Cosmology is the study of the origin of the universe. Researchers in this area aim to understand the formation and evolution of the universe and its structures at larger scales, including galaxy clusters, individual galaxies, large stellar populations, and the interstellar and intergalactic media. Some areas of attention include large-scale survey development and analysis (including the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Pan-STARRS, the Dark Energy Survey, and the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope); computational modeling of galactic evolution; studies of stellar populations and their feedback effects; and the nature of dark matter and energy.
Faculty
| Fred Adams | Oleg Gnedin | Sally Oey |
| Hugh Aller | Mario Mateo | Douglas Richstone |
| Eric Bell | Tim McKay | Mateusz Ruszkowski |
| Joel Bregman | Chris Miller | Patrick Seitzer |
| Gus Evrard | Jon Miller | Monica Valluri |
Research Scientists & Postdocs
| Pedro R. Capelo | Edmund Hodges-Kluck | David Nidever |
| Fujun Du | Joel Lamb | Keren Sharon |
| Craig Harrison | Antonela Monachesi | Hsiang-Yi (Karen) Yang |
Graduate Students
| Mike Anderson | Jessica Herrington | Colin Slater |
| Vivienne Baldassare | Anne Jaskot | Sandor Van Wassenhove |
| Brian Devour | Matthew Miller | Jordan Zastrow |
| Dan Gifford | Sasha Muratov |
Image Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI)
