From Earth to the Fabric of SpaceTime
Join Glasgow alumna Prof. Carole Mundell, now Director of Science at the European Space Agency (ESA), to hear about some of the astronomical highlights of the last 50 years of ESA and plans for future missions to learn about gravity, cosmology and our place in the Universe. Before and after the talk, there is the opportunity to enjoy science demonstrations from research staff in the Institute for Gravitational Research.
GR Amaldi 2025
Date: Wednesday 16 July 2025
Time: 19:30 - 20:30
Venue: The Clyde Auditorium, SEC
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: Prof. Carole Mundell
Carole Mundell, the Director of Science at the European Space Agency (ESA), will be delivering a public lecture on the Wednesday evening of the conference. An undergraduate student at the University of Glasgow, Carole completed her PhD at Manchester University working at Jodrell Bank Observatory, after several prestigious fellowships, awards and founding an Astrophysics group at the University of Bath she joined ESA where she is now Director of Science. With such a fascinating career of research, communication and innovation where she has done it all from theory to observation and technology innovation covering the astrophysics of gamma-ray bursts, black hole formation, robotic telescope automation, amongst a long list, we are excited to hear what she has to tell us.
The public lecture will be accompanied by an exhibition of educational resources and astrophysics demonstrations. Researchers attending GR–Amaldi from across the world will be bringing their favorite science demonstrations for the public to see, hear, touch and learn more about the complex world of gravity, astrophysics and gravitational waves. This exhibition will be in the entrance foyer before and after the public talk, so remember to arrive early.
This lecture is part of the public programme of the GR Amaldi conference organised by the University of Glasgow and the institute of Physics https://iop.eventsair.com/gr24-amaldi16/public-programme