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A Siksikgeguwan's Experience With Gravity Wave
Observations And The Importance Of Education
Corey GrayLIGO Hanford Observatory
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FAMILY
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Educational & Career Path
K-12 in southern California Siksika Nation post secondary student at Humboldt
State University (northern Calif.)» B.S. Physics and Applied Mathematics» Several summer internships (Washington D.C., UCSF, Stanford)---very important!
First job with the LIGO Hanford Observatory
Trinidad beach near HSU
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Naked-Eye Astronomy
Winter count:“1835: year stars fell” Leonid Shower
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1) Three of the Biggest Interferometers (one 2km and two 4km)
LIGO Facilities
LIGO (Washington) LIGO (Louisiana)2km & 4km ifos 4km ifo
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Seismic Isolation System(cont.)
•Seismic noise over ~40Hz attenuated
•Supports all internal components
Note: Installation required high cleanliness to prevent possibility of contaminating optics and outgassing.
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Specialized And Custom Optics (cont.)
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Extra Pictures
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Extra Pictures
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My Role With LIGO
MIT 2001
Talk at White Swan High School (11/01)
LHO Control Room
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Excitement at LIGO
Mag 6.8on 2/28/01
Hanford Patrol
June 2000150 sq mile
fire