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Shane L. Larson
Field:
Focus Areas:
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Gravitational Waves
Contact:
Media Relations Contact:
Amanda Morris
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Associate Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA)
About
Areas of Focus
- Gravitational wave astrophysics
- Black holes and relativity
- Binary star evolution
- Gravitational dynamics
- Earth’s climate
- Public science communication
Work/Research
- Studying how the evolutionary history of the galaxy is imprinted in the stellar graveyard
- Learning how gravitational waves can be used to understand the universe that light cannot reveal
Career
- Member of US LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) Study Team
- Member of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration