Lucy Thomas

"I am most proud of the way we as LVK members support each other in our work. Whether it be through collaboration, review work, mentoring or just showing an interest in each other’s science during telecons or conferences. It was fantastic as a PhD student to know that those more senior than you were aware and interested in what you are working on, and now as a postdoc I’m continually amazed by the fantastic science being done by everyone around me. The thing I’m most proud of is being an active part of the LVK community. I also love to paint, especially big and bright canvas paintings, and occasionally I create art based on black holes and gravitational waves. The inside cover of my PhD thesis features a binary black hole merger drawing and it was really fun to make!"

Lucy Thomas is a postdoc at Caltech, working on waveform modelling and parameter estimation of merging black holes and neutron stars. Since moving to California from the UK, she has discovered how tasty avocados can be. Lucy also loves being in nature and is trying to visit as many national parks as she can. Her family has two cocker spaniels, Elsie and Dottie, who are 1/3 ears, 1/3 energy, and 1/3 sass. You can follow Lucy on twitter at @gravywavylucy.