{"id":33956,"date":"2024-10-30T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/?p=33956"},"modified":"2024-11-15T21:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T05:18:33","slug":"a-cosmic-journey-joey-shapiro-key-selected-for-the-lisa-science-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/news\/2024\/10\/30\/a-cosmic-journey-joey-shapiro-key-selected-for-the-lisa-science-team","title":{"rendered":"A cosmic journey: Joey Shapiro Key selected for the LISA Science Team\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In astrophysics, few projects are as groundbreaking as the exploration of gravitational waves. First theorized in 1916 by Albert Einstein\u2019s general theory of relativity, gravitational waves are \u2018ripples\u2019 in space-time caused by massive astronomical events. This phenomenon remained unobserved for nearly 100 years until September 2015 when the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), a ground-based gravitational wave observatory, detected gravitational waves from the merger of two stellar-mass black holes. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a stellar mass black hole results from the collapse of an extremely massive star typically five to ten times more massive than the Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Merging_black_holes-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Merging_black_holes-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Merging_black_holes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Merging_black_holes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Merging_black_holes-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Merging_black_holes-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Merging_black_holes.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artist&#8217;s impression of two black holes as they spiral towards each other before merging, releasing gravitational waves \u2013 fluctuations in the fabric of spacetime. Credit: ESA\u2013C. Carreau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on gravitational wave research from the last decade, the European Space Agency (ESA) teamed up with NASA for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/lisa.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission<\/a>. NASA\u2019s Astrophysics Division selected six U.S. scientists from all over the nation to serve on the joint ESA-NASA LISA Science Team; they will join a team of eleven European scientists along with two interdisciplinary scientists and a representative from the LISA Consortium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the six U.S. scientists chosen is UW Bothell\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/faculty\/ps-faculty\/physics\/jkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Joey Shapiro Key<\/a>, associate professor in physics.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 31.93 23.66\" width=\"34\">\n  <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.94 23.655h11.988V12.578h-6.6a6.63 6.63 0 0 1 .662-3.486 8.55 8.55 0 0 1 5.721-4.722V.001a14.8 14.8 0 0 0-8.687 4.768q-3.089 3.606-3.089 9.994v8.893Zm-19.938 0H11.99V12.578h-6.6a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 .631-3.575q1.47-3.277 5.763-4.633V.001a14.54 14.54 0 0 0-8.771 4.788c-2 2.427-3.008 5.781-3.008 9.974Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><p>We&rsquo;re going to be working hard to ensure the success of the mission. But that is something that I want to contribute my time to.<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 31.93 23.66\" width=\"34\" style=\"transform:rotate(180deg);transform-origin:center\">\n  <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.94 23.655h11.988V12.578h-6.6a6.63 6.63 0 0 1 .662-3.486 8.55 8.55 0 0 1 5.721-4.722V.001a14.8 14.8 0 0 0-8.687 4.768q-3.089 3.606-3.089 9.994v8.893Zm-19.938 0H11.99V12.578h-6.6a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 .631-3.575q1.47-3.277 5.763-4.633V.001a14.54 14.54 0 0 0-8.771 4.788c-2 2.427-3.008 5.781-3.008 9.974Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A multi-generational legacy in astronomy&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-faculty-joey-shapirokey-square.jpg\" alt=\"Joey Shapiro Key\" class=\"wp-image-27555\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:317px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Joey Shapiro Key<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During her time in graduate school at Montana State University, Key intended to focus on cosmology but was still unsure of her path. She began working on cosmology research with Dr. Neil Cornish but changed to his research group\u2019s focus on gravitational waves.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was an astrophysics major in college and I worked on cosmology in undergrad,\u201d Key said. \u201cBut in grad school, I started working on gravitational wave astronomy because that&#8217;s what my adviser was working on.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key\u2019s research has contributed to LIGO, LISA and NANOGrav, the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese big missions that we do, like LIGO and like LISA, they&#8217;re multi-generational,\u201d Key said. \u201cI mean, really human generations, scientific generations and academic generations.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key&#8217;s adviser, Cornish, had been working on these missions long before he taught her, and now she is teaching students who will become leaders in this field in 10 to 15 years. Cornish is also one of the six scientists selected to work on the LISA mission, so after many decades of working and researching, Key and Cornish will reunite for the project as peers and colleagues.