Peter Saulson
| Peter R. Saulson | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 30, 1954 | 
| Education | Princeton University Harvard University | 
| Known for | LIGO collaboration and research on gravitational wave detectors | 
| Awards | Fellow of American Physical Society (2003) National Academy of Sciences Award for Scientific Discovery (2016) | 
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Syracuse University MIT | 
| Thesis | Optical and Infrared Search for Massive Halos of Galaxies (1981) | 
| Doctoral advisor | David Todd Wilkinson | 
| Doctoral students | Gabriela González | 
| Website | thecollege | 
Peter Reed Saulson (born October 30, 1954) is an American physicist and professor at Syracuse University. He is best known as a former spokesperson for the LIGO collaboration serving from 2003 to 2007 and research on gravitational wave detectors.