Feature: LIGO detects gravitational waves
This February, newspaper headlines around the world proclaimed it one of the biggest discoveries in physics for decades: the first observation of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime.
The discovery was made by the LIGO Project, based jointly at the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington, and in Livingston, Louisiana. Since 2006, Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Ogin has been a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration.
Photo: Matt Z. Banderas
