Prof. Matthew J Evans

Mathworks Associate Professor of Physics

Primary DLC

Department of Physics

MIT Room: NW22-245

Assistant

Marie Woods
mwoods@ligo.mit.edu

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation and Experiment
Strong Gravity and Gravitational Radiation
Supernovae, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
Gravitational Wave Detection
High Performance Computing
Pencil and Paper
Radio Astronomy
LIGO
Quantum Measurements

Research Summary

Prof. Evans’ research is focused on improving the current generation of gravitational-wave detectors, while paving the way for next generation observatories. His lab-scale research projects are aimed at developing low thermal noise coatings, and enhancing control of the quantum-optical state of gravitational-wave interferometers (e.g., through the use of frequency dependent squeezing).

Recent Work