It has been more than three years since scientists used the LIGO system or Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory for the first time in history directly observe gravitational waves. The stunning discovery confirmed predictions Albert Einstein made with his theory of general relativity almost a hundred years earlier.

“I'm interested, among other things, in how materials mix inside stars that are physically close to one another,” says CU Associate Professor Ondřej Pejcha. He will launch a prestigious ERC Consolidator project worth 2.3 million euros.