According to Sebastiano Bernuzzi, Jena offers the best environment to advance his research. Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
Sebastiano Bernuzzi is new Professor of Gravitational Theory Light It has been over a century since Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, which disrupt space-time, 'rippling' through our universe at the speed of light. The waves are caused by the acceleration of any object, but their vibrations are so incredibly weak that evidence can only be obtained from catastrophic events such as colliding neutron stars or supernova explosions. It is less than four years since researchers succeeded in detecting gravitational waves that had resulted from a collision between two black holes. This proof was hailed as a milestone in the history of astrophysics. Scientists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena were also involved in the preparatory work for this breakthrough. This team is now being strengthened by the arrival of Sebastiano Bernuzzi. The 37-year-old astrophysicist from Italy is now Professor of Gravitational Theory in Jena.
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