• Physics and Astronomy Colloquium

January 30, 2026 3:30 PM - January 30, 2026 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100

Host:

Paco Salces Carcoba

Presenter:

David H. Reitze | Director, LIGO Lab

About David Reitze

My research program is centered broadly on gravitational-wave physics and astronomy, and specifically on the development and operation of current and future gravitational-wave detectors and on understanding what gravitational wave astronomy tells us about the universe. This includes gravitational-wave astrophysics, investigations of thermal effects in interferometers, development of high power optical components, as well as the design, construction, and operation of the LIGO interferometers located in Hanford, WA and Livingston, LA.