Rachel Mandelbaum

Rachel Mandelbaum is an astrophysicist studying cosmology and galactic evolution with a focus on dark matter and dark energy. Much of her work has used the phenomenon of gravitational lensing of galaxies and she has made significant improvements in the calibration of lensing parameters.

Education

Mandelbaum received her A.B. in physics with highest honors from Princeton University in 2000.

She received her Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 2006[1] and is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the Carnegie Mellon University.[2]

Research

Mandelbaum studies cosmology using the technique of weak gravitational lensing. She has contributed to more than 100 published papers since 2011.[3]

Awards

Mandelbaum has received numerous awards including the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in 2013, the Department of Energy Early Career Award in 2012[4] and the Annie Jump Cannon Award from the American Astronomical Society in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Mandelbaum's webpage". www.andrew.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. ↑ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Rachel Mandelbaum-Dept of Physics - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ↑ "SAO/NASA ADS Abstract Service". adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ↑ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Astrophysicist Rachel Mandelbaum Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award for Dark Matter and Dark Energy Research-CMU News - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ↑ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Press Release: Carnegie Mellon Astrophysicist Rachel Mandelbaum Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award for Dark Matter and Dark Energy Research-CMU News - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.

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