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Aaron Dotter (CfA) Title: How stellar winds affect stellar evolution Abstract: I will begin with a brief review of the different mechanisms by which stars lose mass. I will then describe how stellar winds influence stellar evolution across the H-R diagram...

"LISA: A spaceborne gravitational wave observatory" Abstract: The concept of putting a gravitational-wave detector in space, using lasers to measure fluctuations in the space-time between satellites, was first discussed just 2 years after the ground-based...

"The search for primordial gravitational waves, part 2 -- experimental perspective" Abstract: The BICEP/Keck Array cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization experiments located at the South Pole are a series of small-aperture refracting telescopes...

"The Search for Primordial Gravitational Waves" Abstract: Observations of the cosmic microwave background so far reveal no evidence of gravitational waves in the very early universe. I will discuss what a detection or an improved upper limit could tell us...

"Identifying Binary Black Holes formed in Dense Stellar Environments" Abstract: The recent detections of gravitational waves from merging binary black holes have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of compact object astrophysics. But to fully...

Beyond Advanced LIGO: the future of ground based observations Abstract: Advanced LIGO started the era of gravitational wave astronomy during its first observing run, O1, in 2015. Since then, the international gravitational wave community has been making...

"The Electromagnetic Counterparts of Gravitational Wave Sources" Abstract: The combined study of gravitational wave and electromagnetic signals from compact object mergers can provide unique insight that is not accessible through each technique alone. I...

Gravitational waves from binary systems Abstract: I will review the basic physics of gravitational wave emission from binary systems, describing how the characteristics of a binary get imprinted on its gravitational waves, and thus how measuring these...

The Multi-Dimensional Core-Collapse Supernova Mechanism Abstract: Core-collapse supernovae have challenged theorists and computational science for half a century. Such explosions are the source of many of the heavy elements in the Universe and the...