My research is in the area of particle physics and cosmology. The main topics on which I work are: big bang nucleosynthesis, which is an explanation of the origin of the light element isotopes through 7Li; particle dark matter; big bang baryogenesis, which is an explanation of the matter-antimatter asymmetry observed in nature; and inflation which is a theory constructed to resolve many outstanding problems in standard cosmology.

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Education

Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1981

M.S., University of Chicago, 1978 

B.S., University of Chicago, 1978 

 

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Honors and Awards

• Distinguished McKnight University Professor, 1998-present
• Hans A. Bethe Prize, 2018
• Fellow, American Physical Society, 2003
• Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1987-94
• George A. Taylor Research Award, 1988