Laura Mersini-Houghton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Mersini-Houghton studies the origin of the universe, dark energy and the quantum physics of black holes.
Quantum Physics Cosmology Black Holes Dark Energy Origins of the Universe
Sergey Klimenko
Professor · University of Florida
Sergey Klimenko’s research interests include gravitational waves, gamma-ray bursts, and as-yet-unknown systems.
Gravitational Waves Astrophysics LIGO Black Holes
Imre Bartos
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Imre Bartos’ research interests include extreme cosmic explosions related to the formation and evolution of black holes.
Multimessenger Astronomy Astrophysics LIGO Black Holes Gravitational Waves
Stephen Eikenberry
Professor · University of Florida
Stephen Eikenberry’s research interests include black holes, neutron stars, and astronomical instruments.
Black Holes LIGO Astronomy
Sarah Gallagher
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy · University of Western Ontario
Professor Gallagher's research focuses on investigating the nature of winds from luminous quasars
University Education Physics Education Space Astronomy Astrophysics Black Holes
Guido Mueller
Professor · University of Florida
Guido Mueller’s research interests include quantum optics and detectors for axions and axion-like particles.
Gravitational Waves LIGO Astrophysics
Jonas Mureika
Chair and Professor of Physics · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Physics Theoretical Cosmology Particle Physics Theories of Gravitation Teaching
Amber Stuver, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physics | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Amber Stuver, PhD, is an expert in gravitational waves.
Gravity Astrophysics Gravitational Waves Black Holes
Bernard Whiting
Professor · University of Florida
Bernard Whiting’s research interests include theoretical and experimental approaches to the understanding of gravitational waves.
Gravitational Waves Astrophyics LIGO Black Holes
Michael Norman
Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center and Distinguished Professor of Physics · UC San Diego
Michael Norman is author of over 300 research articles in the diverse areas of astrophysics, including star and galaxy formation.
High-Energy Astro Galaxy Formation Computational Astrophysics Cosmology Star Formation
David Reitze
Professor · University of Florida
David Reitze’s research interests include femtosecond lasers and their interactions with matter gravitational-wave interferometry.
Gravitational Waves LIGO Astrophyics
Alison Coil
Professor · UC San Diego
Alison Coil specializes in observational astrophysics, galaxy evolution, observational cosmology, and large-scale structure
Observational Cosmology Observational Astrophysics Astrophysics Galaxy Evolution
David Burrows
PROFESSOR, Department of Astronomy and Physics · Pennsylvania State University
Expert in high energy astrophysics, focusing on supernova remnants
Physics Telescopes Astronomy Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows X-ray Instrumentation
Craig Callender
Professor of Philosophy · UC San Diego
Craig Callender specializes in environmental ethics and the philosophy of science, physics, metaphysics and time.
Philosophy of Time Metaphysics Philosophy of Science Ethics Philosophy of Physics
Hai-Ping Cheng
Professor · University of Florida
Hai-Ping Cheng’s research interests include physical phenomena at ultra-small (nano) scale via large-scale computational approach.
Physics LIGO
David Tanner
Distinguished Professor · University of Florida
David Tanner’s research interests include instrumentation for gravitational-wave detection.
Physics LIGO
Guenakh Mitselmakher
Distinguished Professor · University of Florida
Guenakh Mitselmakher’s research interests include experimental particle physics and LIGO experiment for the search of gravitational waves.
Gravitational Waves LIGO Astrophysics
David Bader
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Interests lie at the intersection of data science & high-performance computing, with applications in cybersecurity
Computational Genomics Applications in Cybersecurity Data Science High-Performance Computing Massive-Scale Analytics
James Bullock
Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor Physical Sciences, Physics & Astronomy · UC Irvine
James Bullock studies how galaxies and their constituent dark matter halos have formed and evolved over billions of years of cosmic time.
Dark Matter Star Formation Astronomy Galaxy Dynamics Physics
Megan Donahue
Professor of Astronomy · Michigan State University
Megan Donahue is an expert on AGN feedback in clusters and circumgalactic gas and is now president of the American Astronomical Society.
Galaxy Formation Galaxies Stars