Astrophysics Research Interests

Shane Davis: High energy astrophysics -- accretion disks, active galactic nuclie, X-ray binaries
Kevin Heng: Astrophysics of shocks, dust, planetary formation and magnetized fluids; applied atomic physics; phenomenology of supernova remnants and gamma-ray bursts
Chuck Keeton: Strong gravitational lensing, dark matter and substructure, galaxy density profiles and shapes
Bence Kocsis: General relativity; black holes; gravitational waves; accretion disks; star clusters
Michael Kuhlen: Cosmology; dark matter structure; first luminous sources; evolution of the IGM
Ari Laor: Stellar dynamics near a binary massive black hole. Physical processes near AGN, including dust, accretion disk emission, line emission
Rachel Mandelbaum: Weak gravitational lensing; large scale structure; galaxy/cluster structure and formation; galaxy formation
Jonathan Mitchell: Planetary atmospheric dynamics, climate evolution and stability, extrasolar planets
Margaret Pan: Planetary dynamics, extrasolar planets, Kuiper/asteroid/debris belts; relativistic shocks and self-similar solutions
Martin Pessah: Theoretical astrophysics -- accretion physics, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, variability of compact objects
Douglas Rudd: Cosmology; numerical simulations; large-scale structure; SZ surveys; structure of the ICM; galaxy dynamics
Alexia Schulz: Cosmology; large scale structure; dark matter and dark energy; galaxy clusters; galaxy formation and evolution
Glenn van de Ven: Internal dynamics of and dark matter in galaxies using integral-field spectroscopy and gravitational lensing; centers of galaxies; stellar dynamics in globular clusters
Paul Wiita: Radio galaxy models, relativistic jet simulations, unification of AGN classes and blazar variability
Nadia Zakamska: Outflows from compact objects; AGN at all wavelengths; dynamics of planetary and stellar systems; extrasolar planets
Zheng Zheng: Cosmology, large-scale structure, galaxy clustering, galaxy formation and evolution, randiative transfer of Lyman-alpha photons

Faculty

Peter Goldreich: Application of physics to the understanding of natural phenomena
Scott Tremaine: Astrophysical dynamics; formation and evolution of planetary systems; galactic structure and evolution