LIGO at a Distance Dale Ingram on behalf of the LIGO Laboratory Public Outreach Team LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, WA www.ligo.caltech.edu outreach@ligo-wa.caltech.edu.

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LIGO at a Distance Dale Ingram on behalf of the LIGO Laboratory Public Outreach Team LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, WA www.ligo.caltech.edu outreach@ligo-wa.caltech.edu 509-372-8248 Exhibit Hall Booth #105

LIGO: Opening a new field of astronomy through the search for gravitational waves LIGO: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory. 4-km interferometers in WA and LA, designed to make direct detections of gravitational waves from astrophysical sources. Exquisitely sensitive instrumentation capable of resolving test mass displacements of 10-19 m. A leader in the growing global network of gravitational wave detectors. Funded by NSF; operated by Caltech and MIT; an international collaboration of more than 900 scientists engaged in data analysis and detector R&D.

Giving students a look at STEM through the lens of cutting-edge science research What should I do when I grow up? Why should I consider a future in science or engineering? What are the daily activities of scientists and engineers? What’s the relationship between degree level and the level of professional opportunity in science and engineering? What types of skills, attributes and attitudes are important for technical professionals? What level of compensation could I expect from a technical career?

What opportunities does LIGO provide for those who are located far from the Observatories? Level one – general acquaintance: Web-based: www.ligo.org (LIGO Scientific Collaboration (English and Spanish)) www.ligo-wa.caltech.edu (LIGO Hanford) www.ligo-la.caltech.edu/SEC.html (LIGO Livingston Science Education Center) www.einsteinsmessengers.com (Einstein’s Messengers companion Web site) www.advancedligo.mit.edu/ (Advanced LIGO) LSC, LIGO-LA and LIGO-WA Facebook pages LIGO Magazine (PDF available at www.ligo.org )

Level two: LIGO-related activities for students Einstein@Home -- http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/ AMNH LIGO Web site: http://www.amnh.org/explore/science-bulletins/(watch)/astro/documentaries/gravity-making-waves Classroom activities: www.einsteinsmessengers.org, http://www.ligo.org/students_teachers_public/activities.php (LSC Web site) On-line games: Black Hole Hunter, Black Hole Pong, Spacetime Quest,Gravity Slingshot

Level three: Interactive activities and projects Blogs: http://ligonews.blogspot.com/, http://stuver.blogspot.com/ . Send questions to Amber at stuver.blogspot.com! Video conferencing with LIGO Lab or LSC personnel. A possibility for students and for teacher professional development activities. Platform = Skype, ? Use LSC and LIGO Lab personnel for consultations on student projects. LIGO Lab outreach can play matchmaker.

Student research: NSF’s Interactions in Understanding the Universe (I2U2) Program www.i2u2.org Also supported by the Office of High Energy Physics in the Office of Science , U.S. Department of Energy. Students use I2U2 e-Labs (virtual laboratories) to conduct science research using data sets from large projects. I2U2 partners include Fermilab, QuarkNet, U. of Chicago, LIGO, Notre Dame and the Adler Planetarium.

The LIGO e-Lab offers students access to a large archive of LIGO seismometer data LIGO operates a network of seismometers at each facility to monitor the effects of seismicity on detector operations. Seismometer data forms the central focus of the LIGO e-Lab. The e-Lab data pool also includes magnetometers and weather stations. The data flow to the LIGO e-Lab currently is broken due to Advanced LIGO construction. We hope to restore the data flow soon.

The LIGO e-Lab Web site

Common Investigation Themes with the LIGO e-Lab Noise-hunting studies (“What caused that?”). Earthquake studies (Lots of possible research questions here). Correlation studies of natural seismic drivers (wind, rain, ocean waves). Correlation studies of human activity (traffic patterns, day-night patterns). Frequency-based studies using filtered channels. Directionality of 8.0 Peru Earthquake at LIGO Hanford in 2007 (Hanford High School student investigation)

Avenues for Teacher Involvement Become part of the e-Lab teacher community! Subscribe to the LIGO e-Lab newsletter (outreach@ligo-wa.caltech.edu). Find a group of like-minded colleagues and request an e-Lab workshop. Use outreach@ligo-wa.caltech.edu as the point of contact for any e-Lab questions or requests. LIGO is operated by Caltech and MIT for the NSF under Cooperative Agreement PHY-0757058 I2U2 receives NSF support through PHY-0736126 (DRK-12).