The LIGO Scientific Collaboration
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LSC Council LSC Executive Committee (LSC Spokesperson)
LSC-Virgo Committees
LSC Spokesperson
Instrument Science
Data Analysis
(D. McClelland)
(P. Shawhan)
Compact Binary Sources (J. Creighton, J. Veitch)
Continuous Wave Sources (E. Goetz, A. Sintes)
Optimization (P. Couvares)
Burst Sources (I.S. Heng, J. Kanner)
LSC Service Committees
(D. Shoemaker) Deputy Spokesperson (L. Cadonati)
(M. Hendry)
Computing and Software (P. Brady, P. Couvares)
Quantum Noise (R. Schnabel)
Formal Education (L. Cominsky, A. Henry, W. Katzmann)
Detector Characterization
Lasers and Auxiliary Optics (V. Quetschke)
Informal Ed./Public Outreach (A. Stuver)
Optics (I. Martin)
LSC Web Committee (M. Favata)
(A. Lundgren, J. McIver)
Calibration
(J. Kissel, M. Wade) Seismic Isolation and Suspensions (B. Lantz)
Stochastic Background (A. Matas, L. Sammut)
Education and Public Outreach
Adv. Interferometer Configurations (S. Hild) Control systems (D. Coyne)
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LSC Executive Committee LSC Directorate
Voting members (Bylaws LIGO Document M050172)
LSC Spokesperson (David Shoemaker, Executive Committee chair) LSC Deputy Spokesperson (Laura Cadonati) LIGO Laboratory Executive Director (David Reitze) LIGO Laboratory Deputy Director (Albert Lazzarini)
LIGO Observatory Representatives Michael Landry (Hanford) Joe Giaime (Livingston)
Detector Group Representatives Bernard Schutz (GEO)
At large (elected) members Barry Barish, Vassiliki Kalogera, Keith Riles, Peter Saulson
Appointed Members Peter Shawhan (Data Analysis Committee chair) David McClelland (Advanced Detector Committee chair) Andy Lundgren (Detector Characterization Committee co-chair) Stefan Hild (Publications and Presentations Committee co-chair) Patrick Brady/Peter Couvares (Computing and Software Committee co-chair)
Invited (non-voting) members Bruce Allen, Stuart Anderson, Lisa Barsotti, Patrick Brady/Peter Couvares, Jess McIver
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LSC Service Committees
Publications and Presentations
(L. Barsotti)
(S. Hild, A. Corsi)
Detection
Election and Membership
(S. Whitcomb)
(D. Tanner)
MOU Review
LSC Academic Advisory Committee
(LSC Spokesperson)
(G. Harry, E. Goetz)
Other Committees
Bylaws Committees LIGO Document M050172
Run Planning Committee
Auth Project
Beginners Guide
(W. Anderson)
Diversity
(Min-A Cho)
LIGO Magazine
(Ray Frey)
LSC Fellows
(J. Read)
Meeting
(B. O’ Reilly, R. Savage)
Remote Participation (D. MacLeod)
(P. Sutton)
Speakers Board
(B. Sathyaprakash, J. Smith)
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Calibration
Computing and Software
(M. Wade [L], L. Rolland [V])
(B. Brady [L], P. Couvares [L], M. Punturo [V])
Data Analysis Council
Detection
(P. Shawhan [L], G. Prodi [V])
(S. Whitcomb [L], F. Marion [V])
Detector Characterization
Joint Run Planning Committee
(A. Lundgren [L], F. Robinet [V])
(L. Barsotti [L] , N. Leroy [V])
LV Editorial Board
Meeting
(S. Hild [L], R. Passaquieti [V])
(P. Sutton[L], F. Fidecaro [V])
Other Committees
LSC-Virgo Attachment A Committees LIGO Document M060322
LSC-Virgo Committees
LSC-Virgo Diversity
(R. Frey [L], P. Leaci [V])
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Detector Characterization (A. Lundgren, J. McIver)
Data Quality
Instrument
(D. MacLeod, L. Nuttall)
(T.J. Massinger, J. McIver)
Instrument subsystems Alignment Sensing and Control
Data Acquisition
Input Mode Cleaner
Length Sensing and Control
Output Mode Cleaner
Photometric Calibration
Phys. Environmental Monitoring
Pre-Stabilized Laser
Seismic Isolation
(P. Altin, M. Kasprzack, T.J. Massinger)
(P. Altin, T.J. Massinger)
(R. Schofield)
(M. Kasprzack)
Suspensions
Coordinators and liaisons
(T. Abbott, M. Walker)
Compact Binary Sources Liaison (T.J. Massinger, L. Nuttall)
Stochastic Sources Liaison (A. Matas)
(L. Nuttall)
(S. Kandhasamy)
(J. McIver)
(E. Cowan)
Thermal Compensation System (G. Valdes)
Burst Sources Liaison
Continuous Wave Sources Liaison
(B. Hughey)
(K. Riles)
CDS/GDS Coordinator (R. Fisher)
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LSC-Virgo Burst Sources (I.S. Heng [L], J. Kanner [L], M. A. Bizouard [V] )
All-Sky Team
GW-High Energy Neutrinos
(Burst co-chairs)
(I. Bartos [L])
GW-EM Follow-up
Core Collapse Supernovae
(E. Katsavounidis[L], L. Singer [L], M. Branchesi [V])
(M. Szczepanczyk [L])
Joint with CBC
Gamma Ray Bursts
Neutron Star Physics (J. Clark [L])
(R. Frey [L], F. Pannarale [L], M. Was [V]) Joint with CBC
Intermediate Mass BH Binaries (F. Salemi [L]) Joint with CBC
Parameter Estimation (N. Cornish [L], S. Vitale [L])
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LSC-Virgo Compact Binary Sources (J. Creighton [L], J. Veitch [L], E. Porter [V])
Research and Development Subgroups
O2 Project Subgroups
Parameter Estimation
Catalog of Compact Binaries
(V. Raymond [L], B. Farr [L])
(P. Schmidt [L], Michael Pürrer [L], Josh Willis [L], Brian O’Reilly [L])
Tests of General Relativity (W. Del Pozzo [V], C. Van Den Broeck [V])
Astrophysical Distribution of Compact Binaries (C. Pankow [L], D. Holz [L])
Testing General Relativity Waveforms
(S. Vitale [L], A. Parameswaran [L], J. Whelan [L]
(H. Pfeiffer [L], F. Ohme [L], R. Sturani [L])
Extreme Matter Rates and Population (C. Pankow [L], W. Farr [L])
Offline Searches (I. Harry [L], S. Caudill [L], T. Dent [L])
(J. Read [L], B. Lackey [L])
Searching for Gamma Ray Burst Gravitational Wave Counterparts (R. Frey [L], F. Pannarale [L], M. Was [V]) Joint with Bursts
Multimessenger Astronomy and Astrophysics Online Searches
(A. Urban [L], P. Shawhan [L], L. Singer [L], P. Brady [L[, M. Branchesi [V])
(K. Cannon [L], F. Marion [V])
Joint with Bursts
