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Profil
| Derzeitige Stellung | Professor W-2 und Äquivalente |
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| Fachgebiet | Theoretische Physik,Astronomie |
| Keywords | computational physics, black holes, general relativity, gravitational waves |
| Auszeichnungen | 2023: Fellow, American Physical Society 2016: Gruber Cosmology Prize 2016: Outstanding Referee of the American Physical Society 2016: Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics2016 2015: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 2014: Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Numerical Relativity and Gravitational Wave Astrophysics 2014: Ontario Early Researcher Award 2005: American Physical Society Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Work in Computational Physics |
Aktuelle Kontaktadresse
| Land | Deutschland |
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| Ort | Potsdam |
| Universität/Institution | Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut) |
Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung
| Prof. Dr. Alessandra Buonanno | Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut), Golm |
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| Beginn der ersten Förderung | 01.01.2016 |
Programm(e)
| 2015 | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm |
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Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden
| Professor Pfeiffer is well known internationally for his contribution to the understanding of the behavior of colliding black holes, one of the prime sources of gravitational waves for gravitational-wave detectors. He has significantly enhanced the understanding of gravity for very strong gravitating systems. In Germany, he will lead the production of numerical simulations that are used to develop waveform-templates for merging black holes. |