Quick Bio:
I am a mostly theoretical cosmologist, specializing in gravitational
lensing, and in particular, in and have recently become very
interested in extracting additional information out of weak lensing
signals of galaxy clusters. I've also gotten interested in strongly
lensed systems as well. See my selected
publication list below or take a look at
my
CV for some recent projects.
I have also become very interested in the interface between cosmology
and particle physics in the early universe, and my popular writing has
centered largely on these questions. I am the author of
two popular science books, and
a textbook, "The
Standard Model in a Nutshell," published by Princeton University
Press in February of 2017.
Current Administrative Appointment
- Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies
Education and Training
[Complete CV]
- BA, Astronomy and Physics, Boston University, 1996
- MA, Astrophysics, Princeton University, 1998
- PhD, Astrophysics,Princeton Unievrsity, 2000
- Postdoctoral Work,Yale UniversityGibbs Lecturer,2000-2001
|
Physics 101 | Fundamentals
of Physics I | Spring, 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009 |
|
Physics 111 | Physics
I | Spring, 2004, Spring 2005 |
|
Physics 113 | Contemporary
Physics I | Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall
2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall
2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017 |
|
Physics 131 | Survey of
the Universe | Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Fall 2004,
Spring 2005 |
|
Physics 231 | Introductory
Astrophysics | Winter 2003, Winter 2005, Winter 2007, Winter 2009,
Winter 2011, Winter 2013 |
|
Physics 311 | Classical
Mechanics I | Winter 2015, Winter 2017 |
| Physics 431/731 | Galactic
Dynamics | Winter 2002, Fall 2003 |
| Physics
432/532 | Cosmology |
Winter 2006, Winter 2008, Winter 2010, Winter 2012, Winter 2014, Winter 2016, Winter 2018 |
| UNIV 201 | Grad
School Prep | Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015 |
| Physics 511 |
E&M I
| Winter 2007,
Winter 2008, Winter
2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011 |
| Physics 631 |
General Relativity
| Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017 |
| Physics 750 |
Quantum Field Theory
| Spring 2010, Spring 2012 |
| Physics 750 |
The Standard Model
| Spring 2014, Spring 2016 |
| tDEC 113 | Physical Foundations of
Engineering II | Winter 2004 |
| tDEC 201 | Energy
I | Spring 2006 |
| Honors 200-18 | Playing
Dice with the Universe | Fall 2005 |