Raymond E. Frey

Raymond E. Frey is a Professor of Physics at the University of Oregon, affiliated with the Department of Physics under the College of Arts and Sciences. He has been at UO since 1989 and previously served as Physics Department Head from 2012–2018. His research focuses on experimental high-energy physics and astrophysics, particularly gravitational wave detection with LIGO. He leads a research group contributing to LIGO Hanford Observatory operations and data analysis.

• Education: Ph.D. in Physics (1984) from the University of California, Riverside.
• Research Highlights: Pioneering work in gravitational wave detection, including the 2015 discovery of black hole mergers and the 2017 binary neutron star merger (GW170817).
• Students: Mentored graduate students such as Matthew Ball, Adrian Helmling-Cornell, and Jordan Palamos.
• Scientific Awards: Recognized for contributions to Science Breakthrough of the Year in 2016 and 2017.
• Teaching: Courses include ASTR 123, Phys 410 (Math Methods), and Phys 422.