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI trained with him and learned from him,\u201d Key said. \u201cIt\u2019s fun and exciting to continue collaborating with him in this new role.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nurturing curiosity and discovery in the classroom&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/STEM-Jayron-Yucker-Headshot-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33963\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/STEM-Jayron-Yucker-Headshot-edited.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/STEM-Jayron-Yucker-Headshot-edited-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo from Jayron Yucker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an associate professor at UW Bothell, Key incorporates current research and discoveries in her teaching. Because it&#8217;s happening in real-time, gravitational wave research makes its way into her physics and cosmology courses, classical mechanics and astronomy 101.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s natural and timely to include all of this in classes,\u201d Key said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UW Bothell provides programs and opportunities for students to get involved in cutting-edge gravitational wave research. Last year, Jayron Yucker, a senior pursuing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/undergraduate\/majors\/physics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bachelor of Science in Physics<\/a>, received an email from Key offering her mentorship. Yucker became involved in Key\u2019s gravitational wave research group and was encouraged to apply for the Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP). In this program, he worked with simulated LISA data \u2013 particularly looking at extreme mass ratio inspirals (EMRI), small black holes orbiting supermassive black holes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 31.93 23.66\" width=\"34\">\n  <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.94 23.655h11.988V12.578h-6.6a6.63 6.63 0 0 1 .662-3.486 8.55 8.55 0 0 1 5.721-4.722V.001a14.8 14.8 0 0 0-8.687 4.768q-3.089 3.606-3.089 9.994v8.893Zm-19.938 0H11.99V12.578h-6.6a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 .631-3.575q1.47-3.277 5.763-4.633V.001a14.54 14.54 0 0 0-8.771 4.788c-2 2.427-3.008 5.781-3.008 9.974Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><p>Astronomy is sort of a gateway science. People can get excited even if it doesn&rsquo;t connect to the details of their everyday life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 31.93 23.66\" width=\"34\" style=\"transform:rotate(180deg);transform-origin:center\">\n  <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.94 23.655h11.988V12.578h-6.6a6.63 6.63 0 0 1 .662-3.486 8.55 8.55 0 0 1 5.721-4.722V.001a14.8 14.8 0 0 0-8.687 4.768q-3.089 3.606-3.089 9.994v8.893Zm-19.938 0H11.99V12.578h-6.6a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 .631-3.575q1.47-3.277 5.763-4.633V.001a14.54 14.54 0 0 0-8.771 4.788c-2 2.427-3.008 5.781-3.008 9.974Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/STEM-August-Muller-Headshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33964\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/STEM-August-Muller-Headshot-edited.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/STEM-August-Muller-Headshot-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/STEM-August-Muller-Headshot-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/STEM-August-Muller-Headshot-edited-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo from August Muller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the more well-known opportunities at UW Bothell are the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs, which provide students with immersive research experiences over the summer. August Muller, a visiting researcher at UW Bothell, was part of the 2021 Physics REU cohort working with Key on LISA EMRI search techniques. Muller came to UW Bothell because it was one of the only research programs she applied to that would give her hands-on research experience. Even after completing the REU, Muller kept updated on the gravitational wave project and it later became the focus of her bachelor\u2019s thesis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI sort of realized in that moment that I was having more fun in the research that I was doing with Joey,\u201d Muller said. \u201cTrying out different fields and really using that as an opportunity to figure out what one likes and doesn&#8217;t like as an academic and as a scientist, I think was very useful to me.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Muller\u2019s beginning a 10-month Fulbright fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics where she will be continuing her gravitational wave research.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s how the undergraduate research goes,&#8221; Key said. \u201cThey&#8217;re long-term projects that students come on and learn about the project and contribute and then sort of pass it along.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the generational longevity of this field, K-12 outreach efforts are crucial for engaging high school students in gravitational wave research. Initiatives like the <a href=\"https:\/\/lisa.nasa.gov\/#:~:text=THE%20LISA%20AMBASSADORS%20PROGRAM,wave%20astronomy%2C%20or%20related%20subjects.