The LIGO Scientific Collaboration

This document outlines the organizational structure of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, including committees, spokespersons, executive members, and service committees responsible for various aspects of LIGO's operations and research.

• LIGO
• Scientific Collaboration
• Organizational Structure
• Research
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1. LIGO Document M1200248-v34 LIGO Document M1200248-v34 19 December 2017 The LIGO Scientific Collaboration LSC Council LSC Executive Committee (LSC Spokesperson) LSC Spokesperson (D. Shoemaker) Deputy Spokesperson (L. Cadonati) LSC Service Committees LSC-Virgo Committees Instrument Science (D. McClelland) Education and Public Outreach (M. Hendry) Data Analysis (P. Shawhan) Burst Sources (I.S. Heng, J. Kanner) Computing and Software (P. Brady, P. Couvares) Quantum Noise (S. Danilishin) Formal Education (L. Cominsky, A. Henry, W. Katzmann) (P. Couvares) Optimization Informal Ed./Public Outreach (A. Stuver) Lasers and Auxiliary Optics (V. Quetschke) Compact Binary Sources (J. Creighton, J. Veitch) Detector Characterization (A. Lundgren, J. McIver) Optics (I. Martin) LSC Web Committee (M. Favata) Continuous Wave Sources (E. Goetz, A. Sintes) Calibration (J. Kissel, M. Wade) Seismic Isolation and Suspensions (B. Lantz) Stochastic Background (A. Matas, L. Sammut) Adv. Interferometer Configurations (S. Hild) Control systems (D. Coyne)

2. LIGO Document M1200248-v34 LIGO Document M1200248-v34 19 December 2017 LSC Executive Committee LSC Directorate 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) (Bylaws LIGO Document M050172) Voting members 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

3. LIGO Document M1200248-v34 LIGO Document M1200248-v34 19 December 2017 LSC Service Committees Run Planning Committee Publications and Presentations (L. Barsotti) (S. Hild, A. Corsi) LIGO Document M050172 Bylaws Committees Detection Election and Membership (S. Whitcomb) (D. Tanner) MOU Review LSC Academic Advisory Committee (LSC Spokesperson) (G. Harry, E. Goetz) Auth Project (W. Anderson) Beginners Guide (Min-A Cho) Diversity (Ray Frey) Other Committees LIGO Magazine (J. Read) LSC Fellows (B. O Reilly, R. Savage) Meeting (P. Sutton) Remote Participation (D. MacLeod) Speakers Board (B. Sathyaprakash, J. Smith)

4. LIGO Document M1200248-v34 LIGO Document M1200248-v34 19 December 2017 LSC-Virgo Committees Computing and Software Calibration (B. Brady [L], P. Couvares [L], M. Punturo [V]) (M. Wade [L], L. Rolland [V]) LSC-Virgo Attachment A Committees LIGO Document M060322 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]) Committees Other LSC-Virgo Diversity (R. Frey [L], P. Leaci [V])

5. LIGO Document M1200248-v34 LIGO Document M1200248-v34 19 December 2017 Detector Characterization (A. Lundgren, J. McIver) Instrument Data Quality (T.J. Massinger, J. McIver) (D. MacLeod, L. Nuttall) Instrument subsystems Alignment Sensing and Control (P. Altin, M. Kasprzack, T.J. Massinger) Data Acquisition Input Mode Cleaner (L. Nuttall) Length Sensing and Control (P. Altin, T.J. Massinger) Output Mode Cleaner (M. Kasprzack) Photometric Calibration (S. Kandhasamy) Phys. Environmental Monitoring (R. Schofield) Pre-Stabilized Laser (J. McIver) Seismic Isolation (E. Cowan) Suspensions (T. Abbott, M. Walker) Thermal Compensation System (G. Valdes) Burst Sources Liaison (B. Hughey) Compact Binary Sources Liaison (T.J. Massinger, L. Nuttall) Continuous Wave Sources Liaison (K. Riles) Coordinators and liaisons Stochastic Sources Liaison (A. Matas) CDS/GDS Coordinator (R. Fisher)

6. LIGO Document M1200248-v34 LIGO Document M1200248-v34 19 December 2017 LSC-Virgo Burst Sources (I.S. Heng [L], J. Kanner [L], M. A. Bizouard [V] ) GW-High Energy Neutrinos All-Sky Team (I. Bartos [L]) (Burst co-chairs) GW-EM Follow-up Core Collapse Supernovae (E. Katsavounidis[L], L. Singer [L], M. Branchesi [V]) (M. Szczepanczyk [L]) Joint with CBC Neutron Star Physics (J. Clark [L]) Gamma Ray Bursts (R. Frey [L], F. Pannarale [L], M. Was [V]) Joint with CBC Parameter Estimation (N. Cornish [L], S. Vitale [L]) Intermediate Mass BH Binaries (F. Salemi [L]) Joint with CBC

7. LIGO Document M1200248-v34 LIGO Document M1200248-v34 19 December 2017 LSC-Virgo Compact Binary Sources (J. Creighton [L], J. Veitch [L], E. Porter [V]) Research and Development Subgroups O2 Project Subgroups Catalog of Compact Binaries Parameter Estimation (P. Schmidt [L], Michael P rrer [L], Josh Willis [L], Brian O Reilly [L]) (V. Raymond [L], B. Farr [L]) Astrophysical Distribution of Compact Binaries Tests of General Relativity (C. Pankow [L], D. Holz [L]) (W. Del Pozzo [V], C. Van Den Broeck [V]) Testing General Relativity Waveforms (S. Vitale [L], A. Parameswaran [L], J. Whelan [L] (H. Pfeiffer [L], F. Ohme [L], R. Sturani [L]) Extreme Matter (J. Read [L], B. Lackey [L]) Rates and Population (C. Pankow [L], W. Farr [L]) Searching for Gamma Ray Burst Gravitational Wave Counterparts (R. Frey [L], F. Pannarale [L], M. Was [V]) Offline Searches Joint with Bursts (I. Harry [L], S. Caudill [L], T. Dent [L]) 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