Newswise — After decades of effort with some of the most sensitive detection facilities ever built, an international team of scientists using the LIGO facilities in the United States has confirmed the existence of gravitational waves, something predicted by physicist Albert Einstein a century ago.

What does this discovery mean for our understanding of the universe? What are the implications and next steps?

Physicist Rainer Dick, whose expertise includes gravitation and cosmology, is available to speak on gravitational waves, the significance of this discovery, and its implications for science and society. Professor Dick is a professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at the University of Saskatchewan.

Professor Dick is available to speak to media on the topic of gravitational waves.