LIGO Scientific Collaboration Committee Overview

LIGO Document M1200248-v LIGO Document M1200248-v48 15 March 2019 The LIGO Scientific Collaboration LSC Council LSC Executive Committee (LSC Spokesperson) LSC Spokesperson (P. Brady) Deputy Spokesperson (TBD) LSC Service Committees LSC-Virgo Committees Instrument Science (B. Lantz) Education and Public Outreach (M. Hendry) Data Analysis (P. Shawhan) Burst Sources (R. Frey, M. Cavaglia) Computing and Software (D. Macleod, P. Couvares) Quantum Noise (S. Danilishin) Formal Education (L. Cominsky, A. Henry, W. Katzmann) (P. Couvares) Optimization Informal Ed./Public Outreach (A. Stuver) Lasers and Auxiliary Optics (V. Quetschke) Compact Binary Sources (J. Creighton, B. Farr) Detector Characterization (J. McIver, L. Nuttal) Optics LSC Web Committee (M. Favata) (E. Gustafson) Continuous Wave Sources (E. Goetz, K. Wette) Calibration (J. Kissel, M. Wade) Seismic Isolation and Suspensions (G. Hammond) Stochastic Background (V. Mandic, J. Romano) Adv. Interferometer Configurations (S. Hild) Control systems (G. Vajente)

LIGO Document M1200248-v LIGO Document M1200248-v48 15 March 2019 LSC Executive Committee LSC Directorate LSC Spokesperson (Patrick Brady, Executive Committee chair) LSC Deputy Spokesperson (TBD) LIGO Laboratory Executive Director (David Reitze) LIGO Laboratory Deputy Director (Albert Lazzarini) LIGO Observatory Representatives Michael Landry (Hanford) Joe Giaime (Livingston) (Bylaws LIGO Document M050172) Voting members Detector Group Representatives Bernard Schutz (GEO) At large (elected) members Stefan Ballmer, Bala Iyer, Vassiliki Kalogera, Keith Riles Appointed Members Peter Shawhan (Data Analysis Committee chair) Brian Lantz (Advanced Detector Committee chair) Jess McIver (Detector Characterization Committee co-chair) Stefan Hild (Publications and Presentations Committee co-chair) Duncan Macleod/Peter Couvares (Computing & Software Committee co-chair) Invited (non-voting) members Stuart Anderson, Lisa Barsotti, Duncan Macleod /Peter Couvares, Laura Nuttal

LIGO Document M1200248-v LIGO Document M1200248-v48 15 March 2019 LSC Service Committees Run Planning Committee Publications and Presentations (L. Barsotti) (S. Hild, R. O'Shaughnessy) LIGO Document M050172 Bylaws Committees Detection Election and Membership (S. Whitcomb) (D. Tanner) MOU Review LSC Academic Advisory Committee (LSC Spokesperson) (K. Dooley, J. Steinlechner) Auth Project (W. Anderson) Beginners Guide (Min-A Cho) Diversity (Ray Frey) Other Committees LIGO Magazine (J. Read) LSC Fellows (B. O Reilly, R. Savage) Meeting (P. Sutton) Remote Participation (D. MacLeod) Speakers Board ( J. Smith, TBD)

LIGO Document M1200248-v LIGO Document M1200248-v48 15 March 2019 LSC-Virgo Committees Computing and Software Calibration (D. Macleod, P. Couvares [L], F. Carbognani, S Caudill [V]) (M. Wade [L], L. Rolland [V]) LSC-Virgo Attachment A Committees LIGO Document M060322 Data Analysis Council Detection (P. Shawhan [L], G. Prodi [V]) (S. Whitcomb [L], F. Marion [V]) Detector Characterization Joint Run Planning Committee (J. McIver [L], F. Robinet [V]) (L. Barsotti [L] , N. Leroy [V]) LV Editorial Board Meeting (S. Hild [L], V. Fafone[V]) (P. Sutton [L], F. Frasconi [V]) Committees Other LSC-Virgo Diversity (R. Frey [L], T. Regimbau [V]) LSC-Virgo EPO (M. Hendry [L], L. Conti [V])

LIGO Document M1200248-v LIGO Document M1200248-v48 15 March 2019 Detector Characterization (J. McIver, L. Nuttal) Instrument Data Quality (T.J. Massinger, M. Walker) (D. MacLeod, L. Nuttall) Instrument subsystems Alignment Sensing and Control (P. Altin, M. Kasprzack, T.J. Massinger) Data Acquisition Input Mode Cleaner (L. Nuttall) Length Sensing and Control (P. Altin, T.J. Massinger) Output Mode Cleaner (M. Kasprzack) Photometric Calibration (S. Kandhasamy) Phys. Environmental Monitoring (R. Schofield) Pre-Stabilized Laser (D. Davis) Seismic Isolation (B. Sorazu and A. Urban) Suspensions (T. Abbott, M. Walker) Thermal Compensation System (G. Valdes) Burst Sources Liaisons (B. Hughey, M. Walker) Compact Binary Sources Liaison (T.J. Massinger, L. Nuttall) Continuous Wave Sources Liaison (E. Goetz and A. Sintes) Coordinators and liaisons Stochastic Sources Liaison (L. Sammut) CDS/GDS Coordinator (R. Fisher)

LIGO Document M1200248-v LIGO Document M1200248-v48 15 March 2019 LSC-Virgo Burst Sources (R. Frey [L], M. Cavaglia [L], M. A. Bizouard [V] ) GW-High Energy Neutrinos All-Sky Team (I. Bartos [L]) (Burst co-chairs) GW-EM Follow-up Core Collapse Supernovae (E. Katsavounidis [L], L. Singer [L], M. Branchesi [V]) (M. Szczepanczyk [L]) Joint with CBC Neutron Star Physics (J. Clark [L]) Gamma Ray Bursts (R. Frey [L], F. Pannarale [L], M. Was [V]) Joint with CBC Parameter Estimation (N. Cornish [L], S. Vitale [L]) Intermediate Mass BH Binaries (F. Salemi [L]) Joint with CBC

LIGO Document M1200248-v LIGO Document M1200248-v48 15 March 2019 LSC-Virgo Compact Binary Sources (J. Creighton [L], B. Farr [L], E. Porter [V]) Research and Development Subgroups O3 Project Subgroups Parameter Estimation Catalog of Compact Binaries (V. Raymond [L], C. Haster [L]) Astrophysical Distribution of Compact Binaries Tests of General Relativity (T. Li [L], C. Van Den Broeck [V]) Strong Field Tests of General Relativity Waveforms Hubble Constant Measurements (H. Pfeiffer [L], F. Ohme [L]) Rates and Population Sub-Solar Mass Binary Search (C. Pankow [L], W. Farr [L]) Intermediate Mass Binary Search Cosmology Joint with Burst (J. Gair [L], A. Ghosh [V]) Multimessenger Search for GWs and GRBs Extreme Matter Joint with Burst (TBD) Multimessenger Search for GWs and FRBs Joint with Burst Joint with Burst Multimessenger Search for GWs and HENs All-Sky Search Joint with Burst (I. Harry [L], S. Caudill [V], T. Dent [L]) Measuring the Neutron Star Equation of State Low-Latency Search Joint with Burst (TBD [L], E. Katsavounidis [L], TBD) Stochastic Background from Binary Black Hole Mergers Joint with Burst and DetChar Joint with Stochastic Externally-Triggered Search Characterizing Exceptional CBC Events (TBD) Joint with Burst