Cosmology at BU
From the origin and structure of galaxies and galaxy clusters, to the nature of dark matter, dark energy and the first moments after the Big Bang, the BU Cosmology Group is dedicated to exploring the Universe’s fundamental mysteries. We deploy a wide range of methods to achieve this goal, including cutting-edge instrumentation, high-fidelity simulations, machine learning, multi-wavelength observations, sophisticated data analysis techniques, and theoretical modeling. Together, we hope to bring both a broad perspective and deep expertise to tackling the hardest questions in cosmology today. BU Cosmology is an inter-departmental effort between Astronomy, Physics, and Computing & Data Science, and is currently growing rapidly.
Please visit the BU Cosmology Group website for more information.
Research
Physics Faculty
- Kirit Karkare | Cosmic Microwave Background and Line Intensity Mapping
- Hongwan Liu | Cosmology and High-Energy Physics
- Martin Schmaltz | Laws of Physics
Affiliate Faculty
- Dillon Brout (Astronomy) | Supernova Cosmology
Other Faculty
- Elizabeth Blanton (Astronomy) | Galaxy Clusters
- Tereasa Brainerd (Astronomy) | Dark Matter Halos, Weak Lensing and Large-Scale Structure
- Emily Cunningham (Astronomy, ETA July 2025) | Dark Matter in the Milky Way
- Siddharth Mishra-Sharma (Computing & Data Science, ETA July 2025) | Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Physics