Welcome to Cosmological Laboratory!

We study the Universe at the largest scales, aiming to understand its content, origins, and evolution. Our work lies at the interface of theory, simulation, and astronomical observations. We use data from large collaborative observational efforts, including the cosmic microwave background measurements from the Planck Satellite, the Atacama Cosmology Telescope, and the Simons Observatory Collaboration, as well data from galaxy survyes, such as the Dark Energy Survey, Vera C. Rubin Observatory, and the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope. We strive to answer some of the biggest open questions in modern physics and explain the nature of dark matter and dark energy, understand the formation and evolution of galaxies, and probe new fundamental physics that shapes our Universe.

People

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Kris Pardo

Assist. Prof. of Physics and Astronomy
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Vera Gluscevic

Gabilan Assist. Prof. of Physics and Astronomy
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Timothy Morton

Adjunct Research Faculty

Ethan Nadler

Carnegie-USC Postdoctoral Scholar
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Rui An

Postdoctoral Scholar
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Annastasia Haynie

Carnegie Graduate Fellow (5th year)

Aryan Rahimieh

Graduate Student (5th year)
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Remington Gerras

Graduate Student (5th year)
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Trey Driskell

Graduate Student (4th year)
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Jack Lonergan

Graduate Student (4th year)
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Adam He

Graduate Student (4th year)
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Dimple Sarnaaik

Graduate Student (3rd year)
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Wendy Crumrine

Graduate Student (3rd year)
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Karime Maamari

Graduate Student (2nd year)
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Eleanor Stuart

Graduate Student (2nd year)
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Siddhesh Raut

Carnegie Graduate Fellow (2nd year)
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Meghan O'Brien

Carnegie Graduate Fellow (2nd year)
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Benjamin Zhang

Graduate Student (3rd year)
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Ebtihal Adelaziz

Graduate Student (2nd year)
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Julie XUe

1st year Graduate Student

Mya Do

Graduate Student (1st year)
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Sai Bhargavi Gangula

Graduate Student (1st year)
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Jeisson Pulido

Graduate Student (1st year)
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James Wen

Incoming Graduate Student