LSU Experimental

LSU Experimental

By LSU Communication across the Curriculum and LSU College of ScienceEducation
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LSU Experimental episodes

  • Episode 3: Jonathan Cripe -Detecting Gravitational Waves
    Gravitational waves were first detected September 14, 2015 and the detections have not stopped! How is this possible to discover gravitational waves and black holes? Jonathan Cripe, a graduate students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, shares his involvement with LIGO, how detections works, and how he is developing next generation black hole detectors.
    22 min
  • Episode 2: Clay Tucker - Translating Nature's History
    What stories are locked inside a tree? Clay Tucker, graduate student in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University, unlocks the mysteries of past hurricanes by reading tree rings to predict future hurricanes along the Louisiana Gulf Coast and advise residents on becoming more resilient to these natural disasters.
    Theme music is Brumby at Full Gallop by PCIII.
    33 min

About LSU Experimental

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Experimental is a podcast series that features Louisiana State University faculty and students sharing their passion for research and their personal stories of investigation. Listen and learn about…