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
- College of Natural Sciences
Maria Straight
- Graduate Student Fellow
- Astronomy
Joshua Ziegler
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Physics
Alumni
Vivian Sabla
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Weinberg Institute
- Physics