In the News
June 29, 2023
First Evidence of Giant Gravitational Waves Thrills Astronomers
That makes for a remarkably elegant natural experiment. âYou donât need to build this billion-dollar detector; you just need to put together a radio telescope and look out into the universe,â says Caitlin Witt, an astrophysicist at Northwestern University and a NANOGrav member. Read more at Scientific American.
June 29, 2023
Exotic stars enable scientists to tune into the hum of a cosmic symphony
An international team of researchers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, have used a galaxy-sized tool composed of 68 dead stars to sense the longest, slowest gravitational waves ever detected. Read more at Northwestern University News and through NANOGrav.
June 8, 2023
Gravitational waves from supermassive black hole binaries might be âright around the cornerâ
New study, led by Caitlin Witt for the NANOGrav collaboration, further narrows the search for elusive pairs of monster black holes. Read more from Northwestern University News.
March 14, 2023
Caitlin Witt has been named a finalist for the Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Thesis Prize by The American Physical Society’s Division of Astrophysics, for âfoundational advances in multi-messenger astrophysics, and in the study of binary supermassive black holes using both electromagnetic and gravitational radiation.â Read more about the other finalists in the DAP’s newsletter.
July 3, 2022
The longest gravitational waveshttps://t.co/sUHPDOLgRj
— Ethan Siegel (@StartsWithABang) July 3, 2022
New podcast!
LIGO sees the shortest-period gravitational waves.
LISA will see ones with longer periods.
But the longest periods of all? That requires a wholly different technique, as @CaitlinWitt332 and I explore!
April 19, 2022
Caitlin Witt Awarded Prestigious CIERA-Adler Postdoctoral Fellowship
Caitlin Witt, has been awarded the prestigious CIERA-Adler Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chicago, Illinois. Read More
April 15, 2022
GradLife 601: Diving into black holes with Caitlin Witt
In this episode of GradLife 601, host Dr. Nancy Caronia speaks with Caitlin Witt, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, to discuss her research into black holes and why she chose WVU for her graduate education. Read More
April 8, 2022
Five New Postdoctoral Researchers Join CIERA
Caitlin (West Virginia University) will be the first CIERA-Adler Postdoctoral Fellow. Read More
April 4, 2022
Congratulations to DR. Caitlin Witt, on a successful dissertation defense this morning. đ @CaitlinWitt332 @PhysicsAndAstro pic.twitter.com/y4ECDghAbR
— Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology (@gwacwvu) April 4, 2022
March 21, 2022
Three-Minute Thesis Grand finale finalists announced
This 3MT competition, originally developed by the University of Queensland, challenges doctoral students to present their research topic and its significance in three minutes using just one slide. The 3MT competition develops academic, presentation and research communication skills, as well as supports the development of graduate students’ capacity to communicate their research succinctly to a non-specialist audience. Read More
June 15, 2021
Caitlin Witt awarded a STEM Completion Grant; WVU Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology News
Caitlin Witt, a Graduate Research Assistant, in Physics and Astronomy and the Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology, was recently awarded the STEM Completion Grant which is sponsored by the WVU Office of Graduate Education and Life. Read More
May 21, 2021
Congratulations to Graduate Research Assistant Caitlin Witt on receiving an Office of Graduate Education and Life STEM Completion Grant! Congrats @CaitlinWitt332 ! pic.twitter.com/1tKFGTWH2N
— WVU Physics & Astro (@PhysicsAndAstro) May 21, 2021
May 3, 2021
The Future of Women in STEM; Eberly Magazine, Spring 2021.
Alumna Amy Keesee (PhD Physics, ‘06) and physics graduate student Caitlin Witt discuss the value for everyone to learn more science, how COVID-19 created obstacles and unexpected opportunities for research and why we must both attract and retain underrepresented people in STEM fields. Read More
March 22, 2021
We are happy to announce that this month's Hero of NANOGrav is Caitlin Witt! Thank you for all your hard work, @CaitlinWitt332 pic.twitter.com/9CjlXFf2RO
— NANOGrav PFC (@NANOGrav) March 22, 2021
August 12, 2020
Newest Publication from Caitlin Witt in collaboration with NANOGrav; WVU Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology News
Caitlin Witt, a graduate student in Physics and Astronomy at WVU, recently had her research published in The Astrophysical Journal. Read More
August 11, 2020
Multi-Messenger Searches for Gravitational Waves in Galaxy 3C66B; NANOGrav News
May 21, 2020
Two graduate students awarded the O. Rex Ford Scholarship; WVU Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology News
Two WVU graduate students were recently awarded the O.Rex Ford Scholarship for Physics. Caitlin Witt and Brent Shapiro-Albert were chosen for this prestigious award based on academic excellence.
April 27, 2020
Outstanding Student Organization Leader
— WVUStudentEngagement (@WVUSEL) April 27, 2020
Award Winner: Caitlin Witt, Physics and Astronomy Graduate Student Organization
Congratulations! Thank you to our presenter! Meshea Poore, Vice President, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion pic.twitter.com/aubOER6s3w