He has done research work on models of the very early universe (inflationary cosmology, cosmic strings). Allen currently leads a research group working on the detection of gravitational waves. In this role, he was one of the first scientists to become aware of the initial detection of GW150914 at LIGO, in September 2015.[2] Allen's research work has been funded by the US National Science Foundation since 1987.
Education and positionsedit
1976 Graduated from Wayland High School, Wayland, Massachusetts, US (Allen belonged to the class of 1977, but graduated a year early with the class of 1976).
2016 Gruber Cosmology Prize (as part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration)
2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (as part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration)
2017 Einstein Medal (as part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration)
2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research (as part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration)
Referencesedit
^"Team – smartmontools". smartmontools. December 23, 2003. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
^Cho, Adrian (February 11, 2016). "Here's the first person to spot those gravitational waves". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). doi:10.1126/science.aaf4039. ISSN 0036-8075.
^"Niedersächsischer Staatspreis 2016 geht an Physiker aus Hannover". Nds. Staatskanzlei (in German). May 31, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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