Presenter Full Name
:
Dr. Peter Shawhan
Institution
:
California Institute of Technology
Year & Semester
:
2004 Spring
Presentation Date
:
March 8, 2004
Dr. Peter Shawhan of the California Institute of Technology will describe the current effort to study distant, massive astrophysical objects by measuring incredibly tiny distortions of the geometry of space-time, using unique Earth-based detectors which make up the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO).