John Whelan
Professor
John Whelan
Professor
Education
BA, Cornell University; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara
Currently Teaching
In the News
-
March 14, 2025
!["A group of nine people pose with awards at the PI Millionaires event, standing in front of a screen displaying the event’s name and a tiger mascot. The attendees are dressed in business or smart casual attire, holding glass trophies, and smiling.]()
RIT recognizes faculty-researchers for innovative projects and funding milestones
Researchers who contributed to RIT receiving nearly $103 million in sponsored research awards during the past fiscal year, including 10 faculty members who reached or surpassed $1 million this past fiscal year, were inducted into the yearly classes of PI Millionaires. -
June 12, 2023
![aerial view of a facility in the middle of nowhere.]()
Gravitational-wave detectors start next observing run to explore the secrets of the universe
According to scientists from across the globe—including those working on the project from RIT—this observing run by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) collaboration features upgraded instruments, new and even more accurate signal models, and more advanced data analysis methods.
-
January 27, 2023
![Artistic representation of an orange neutron star spitting material into a spinning vortex.]()
RIT scientists reach a milestone in the search for continuous gravitational waves
Scientists on the hunt for a previously undetected type of gravitational waves believe they are getting close and have refined techniques to use in upcoming observational runs. Researchers from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration outlined the most sensitive search to date for continuous gravitational waves from a promising source in a paper recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.
-
August 24, 2022
Whelan named co-chair of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA group