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Norna Robertson
Norna Robertson
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Awards	President's Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, California Institute of Technology Staff Service and Impact Award
	Scientific career
Fields	Gravitational waves, experimental physics
Institutions	LIGO, California Institute of Technology, University of Glasgow
Thesis	Experiments relating to the detection of gravitational radiation and to the suppression of seismic noise in sensitive measurements (1981)
Doctoral advisor	Ron Drever and Jim Hough

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Norna Robertson (FRSE, FInstP, FRAS, FAPS) is a lead scientist at LIGO at California Institute of Technology,^[1] and professor of experimental physics at the University of Glasgow.^[2] Her career has focused on experimental research into suspension systems and instrumentation to achieve the detection of gravitational waves.^[3]

Education

Robertson obtained a Ph.D. in experimental physics in 1981 from the University of Glasgow, researching gravitational wave detection and how seismic noise could be suppressed in sensitive measurements.^[4]

Research and career

Robertson began her postdoctoral career as a researcher at Imperial College London studying infrared astronomy.^[5] In 1983, she joined the University of Glasgow as a lecturer and returned to gravitational waves research, becoming a Professor in 1999.^[4]

In 2003, Robertson moved to the Gintzon Laboratory at Stanford University as a visiting professor, where her work focused on suspension systems for Advanced LIGO.^[6] She became a lead scientist at the LIGO at California Institute of Technology in 2007, leading an international team of 20 scientists and engineers.^[7] Her research contributed to the design of detection instrumentation that ultimately led to the first observation of gravitational waves in 2015.^[8]^[9] Her work is now focused on the development of ultra-low noise suspensions systems for Advanced LIGO.^[7]

Awards and honours

Robertson was awarded the President's Medal from the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2016 for her work on suspension systems for gravitational wave detection.^[10] She received the California Institute of Technology Staff Service and Impact Award in 2017.^[11]

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,^[12] the American Physical Society,^[13] the Royal Astronomical Society, the Institute of Physics,^[14] and the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation.^[15]

References

^ "Norna Robertson | Caltech Directory". directory.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Norna Robertson". universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "'It's the discovery of the decade'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ ^a ^b "The Scottish Connection" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "Prof. Norna Anne Robertson - AcademiaNet". www.academia-net.org. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ Calendar, Stanford Event. ""Suspensions for Advanced LIGO"". events.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ ^a ^b "Professor Norna Robertson, University of Glasgow". University of Glasgow. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "President's Medals for gravitational wave researchers". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ Redacción (2017-10-16). "La impresionante colisión de dos estrellas de neutrones que provocaron las ondas gravitacionales que predijo Einstein". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "President's Medals for University of Glasgow gravitational wave researchers". www.gla.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2017 Service and Impact Awards". LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2017 Service and Impact Awards. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "Professor Norna Anne Robertson FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "University of Glasgow :: Schools :: School of Physics and Astronomy :: Research :: Research Groups - Institute for Gravitational Research - Our Staff and Students - Personal details". www.physics.gla.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation". www.isgrg.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

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[1] "Norna Robertson | Caltech Directory". directory.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[2] "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Norna Robertson". universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[3] "'It's the discovery of the decade'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[:0-4] "The Scottish Connection" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[5] "Prof. Norna Anne Robertson - AcademiaNet". www.academia-net.org. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[6] Calendar, Stanford Event. ""Suspensions for Advanced LIGO"". events.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[:1-7] "Professor Norna Robertson, University of Glasgow". University of Glasgow. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[8] "President's Medals for gravitational wave researchers". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[9] Redacción (2017-10-16). "La impresionante colisión de dos estrellas de neutrones que provocaron las ondas gravitacionales que predijo Einstein". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[10] "President's Medals for University of Glasgow gravitational wave researchers". www.gla.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[11] "LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2017 Service and Impact Awards". LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2017 Service and Impact Awards. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[12] "Professor Norna Anne Robertson FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2020-03-24. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[13] "APS Fellow Archive". www.aps.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[14] "University of Glasgow :: Schools :: School of Physics and Astronomy :: Research :: Research Groups - Institute for Gravitational Research - Our Staff and Students - Personal details". www.physics.gla.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[15] "International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation". www.isgrg.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

