Bio：Barry Barish is a distinguished American physicist and recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for his leadership in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and his pivotal role in the first direct detection of gravitational waves. He is Professor Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology and has been affiliated with the University of California, Riverside since 2018 and Stony Brook University since 2023. Professor Barish has made long-standing contributions to experimental high-energy physics and gravitational-wave science. He served as Principal Investigator and later Director of LIGO, playing a central role in achieving the breakthrough discovery of gravitational waves in 2015. He also led the Global Design Effort for the International Linear Collider (ILC) and has held leadership positions on numerous major international scientific advisory committees. His many honors include the Nobel Prize and the U.S. National Medal of Science.