2023 Lunar GW Workshop

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Merging Lunar Exploration with the Multi-Messenger Revolution

October 4–6, 2023

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN, USA

This year’s International Lunar Gravitational-Wave Workshop will be held in Vanderbilt University’s beautiful Alumni Hall. Join us for three days of exploring the possibilities of conducting gravitational-wave astronomy on the lunar surface.

Meeting Rationale

The goal of this meeting is to explore the technology and science case for developing gravitational-wave astronomy on the lunar surface. The discussion will focus on:

(1) Laser Interferometer Lunar Antenna (LILA) Technologies

(2) Overlap with Geoscience and NASA/ESA Lunar Missions

(3) Multi-Messenger Astrophysics and Cosmology from the Moon

A first-of-its-kind meeting in the US, it aims to serve as a focal point for the international teams involved in lunar exploration and gravitational-wave projects. We will discuss the current state-of-the-art technologies, potential timelines and identify challenges.

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Accommodation

Conference Hotel: Holiday Inn Nashville-Vanderbilt

2613 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203 United States | 12-minute walk to workshop venue

Organizers have blocked off rooms at this hotel at a reduced rate ($199/night) and highly encourage participants to stay here. If you intend to room with another participant, we have booked off a portion of rooms with two beds for you to select at checkout. Booking link TBA.

Accommodations include a free shuttle from hotel to the workshop venue. Interested attendees can ask for shuttle times at the front desk.

Agenda

TBA

Participants

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Organizing Committees

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)	Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC)
Karan Jani (Vanderbilt Lunar Labs; Chair)	Karan Jani (Vanderbilt University; Chair)
Robert Reed (Vanderbilt Institute for Space Defense & Electronics)	Eleonora Capocasa (Université Paris Cité)
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann (Vanderbilt Initiative for Gravity, Waves & Fluids)	Kelly Holley-Bockelmann (Vanderbilt University)
Kaitlin Porter (Vanderbilt Lunar Labs; Admin)	Philippe Lognonné (Université Paris Cité)
	Robert Reed (Vanderbilt University)
	Simone Dell'Agnello (INFN-Frascati National Labs)
	Stuart Bale (University of California, Berkeley)