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-'''Norna Robertson''' (FRSE, FInstP, FRAS, FAPS) is a lead scientist at [[LIGO]] at [[California Institute of Technology]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Norna Robertson {{!}} Caltech Directory|url=https://directory.caltech.edu/personnel/norna|access-date=2020-06-23|website=directory.caltech.edu}}</ref> and professor of [[experimental physics]] at the [[University of Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Norna Robertson|url=https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH1955&type=P|access-date=2020-06-23|website=universitystory.gla.ac.uk}}</ref> Her career has focused on experimental research into suspension systems and instrumentation to achieve the detection of [[gravitational wave]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title='It's the discovery of the decade'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-35555998/prof-norna-robertson-who-helped-discover-gravitational-waves|access-date=2020-06-23|website=BBC News|language=en}}</ref>
+'''Norna Robertson''' (FRSE, FInstP, FRAS, FAPS) is a lead scientist at [[LIGO]] at [[California Institute of Technology]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Norna Robertson {{!}} Caltech Directory|url=https://directory.caltech.edu/personnel/norna|access-date=2020-06-23|website=directory.caltech.edu|archive-date=2020-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626112643/https://directory.caltech.edu/personnel/norna|url-status=live}}</ref> and professor of [[experimental physics]] at the [[University of Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Norna Robertson|url=https://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH1955&type=P|access-date=2020-06-23|website=universitystory.gla.ac.uk}}</ref> Her career has focused on experimental research into suspension systems and instrumentation to achieve the detection of [[gravitational wave]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|title='It's the discovery of the decade'|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-35555998/prof-norna-robertson-who-helped-discover-gravitational-waves|access-date=2020-06-23|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712002954/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-35555998/prof-norna-robertson-who-helped-discover-gravitational-waves|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 == Education ==
-Robertson obtained a Ph.D. in [[experimental physics]] in 1981 from the [[University of Glasgow]], researching [[Gravitational wave|gravitational wave detection]] and how seismic noise could be suppressed in sensitive measurements.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Scottish Connection|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Science-Scotland-Issue-20-Gravitational-Waves.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Royal Society of Edinburgh}}</ref>
+Robertson obtained a Ph.D. in [[experimental physics]] in 1981 from the [[University of Glasgow]], researching [[Gravitational wave|gravitational wave detection]] and how seismic noise could be suppressed in sensitive measurements.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Scottish Connection|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Science-Scotland-Issue-20-Gravitational-Waves.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625214732/https://www.rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Science-Scotland-Issue-20-Gravitational-Waves.pdf|archive-date=2020-06-25|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Royal Society of Edinburgh|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == Research and career ==
 Robertson began her postdoctoral career as a researcher at [[Imperial College London]] studying [[infrared astronomy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prof. Norna Anne Robertson - AcademiaNet|url=https://www.academia-net.org/profil/prof-norna-anne-robertson/1215879|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.academia-net.org}}</ref> In 1983, she joined the [[University of Glasgow]] as a lecturer and returned to gravitational waves research, becoming a Professor in 1999.<ref name=":0" />
-In 2003, Robertson moved to the Gintzon Laboratory at [[Stanford University]] as a visiting professor, where her work focused on suspension systems for [[Advanced LIGO]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Calendar|first=Stanford Event|title="Suspensions for Advanced LIGO"|url=https://events.stanford.edu/events/4/476|access-date=2020-06-23|website=events.stanford.edu|language=en}}</ref> She became a lead scientist at the [[LIGO]] at [[California Institute of Technology]] in 2007, leading an international team of 20 scientists and engineers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Professor Norna Robertson, University of Glasgow|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/physics/staff/nornarobertson/#researchinterests|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-23|website=University of Glasgow}}</ref>  Her research contributed to the design of detection instrumentation that ultimately led to the [[first observation of gravitational waves]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=President's Medals for gravitational wave researchers|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/news/archives/2016/november/headline_498051_en.html|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.gla.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Redacción|date=2017-10-16|title=La impresionante colisión de dos estrellas de neutrones que provocaron las ondas gravitacionales que predijo Einstein|language=es|work=BBC News Mundo|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-41637747|access-date=2020-06-23}}</ref> Her work is now focused on the development of ultra-low noise suspensions systems for [[Advanced LIGO]].<ref name=":1" />
