Clement Pryke

Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and the College

Education: BS 1992 (Physics) Leeds UK; PhD 1996 (Physics) Leeds UK

Contact Information

Phone: (773) 702-7853
Location: LASR 120
Email: prykefocus.uchicago.edu

Research

Pryke is an experimental cosmologist and educator.
His research currently centers on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) - the after glow from early times when the Universe was a smooth hot plasma. By studying the CMB we can learn much about the origin, contents and ultimate fate of the Universe - CMB studies are at the center of the current "golden age" of cosmology.
Pryke has played a strong role in the construction and operation of a series of CMB telescopes cited at the South Pole in Antarctica, and the analysis of the data they produce.
He was a key member of the DASI team which produced the first detection of the polarization of the CMB. More recently he has been leading the Chicago effort on QUaD - another ground breaking CMB polarimeter. He is also a member of the SZA and SPT collaborations which are using the CMB as a "backlight" to study the evolution of massive clusters of galaxies and learn about the mysterious dark energy which appears to pervade empty space.

Research Fields: Cosmology

Teaching

Past Courses

ASTR 40100, Practicle Data Analysis: 2009 - 2010 (Autumn); 2006 - 2007 (Winter)
NTSC 10200, Evolution of the Universe (Lab): 2008 - 2009 (Spring); 2004 - 2005 (Spring)
PHSC 11900, Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics (Lab): 2007 - 2008 (Winter)
PHSC 12000, Origin of the Universe and How We Know: 2006 - 2007 (Spring)
PHSC 12000, Origin of the Universe and How We Know (Lab): 2004 - 2005 (Spring)
PHSC 11900, Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2004 - 2005 (Autumn)

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