Tzavta #5 Michael Landry

MICHAEL LANDRY – Guest Speaker

Arguably the astrophysical discovery of the century, and almost a hundred years after Einstein theorized the existence of gravitational waves, the LIGO instruments recorded “the ringing sounds of spacetime generated by astrophysical calamities” — the collision of two black holes 1.4 billion light-years away.

Michael Landry is a physicist and director of the LIGO Hanford Observatory in Washington State. His research focuses on gravitational wave detection, advancing experimental astrophysics and deepening our understanding of the universe.

DR. CLIFTON CUNNINGHAM – moderator

Dr. Clifton Cunningham, from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Calgary, served as interviewer. His academic work explores number theory and representation theory, and he is dedicated to fostering dialogue between mathematics, science, and the broader community.