Dr. Drew G. Keppel, Caltech, LIGO and Synaptics
Drew spent eight years in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC),developing algorithms to detect gravitational wave signals from binary black holes and neutron stars. He has a Ph.D. in gravitational wave physics from Caltech and, as a member of the LSC, is a co-recipient of the 2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. Topic: LIGO: Design and Destiny. Drew gives an overview of LIGO, discussing its design and purpose and its contribution to our astronomical understanding of the universe.