Studying topics in astrophysics and cosmology, including working to identify the dark matter and dark energy that permeate the universe, investigating the properties of the universe with the Cosmic Microwave Background, and building successful models for the early universe.
Director

Katherine Freese
- Professor
- Director, Weinberg Institute and Texas Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
- Physics
- Weinberg Institute
Jeff and Gail Kodosky Endowed Chair
Faculty

Kimberly Boddy
- Assistant Professor
- Physics
- Weinberg Institute

Mike Boylan-Kolchin
- Professor
- Astronomy
- Weinberg Institute
Samuel T. and Fern Yanagisawa Regents Professor in Astronomy

Volker Bromm
- Professor
- Astronomy
- Weinberg Institute
Jane and Roland Blumberg Centennial Professorship in Astronomy
Josey Centennial Professorship in Astronomy
Distinguished Teaching Professor

Nicholas Galitzki
- Assistant Professor
- Physics
- Weinberg Institute

Julian Muñoz
- Assistant Professor
- Astronomy
- Weinberg Institute

Paul Shapiro
- Professor
- Astronomy
- Weinberg Institute
Frank N. Edmonds, Jr. Regents Professorship in Astronomy
Postdoctoral Researchers

Subhajit Ghosh
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Weinberg Institute
- Physics

Jenna Samuel
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Weinberg Institute
- Astronomy

Barmak Shams Es Haghi
- Research Fellow
- Weinberg Institute
- Physics

Elle Shaw
- Research Fellow
- Weinberg Institute
- Physics
ET
Emilie Thelie
- TCCAP Postdoctoral Fellow
- Weinberg Institute
- Astronomy
Graduate Students

Erick Martinez
- Bridge Fellow
- Physics

Gabriele Montefalcone
- Weinberg Fellow
- Physics

Henry Nachman
- Physics

Maria Straight
- Graduate Student Fellow
- Astronomy

Joshua Ziegler
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Physics
Alumni

Vivian Sabla
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Weinberg Institute
- Physics