AASTCS 6: 12th International LISA Symposium

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AASTCS 6
12th International LISA Symposium
Chicago, IL
8 – 13 July 2018

12th International LISA Symposium
8-13 July 2018

Westin Chicago River North

320 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654

The 12th International LISA Symposium features a program dedicated to gravitational wave astrophysics, with particular emphasis on sources that can be observed in the millihertz band by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), the current status and unique challenges in gravitational theory and analysis for LISA sources, and the latest updates on the development of the LISA mission.

The Symposium is hosted by the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) at Northwestern University, and co-sponsored by the American Astronomical Society. This is the 6th meeting organized by the AAS as part of its new Topical Conference Series.

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Scientific Organizing Committee:

  • Shane Larson, co-chair (CIERA)
  • Fred Rasio, co-chair (CIERA)
  • Stas Babak (AEI)
  • Laura Cadonati (Georgia Tech)
  • Chiara Caprini (APC)
  • Karsten Danzmann (AEI)
  • Jeff Hazboun (UTRGV)
  • Kelly Holley-Bockelmann (Vanderbilt)
  • Brittany Kamai (Caltech)
  • Paul McNamara (ESA)
  • Samaya Nissanke (Radboud)
  • Elena Rossi (Leiden)
  • David Shoemaker (MIT)
  • Bill Weber (Trento)

International Advisory Committee:

  • Lisa Barsotti (MIT)
  • Laura Blecha (U Florida)
  • John Conklin (U Florida)
  • Neil Cornish (Montana State)
  • Curt Cutler (JPL)
  • Luigi Ferraioli (ETH-Zurich)
  • Saavik Ford (AMNH/CUNY)
  • Jonathan Gair (Edinburgh)
  • Martin Hewitson (AEI)
  • Tyson Littenberg (MSFC)
  • Jeff Livas (GSFC)
  • Kirk McKenzie (JPL)
  • Maura McLaughlin (West Virginia U)
  • Cole Miller (U Maryland)
  • Guido Mueller (U Florida)
  • Gijs Nelemans (Radboud)
  • Smadar Naoz (UCLA)
  • Antoine Petiteau (APC- Paris)
  • Ed Porter (APC - Paris)
  • Deirdre Shoemaker (Georgia Tech)
  • Tuck Stebbins (NLST)
  • Ira Thorpe (GSFC)
  • Michele Vallisneri (JPL)
  • Alberto Vecchio (U Birmingham)
  • Marta Volonteri (IAP, France)
  • Harry Ward (Glasgow)