Dr. Laura Cadonati

Professor

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Biography

Laura Cadonati is a Professor in the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She completed her Ph.D. in Physics at Princeton University. Since January 2015, she has been a part of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics at Georgia Tech, prior to which she was affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Professor Cadonati's primary research interests lie in gravitational wave astrophysics, where she is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration since 2002. She has also contributed to particle astrophysics, being involved in the Borexino Collaboration for solar neutrino detection since 2013 and the DarkSide Collaboration focusing on direct dark matter searches since 2014.

Research Interests

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.