TCCAP Researchers

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

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Katherine Freese

  • Professor
  • Director, Weinberg Institute and Texas Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • Physics
  • Weinberg Institute

Jeff and Gail Kodosky Endowed Chair
 

Faculty

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Kimberly Boddy

  • Assistant Professor
  • Physics
  • Weinberg Institute
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Michael Boylan-Kolchin

  • Professor
  • Astronomy
  • Weinberg Institute
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Volker Bromm

  • Professor
  • Astronomy
  • Weinberg Institute

Jane and Roland Blumberg Centennial Professorship in Astronomy
Josey Centennial Professorship in Astronomy
Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Nicholas Galitzki

  • Assistant Professor
  • Physics
  • Weinberg Institute
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Julian Muñoz

  • Assistant Professor
  • Astronomy
  • Weinberg Institute
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Paul Shapiro

  • Professor
  • Astronomy
  • Weinberg Institute

Postdoctoral Researchers

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Subhajit Ghosh

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Weinberg Institute
  • Physics
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Vivian Sabla

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Weinberg Institute
  • Physics
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Jenna Samuel

  • NSF AAPF Research Affiliate - Postdoctoral
  • Weinberg Institute
  • Astronomy
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Barmak Shams

  • Research Fellow
  • Weinberg Institute
  • Physics
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Elle Shaw

  • Research Fellow
  • Weinberg Institute
  • Physics
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Emilie Thelie

  • TCCAP Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Weinberg Institute
  • Astronomy