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Deirdre Shoemaker is a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the director of the Center for Gravitational Physics, where she leads research focused on black holes and gravitational waves. Her work seeks to understand the aspects of strong gravity and how they reveal insights about the universe. Shoemaker collaborates with various gravitational wave detector teams to further explore gravitational physics. As a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Cosmic Explorer Consortium, and the LISA Consortium, she co-chairs the Waveform Working Group. She has received notable accolades, including the NSF Career Award and being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Shoemaker earned her B.S. in Physics, Astronomy, and Astrophysics from Pennsylvania State University and her Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin. Before joining the faculty at the University of Texas in 2020, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Penn State and Cornell University and worked at Georgia Tech starting in 2008.
University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX
Professor in the Department of Physics, leading research in gravitational physics.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Conducted research in gravitational physics.
Penn State • University Park, PA
Engaged in various astrophysical research projects.
Georgia Tech • Atlanta, GA
Conducted research and taught in the School of Physics.
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