Coordinators of GWSC

Prof. Michele Maggiore

Coordinator, Executive Board Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, Section of Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include the theory of gravitational waves, large-scale structure, and the origin of dark matter. Furthermore, he is co-chair of the Einstein Telescope Observing Science Board, as well as member of the Einstein Telescope Executive Board and the Einstein Telescope Collaboration Board.

Prof. Anastasios Fragkos (a.k.a Tassos Fragos)

Vice-coordinator, executive board member

Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva

His research interests include gravitational-wave astrophysics, compact object (black hole and neutron star) formation, high-energy astrophysics, and several aspects of stellar and binary evolution. Furthermore, he is the Swiss national representative at the Einstein Telescope Board of Scientific Representatives, co-I of the Einstein Telescope Preparatory Phase (ET-PP) project, and member of the Einstein Telescope Observing Science Board and e-Infrastructure Board, as well as a member of the LISA Astrophysics Working Group.

Executive Board Members of GWSC

Prof. Steven Schramm

Executive board member

Department of Nuclear and Corpuscular Physics, University of Geneva

His interests include hadronic physics, machine learning, and gravitational waves.  He is the chair of the Einstein Telescope multi-messenger alerts infrastructure division within the e-Infrastructue Board, and is a member of the Einstein Telescope Observational Science Board.

Prof. Antonio Riotto

Executive Board Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, Section of Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include the study of inflation in the early universe, the cosmic microwave background, large-scale structure, dark matter and baryon asymmetry. Furthermore, he is chairing the “Populations Studies” division of the Einstein Telescope Observing Science Board.

Prof. George Meynet

Executive board member

Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva

His research interests include the evolution of massive stars, physical processes in stellar interiors, and stellar nucleosynthesis

Prof. Federico Nieto Sanchez

Executive board member

Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva

His research interests include neutrino physics.

Members of GWSC

Mr. Zepei Xing

Member

Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva

His research interests include population synthesis of double compact objects.

Mr. Niccolo Muttoni

Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include gravitational waves and cosmology.

Mr. Francesco Iacovelli

Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include Gravitational waves, Modified gravity, Dark energy, Large scale structure.

Mr. Zakaria Belkhadria

Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Cagliari

His research interests include astrophysical and cosmological aspects of alternative theories of gravity (black holes, gravitational waves and late-time cosmology).

Dr. Simone Bavera

Member

Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva

His research interests include gravitational-wave astrophysics, population synthesis of double compact objects, long-duration gamma-ray bursts, Bayesian statistics and machine learning applied to astrophysical problems.

Dr. Matthias Kruchow

Member

Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva

His research interests include stellar and binary evolution physics, binary population synthesis, formation of compact object binaries, and gravitational-wave astrophysics, .

Dr. Merlin Kole

Member

Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include gamma-ray polarimetry, multi-messenger astronomy, and gravitational waves.

Dr. Stefano Foffa

Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include gravitational waves and general relativity.

Prof. Chiara Caprini

Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva / CERN

Her research interests include gravitational waves, cosmology, early universe, cosmic magnetic fields and LISA science. Furthermore, she is Coordinator of the Science Investigation Work Package of the LISA Science Group” and “Founder of the LISA Cosmology Working Group”.

Prof. Camille Bonvin

Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva

Her research interests include large-scale structure, dark energy, modified gravity, relativistic effects, and gravitational waves.

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Prof. Martin Kunz

Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include dark energy, cosmic microwave background, topological defects, inflation, and modified gravity

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Prof. Lucas Lombriser

Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include large-scale structure, gravitational waves, dark energy, modified gravity, LISA, cosmological Constant Problem,  and the Hubble constant

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Prof. Pascal Oesch

Member

Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva

His research interests include observations of very high-redshift galaxies.

Former Members

Dr. Michele Mancarella

Former Member

Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva

His research interests include Dark energy, Modified gravity, Gravitational waves, Machine Learning, and science related to the Einstein Telescope and the LISA mision.