Corey Gray is a member of the Siksika Nation (Northern Blackfoot tribe of Alberta) and Scottish. He received Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics and Applied Mathematics from Humboldt State University (HSU) in northern California. After graduation, he was hired by Caltech (California Institute of Technology) to work for the astronomy project, LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory) at their observatory in Washington state. As a member of the LIGO team, Corey’s work includes working on team to help build the gravitational wave detector, followed by also operating the detector. Corey has been with LIGO since 1998. The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) made big news in 2016 by announcing what has been hailed as “the scientific breakthrough of the century”: the first direct detection of gravitational waves. This was a monumental discovery because it proves a prediction made 100 years earlier by Albert Einstein! LIGO has made several more detections over the years. These detections mark the beginning of a completely new field of science: gravitational wave astronomy. Corey does outreach and science communication work for LIGO, and especially loves to share the science of Einstein with underrepresented communities. Corey is also proud of recruiting his mother, Sharon Yellowfly, to translate several detection press releases into the Blackfoot Language! In Corey’s personal life you can find him hiking a trail, dancing at a salsa club, fly fishing, or catching a cool film. He also loves to travel, whether it is locally or around the world.