The sound of the cosmos - on the track of gravitational waves (in German)
Meet the Scientist
- Date: Jun 29, 2023
- Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Benjamin Knispel
- Location: MS Wissenschaft, Anleger am Mittellandkanal nahe dem Finanzamt Hannover, Vahrenwald
- Host: MS Wissenschaft
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam and Hannover study gravitational waves. The researchers also measure these extremely weak waves, simulate events, analyze data and develop measuring instruments. With the exhibit of the MPI for Gravitational Physics, you can explore gravitational waves yourself and eavesdrop on the cosmos.
As part of Meet the Scientist, Benjamin Knispel gives insights into his work. He discovered astronomy as his passion in his youth. This was followed by a physics degree in Hannover and an astrophysics doctoral thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, including a new search for neutron stars with the distributed computing project Einstein@Home. Since 2015, he has been responsible for the institute's public relations work and particularly likes to present astronomical and physical topics in ways that are easy to understand for the general public.