Scott Dodelson

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Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and the College; Head, Fermilab: Theoretical Astrophysics Group; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Education: BA/BS 1983 (Applied Physics) Columbia; PhD 1988 (Physics) Columbia

Contact Information

Phone: (630) 840-2426
Location: Fermilab; TAAC 22
Email: dodelsonfnal.gov

Research

Dodelson's research centers on cosmology, ranging from inflation at very early times, to dark energy today. He focuses on testing models with data, most notably from the Cosmic Microwave Background and with data, from, for example, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Dark Energy Survey.

Research Fields: Cosmology

Affiliations: Fermilab: Theoretical Astrophysics Group; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Scientific Projects

Current Projects: Dark Energy Survey

Graduate Students

Current Students: Eric Baxter; Ross Cawthon; Alessandro Manzotti; Alan Zablocki

Past Students: Melanie Simet (2012); Fabian Schmidt (2009); Eduardo Rozo (2006); Ryan Scranton (2002); Kimberly A. Coble (1999)

Teaching

Current & Future Courses

  • PHSC 12000, Origin of the Universe and How We Know: 2012 - 2013 (Winter)

Past Courses

  • ASTR 30300, Interstellar Matter: 2010 - 2011 (Spring); 2009 - 2010 (Spring)
  • ASTR 40600, Gravitational Lensing: 2007 - 2008 (Winter)
  • ASTR 30400, Galaxies: 2006 - 2007 (Spring)
  • PHSC 12000, Origin of the Universe and How We Know (Lab): 2011 - 2012 (Spring)
  • ASTR 24200, The Physical Universe: 2008 - 2009 (Winter)

Department Committees

Past


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