Last week, Sept 16-20, La Sapienza University of Rome hosted the first TEONGRAV international workshop on the theory of gravitational waves. TEONGRAV is a collaboration of 11 research groups from across Italy, all exploring different aspects of gravitational waves. The event brought together members of this vibrant community, along with renowned researchers from around the globe, to discuss some of the hottest topics in gravity right now: gravitational waves (GW) modeling, tests of gravity, neutron star equations of state, astrophysical black hole formation, and electromagnetic counterparts to GW events.

Three members of the STRONG group participated in the workshop. Gregorio Carullo was an invited speaker, delivering a plenary talk titled "Modeling and Observational Status of Black Hole Vibrational Spectra," where he explored the potential for discoveries through ringdown observations and how current models can be improved. Marina De Amicis gave a talk on “Inspiral-inherited ringdown tails”, focusing on the analytical and phenomenological understanding of the tail part of the ringdown and its potential to reveal new physics. Daniele Pica gave a talk as well presenting his work “Binary mergers in strong gravity background of Kerr black hole”, analysing the dynamics of a black hole three body system in the strong gravity regime.

You can check out some pictures and browse the abstracts on the conference webpage:https://agenda.infn.it/event/39201/overview.

This workshop was a great opportunity to engage with the community, while enjoying the sights of one of the most beautiful cities in the world!