Raymond E. Frey
American physicist and professor, born 1956
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Raymond E. Frey (/fraɪ/; b. 1956) is an American physicist on the faculty of the University of Oregon. His research interests include gravitational wave detection and astrophysics.
Born1956 (age 69–70)
AlmamaterUniversity of California, Riverside
AwardsFellow, American Physical Society
As co-discoverer of gravitational waves:
As co-discoverer of gravitational waves:
- 2016 Milner Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
- 2016 Gruber Cosmology Prize
- 2017 Bruno Rossi Prize
- 2017 Royal Astronomical Society Group Achievement Award
FieldsHigh energy particles and fields
Raymond E. Frey | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Riverside |
| Awards | Fellow, American Physical Society As co-discoverer of gravitational waves:
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | High energy particles and fields |
| Institutions | University of Oregon |
| Thesis | Charm Production at the CERN Proton-Antiproton Collider[1] |
| Anne Kernan | |
Early life and education
Born in 1956, Ray Frey is the son of USAF Lt. Col. Raymond E. Frey and Ellen L. (née Hagerstrand) Frey.[2] In 1978 he completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Irvine, and earned an M.S. (1981) and a Ph.D. in physics in 1984 at the University of California, Riverside, specializing in Experimental High Energy Physics.[3]
Awards and honors
- 1993 – SSC Fellowship[3]
- 1995-1996 – Commissioner of SLD at SLAC[4]
- 1998-2000 – Chair, SLAC Users Organization[3]
- 2009 – University of Oregon Research Innovation Award[3]
- 2010-202013 and 2019-2022 – Member, Executive Committee, LIGO Scientific Collaboration[3]
- As co-discoverer of gravitational waves: 2016 Milner Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics,[5] 2016 Gruber Prize in Cosmology,[6] 2017 Bruno Rossi Prize,[7] 2017 Royal Astronomical Society Group Achievement Award[8]
- 2017-2018 – University of Oregon Fund for Faculty Excellence Award[9]
- 2019 – University of Oregon award, Gravitational Wave Astrophysics with LIGO[10]
- 2022 – Fellow of the American Institute of Physics, cited, "For leadership in several areas leading to gravitational wave detection, including the effects of environmental influences on the LIGO detectors and the searches for gravitational waves associated with astrophysical events, most notably gamma-ray bursts."[11]
