New leadership team to guide the Einstein Telescope Collaboration at a defining moment for gravitational-wave science
18.03.2026
New leadership team to guide the Einstein Telescope Collaboration at a defining moment for gravitational-wave science
The Einstein Telescope Collaboration has appointed a new spokesperson team, Prof Michele Maggiore and Dr Angélique Lartaux, effective 23 March 2026. They succeed the outgoing team, Michele Punturo and Harald Lück, who have laid the foundations for Europe’s next-generation gravitational-wave observatory. The transition comes at a pivotal stage as the project moves closer to realisation.
The international Einstein Telescope (ET) Collaboration today announces a change in its scientific leadership, as a new spokesperson team takes office on 23 March 2026. Professor Michele Maggiore and Dr Angélique Lartaux will serve jointly as spokesperson and deputy spokesperson, succeeding Michele Punturo and Harald Lück. Together, the new team will guide the collaboration through its next phase at a time when key decisions on the realisation of the Einstein Telescope are approaching.