HerStories
HerStories is a series of frank conversations with leading women at the forefront of Chicago’s business, professional, cultural, nonprofit and educational communities. Join us as we hear their inspirational stories to learn who they are, how they got there, and what challenges they faced on the way. HerStories is brought to you by The Chicago Network, Chicago's premier organization for leading women, dedicated to empowering women to lead.
HerStories
Vicky Kalogera: The Science of The Stars
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The Chicago Network
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Season 3
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Episode 6
From a small town in Greece, Vicky Kalogera escaped poverty through education, becoming a leading member of the LIGO Collaboration that observed gravitational waves in 2015, and a leading theorist in the study of gravitational waves: “A new way to study the universe for centuries to come.” Today, Vicky is a Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy Director, CIERA, and Director, NSF-Simons SkAI Institute at Northwestern University.
