Michael Guidry
Learn about gravitational waves during an ORIONÂ astronomy club meeting on Wednesday.
The meeting will feature Mike Guidry, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Tennessee and an adjunct staff member with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Physics and Computer Science departments.
On September 14, 2015, the event detectors from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO, facilities in Washington and Louisiana recorded data that was consistent with the merging of two black holes, a press release said. Together, the recorded data form the event known as GW150914.
“There is much excitement in the scientific community about what this event means in relation to the predictions made by Einstein’s theory of general relativity 100 years ago,” the press release said. “Dr. Guidry will explain—as simply as possible—gravitational waves, how they were detected, and the significance of event GW150914 to the world of physics and astronomy.”
Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. The meeting is at the Grove Theater at 123 Randolph Road in Oak Ridge at 7 p.m. Wednesday May 18.
This press release was submitted by Jennifer Hartwig.
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