Astrophysics
Assistant Professor, Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics (MIfA)
Supernova (SN) explosions, Gravitational lensing, SN host-galaxy environments, SN Ia cosmology, Stellar populations, Star formation, Dark matter
Professor, Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics (MIfA)
Dark matter searches, novel particle detectors, collaborative work in integrative tools for Underground Science, low background techniques [Research Web Page]
Assistant Professor
My research focuses on using multi-messenger astronomy to study the Universe, coming at the same problem from multiple directions to gain a more complete picture. In particular, I study the coalescence of binary neutron stars with both gravitational waves and electromagnetic data, predominantly using wide field-of-view optical telescopes such as the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) to identify these counterparts. I also use these telescopes to search…
Gloria Becker Lubkin Chair in Theoretical Physics, William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute
Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy
Member, Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics
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.
- Accepting new graduate research students