Peter Saulson

Peter R. Saulson
Born (1954-10-30) October 30, 1954
EducationPrinceton University
Harvard University
Known forLIGO collaboration and research on gravitational wave detectors
AwardsFellow of American Physical Society (2003)
National Academy of Sciences Award for Scientific Discovery (2016)
Scientific career
InstitutionsSyracuse University
MIT
ThesisOptical and Infrared Search for Massive Halos of Galaxies (1981)
Doctoral advisorDavid Todd Wilkinson
Doctoral studentsGabriela González
Websitethecollege.syr.edu/people/faculty/saulson-peter-r/

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.