1. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory1 A Siksikgeguwan's Experience With Gravity Wave Observations And The Importance Of Education Corey Gray LIGO Hanford Observatory

2. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory2 FAMILY

3. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory3 Educational & Career Path K-12 in southern California Siksika Nation post secondary student at Humboldt State University (northern Calif.) »B.S. Physics and Applied Mathematics »Several summer internships (Washington D.C., UCSF, Stanford) ---very important! First job with the LIGO Hanford Observatory Trinidad beach near HSU

4. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory4 Naked-Eye Astronomy Winter count: “1835: year stars fell” Leonid Shower

5. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory5 1) Three of the Biggest Interferometers (one 2km and two 4km) LIGO Facilities LIGO (Washington) LIGO (Louisiana) 2km & 4km ifos 4km ifo

6. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory6 Seismic Isolation System(cont.) Seismic noise over ~40Hz attenuated Supports all internal components Note: Installation required high cleanliness to prevent possibility of contaminating optics and outgassing.

7. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory7 Specialized And Custom Optics (cont.)

8. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory8 Extra Pictures

9. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory9 Extra Pictures

10. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory10 My Role With LIGO MIT 2001 Talk at White Swan High School (11/01) LHO Control Room

11. LIGO-G0200XX-00-M LIGO Laboratory11 Excitement at LIGO Mag 6.8 on 2/28/01 Hanford Patrol June 2000 150 sq mile fire