+In 2003, Robertson moved to the Gintzon Laboratory at [[Stanford University]] as a visiting professor, where her work focused on suspension systems for [[Advanced LIGO]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Calendar|first=Stanford Event|title="Suspensions for Advanced LIGO"|url=https://events.stanford.edu/events/4/476|access-date=2020-06-23|website=events.stanford.edu|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626101744/https://events.stanford.edu/events/4/476/|url-status=live}}</ref> She became a lead scientist at the [[LIGO]] at [[California Institute of Technology]] in 2007, leading an international team of 20 scientists and engineers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Professor Norna Robertson, University of Glasgow|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/physics/staff/nornarobertson/#researchinterests|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625163430/https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/physics/staff/nornarobertson/#researchinterests|archive-date=2020-06-25|access-date=2020-06-23|website=University of Glasgow|url-status=live}}</ref>  Her research contributed to the design of detection instrumentation that ultimately led to the [[first observation of gravitational waves]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=President's Medals for gravitational wave researchers|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/news/archives/2016/november/headline_498051_en.html|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.gla.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Redacción|date=2017-10-16|title=La impresionante colisión de dos estrellas de neutrones que provocaron las ondas gravitacionales que predijo Einstein|language=es|work=BBC News Mundo|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-41637747|access-date=2020-06-23|archive-date=2020-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805172831/https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-41637747|url-status=live}}</ref> Her work is now focused on the development of ultra-low noise suspensions systems for [[Advanced LIGO]].<ref name=":1" />
 == Awards and honours ==
-Robertson was awarded the President's Medal from the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 2016 for her work on suspension systems for gravitational wave detection.<ref>{{Cite web|title=President's Medals for University of Glasgow gravitational wave researchers|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2016/october/headline_498037_en.html|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.gla.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref> She received the [[California Institute of Technology]] Staff Service and Impact Award in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2017 Service and Impact Awards|url=https://ligonews.blogspot.com/2017/06/ligo-staff-honored-at-caltechs-2017.html|access-date=2020-06-23|website=LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2017 Service and Impact Awards}}</ref>
+Robertson was awarded the President's Medal from the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 2016 for her work on suspension systems for gravitational wave detection.<ref>{{Cite web|title=President's Medals for University of Glasgow gravitational wave researchers|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2016/october/headline_498037_en.html|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.gla.ac.uk|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625163410/https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2016/october/headline_498037_en.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She received the [[California Institute of Technology]] Staff Service and Impact Award in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2017 Service and Impact Awards|url=https://ligonews.blogspot.com/2017/06/ligo-staff-honored-at-caltechs-2017.html|access-date=2020-06-23|website=LIGO Staff Honored at Caltech's 2017 Service and Impact Awards|archive-date=2020-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627104104/https://ligonews.blogspot.com/2017/06/ligo-staff-honored-at-caltechs-2017.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-She is a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-24|title=Professor Norna Anne Robertson FRSE|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/norna-robertson/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|language=en-GB}}</ref> the [[American Physical Society]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Fellow Archive|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.aps.org|language=en}}</ref> the [[Royal Astronomical Society]], the [[Institute of Physics]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Glasgow :: Schools :: School of Physics and Astronomy :: Research :: Research Groups - Institute for Gravitational Research - Our Staff and Students - Personal details|url=http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/igr/index.php?L1=members&L2=member&name=nrobertson|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.physics.gla.ac.uk}}</ref> and the [[International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation|url=http://www.isgrg.org/fellows.php|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.isgrg.org}}</ref>
+She is a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-24|title=Professor Norna Anne Robertson FRSE|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/norna-robertson/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|language=en-GB|archive-date=2020-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624142154/https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/norna-robertson/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[American Physical Society]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Fellow Archive|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.aps.org|language=en|archive-date=2020-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509035726/https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm?initial=&year=1996&unit_id=DNP&institution=|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Royal Astronomical Society]], the [[Institute of Physics]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Glasgow :: Schools :: School of Physics and Astronomy :: Research :: Research Groups - Institute for Gravitational Research - Our Staff and Students - Personal details|url=http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/igr/index.php?L1=members&L2=member&name=nrobertson|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.physics.gla.ac.uk|archive-date=2020-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623220601/http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/igr/index.php?L1=members&L2=member&name=nrobertson|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation|url=http://www.isgrg.org/fellows.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214114416/http://www.isgrg.org/fellows.php|archive-date=2014-02-14|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.isgrg.org|url-status=live}}</ref>
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