonio, University of Padua
11:00 a.m. Discussion
11:30 a.m. Lunch
 
What will be the critical technologies employed for observing in different frequency ranges?
  Moderator: Katerine Rawlins, MIT
  Scribe: Keith Thorne, Penn State
 
2:00 p.m. Joe Giaime, Louisiana State University
2:30 p.m. Discussion
3:00 p.m. Nergis Malvalvala, MIT
3:30 p.m. Discussion
4:00 p.m. Coffee and afternoon refreshments
7:00 p.m. Banquet at Nittany Lion Inn
 
Saturday, 30 October
 
Workshop Review
 
9:00 a.m. What will it mean to be a gravitational wave astronomer?
  Moderator: B.S. Sathyaprakash, Cardiff University
  Scribe: Benn Owen, Penn State University
9:20 a.m. Discussion
 
9:30 a.m. What will be the interplay between gravitational wave astronomy and currently traditional forms of astronomy?
  Moderator: Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, Penn State
  Scribe: Shane Larson, Penn State
9:50 a.m. Discussion
 
10:00 a.m. Coffee and morning refreshments
 
10:30 a.m. How will theory, observation and instrument development interact within the field?
  Moderator: Deirdre Shoemaker, Penn State
  Scribe: John McNabb, Penn State
10:50 a.m. Discussion
 
11:00 a.m. What infrastructure will contribute to facilitating broad participantion, community growth, and the best possible science?
  Moderator: Sam Finn, Penn State
  Scribe: Michelle Larson, Penn State
11:20 a.m. Discussion
 
11:30 a.m. What will be the role of individual observatories versus an international network of observatories?
  Moderator: Matt Benacquista, Montana State University - Billings
  Scribe: Sukanta Bose, Washington State University
11:50 a.m. Discussion
 
12:00 p.m. What will be the critical technologies employed for observing in different frequency ranges?
  Moderator: Katherine Rawlins, MIT
  Scribe: Keith Thorne, Penn State
12:20 p.m. Discussion
 
12:30 Adjourn