Contributing computational resources to astrophysics research
Einstein@Home is a distributed computing project that searches for weak astrophysical signals from spinning neutron stars (pulsars) and gravitational waves detected by LIGO and Virgo observatories. This groundbreaking research helps us understand the universe at its most fundamental level.
The project analyzes data from LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and Virgo detectors to search for continuous gravitational waves from rapidly rotating neutron stars. These discoveries have revolutionized our understanding of spacetime and cosmic phenomena.
Van Graham's computational contributions help analyze massive datasets from gravitational wave detectors, contributing to discoveries that have earned Nobel Prizes and fundamentally changed our understanding of the universe's most extreme objects.
