January 2019 - Present | Professor of Astrophysics, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Physics | |
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July 2017 - December 2018 | Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi | |
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July 2010 - June 2017 | Associate Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi | |
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January 2004 - June 2010 | Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Mississippi | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2019 - Present | Improving Data Quality of Advanced LIGO Gravitational-Wave Searches |
National Science Foundation - PHY-1921006 | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$348,181 | |
2017 - 2020 | Improving Data Quality of Advanced LIGO Gravitational-Wave Searches |
National Science Foundation - PHY-1707668 | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$120,000 | |
2014 - 2018 | Mississippi's Contribution to Advanced LIGO's Search for Gravitational Waves |
National Science Foundation - PHY-1404139 | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$375,000 | |
2011 - 2015 | Mississippi Participation in LIGO's Search for Gravitational Waves: Getting Ready for Advanced LIGO |
National Science Foundation - PHY-1067985 | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$343,038 | |
2009 - 2015 | Catching a New Wave: Gravitational-wave Astronomy as a Probe of the Universe |
National Science Foundation - PHY-0852870 | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$950,237 | |
2008 - 2011 | Mississippi's participation in LIGO's search for gravitational waves |
National Science Foundation - PHY- 0757937 | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$260,160 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science | Present | Member, American Physical Society (APS) | Present | Co-Chair, LIGO Science Collaboration’s Burst Source working group | Present | Senior member, LSC Academic Advisory Committee | 2012 - 2017 | Assistant spokesperson, LIGO Scientific Collaboration | 2012 - 2015 | Founding chair, LIGO Scientific Collaboration's Diversity group | 2008 - 2012 | Founding chair, LIGO Scientific Collaboration's Education and Public Outreach group |
Honors and Awards
- Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research (Jun 2017)
- AAS Bruno Rossi Prize (Jan 2017)
- AAAS Science Breakthrough of the year (Dec 2016)
- 2016 National Space Club Huntsville Distinguished Science Award (Oct 2016)
- Special Breakthrough Prize for the detection of gravitational waves (May 2016)
- Gruber Cosmology Prize (May 2016)
- Honorable Mention in the 2003 Gravity Research Foundation competition for the essay Cosmic black holes (May 2003)
- Third Prize in the 2002 Gravity Research Foundation competition for the essay A new era in high-energy physics (May 2002)
1996 | Ph.D. in Astrophysics, International School for Advanced Studies | |
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1992 | University Degree (Laurea, equivalent to MSc.) in Physics, University of Torino | |
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Contact Information
Missouri University of Science and Technology
204 Physics Bldg
1315 N Pine St
Rolla, MO 65401
573-341-4781
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