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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his pivotal role in devising and developing the necessary implementing technologies for gravitational wave detection
  • 1991 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

J. H. Hough is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. With a focus on academic research, their career includes recognition through several fellowships that highlight contributions in the field of physics and related disciplines.

Hough's acknowledged awards include being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1991 and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2000. The APS fellowship citation notes Hough's pivotal role in devising and developing the necessary implementing technologies for gravitational wave detection. Additionally, in 2003, Hough was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom.

These honors indicate a research focus that involves significant contributions to gravitational wave science and technology, although detailed information on published papers, coauthors, or frequent publication venues is not available.

The scientist's work is connected to ongoing developments in physics, particularly in areas that intersect with gravitational wave detection, reflecting their role in the advancement of instrumentation and methodologies in this field.

Best Publications

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    B. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Laser phase and frequency stabilization using an optical resonator

    R. W. P. Drever;J. L. Hall;F. V. Kowalski;J. Hough

  • GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Gravitational Waves and Gamma-Rays from a Binary Neutron Star Merger: GW170817 and GRB 170817A

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • The Einstein Telescope: a third-generation gravitational wave observatory

    M. Punturo;M. Abernathy;F. Acernese;B. Allen

  • GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State.

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Tests of general relativity with GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;M. Abernathy

  • Predictions for the Rates of Compact Binary Coalescences Observable by Ground-based Gravitational-wave Detectors

    J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • GW170608: Observation of a 19 solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Binary Black Hole Mergers in the first Advanced LIGO Observing Run

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Enhanced sensitivity of the LIGO gravitational wave detector by using squeezed states of light

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

  • Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

    J. Aasi;J. Abadie;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott

Frequent Co-Authors

N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Bernard F. Schutz
Bernard F. Schutz Cardiff University
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Kenneth A. Strain
Kenneth A. Strain University of Glasgow
Roman Schnabel
Roman Schnabel Universität Hamburg
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
Alberto Vecchio
Alberto Vecchio University of Birmingham

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