DUTCH NWO-I, NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN GRAVITATIONAL OBSERVATORY

8 April 2022

NWO-I the Netherlands Scientific Research Institutes, has officially become an associate member of the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) consortium, along with founding members of EGO  CNRS and INFN.  NWO-I manages Nikhef, the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics, which has contributed resources and researchers to the Virgo experiment for many years. The official entry of NOW-I required the approval of a new statute for the EGO consortium, which was officially signed by representatives of all institutions involved on March 22.

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