\">LISA Ambassadors program<\/a> aim to make complex scientific concepts accessible and exciting for younger audiences.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through outreach and research opportunities, educators like Key are cultivating the next generation of scholars in this relatively young field.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAstronomy is sort of a gateway science,\u201d Key said. \u201cPeople can get excited even if it doesn&#8217;t connect to the details of their everyday life.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LISA\u2019s unique design: A space-based revolution&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Set to launch in 2035, LISA\u2019s design consists of three spacecraft arranged in an equilateral triangle, with laser beams extending approximately 2.5 million miles on each side measuring the distance between them. When an astronomical event occurs, the gravitational waves will cause the spacecrafts to shift slightly. The lasers will measure that distance and send the signal to scientists down on Earth to analyze \u2013 which is the role Key is assisting with.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA_measuring_gravitational_waves-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Infographic providing information on gravitational waves and how the LISA mission will measure them using laser beams and free-floating cubes. The image shows the three LISA spacecraft in orbit with the Earth and Sun visible. A zoomed in circle focuses on one of the spacecraft and the two golden cubes it contains. In the background an illustration of two colliding black holes is creating ripples in spacetime. Another box shows a sequence of triangles to demonstrate the effect gravitational waves will have on the distance travelled by LISA\u2019s laser beams.\" class=\"wp-image-33965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA_measuring_gravitational_waves-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA_measuring_gravitational_waves-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA_measuring_gravitational_waves-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA_measuring_gravitational_waves-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA_measuring_gravitational_waves-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA_measuring_gravitational_waves-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA_measuring_gravitational_waves.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The sequence of triangles demonstrates the effect gravitational waves will have on the distance travelled by LISA\u2019s laser beams. The effect is exaggerated to showcase the possible directions in which a gravitational wave would contract and expand the separations of the test masses. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 4.0 IGO<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Designing this mission to be in space is more complicated according to Key, but it holds a lot of advantages. Because it will operate in space, LISA will span larger than the Earth and be incredibly sensitive to gravitational waves \u2014 resulting in LISA collecting a lot of data for scientists. One of the key objectives of the mission is to learn more about supermassive black holes. Located at the center of almost every large galaxy, a supermassive black hole has a mass of hundreds of thousands to billions of times the Sun\u2019s mass, according to NASA. But scientists know very little about them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLISA is our only prospect for observing those kinds of systems,\u201d Key said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This ability to capture the subtle shifts caused by gravitational waves will revolutionize our understanding of the fundamental nature of gravity, black holes and galaxies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key&#8217;s commitment to advancing gravitational wave research&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to its incredible sensitivity, LISA will collect a lot of overlapping signals which will need to be analyzed so they aren\u2019t contaminating each other. Key\u2019s role in the mission is to analyze simulated LISA data since the mission has not yet launched.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"ESA | NASA lisa logo\" class=\"wp-image-33976\" style=\"width:209px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/Lisa_logo.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ESA &amp; NASA LISA logo. Credit: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt makes it an interesting data analysis problem,\u201d Key said. \u201cRight now, I use simulated LISA data to demonstrate our analysis techniques \u2013 that\u2019s what I do with students here at UW Bothell.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key\u2019s role in the mission is essential because her work enables LISA\u2019s gravitational wave data to identify the properties of different astrophysical sources. Key\u2019s term on the LISA science team will last three years; collaborating with the other scientists selected and learning more about the data that LISA will collect on its 4.5-year mission orbiting around the Sun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a great honor to be selected,\u201d Key said. \u201cOur field is full of smart, talented, motivated scientists working to answer these kinds of questions, this new kind of astronomy and this new way to observe the cosmos and black holes and other kinds of sources. We&#8217;re going to be working hard to ensure the success of the mission. 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