Wayne Hu

wayne-hu

Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and the College; Enrico Fermi Institute; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Education: AB in Physics, Princeton, 1990; MS in Physics, Princeton, 1992; Ph.D. in Physics, U.C. Berkeley, 1995

Contact Information

Phone: (773) 702-0160
Location: LASR 128
Email: whubackground.uchicago.edu
WWW: Web Site

Research

Hu’s research focuses on the theory and phenomenology of structure formation in the Universe as revealed in Cosmic Microwave Background anisotropies, gravitational lensing, galaxy clustering and galaxy clusters.

Research Fields: Cosmology

Affiliations: Enrico Fermi Institute; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Member of Scientific Groups: Wayne Hu's group

Scientific Projects

Current Projects: Dark Energy Survey; South Pole Telescope

Graduate Students

Current Students: Cora Dvorkin

Past Students: Michael Mortonson (2009); Marcos Lima (2008); Ignacy Sawicki (2007); Kendrick Smith (2007); Zhaoming Ma (2006); Takemi Okamoto (2004); Asantha R. Cooray (2001)

Teaching

Current & Future Courses

  • ASTR 30700, Preparation for Summer Research Project: 2011 - 2012 (Spring)
  • ASTR 24200, The Physics of Galaxies and the Universe: 2011 - 2012 (Winter)

Past Courses

  • ASTR 30500, Radiative Processes in Astrophysics: 2010 - 2011 (Autumn); 2007 - 2008 (Autumn); 2006 - 2007 (Autumn); 2005 - 2006 (Autumn); 2004 - 2005 (Autumn)
  • ASTR 32100, Cosmology: 2010 - 2011 (Winter); 2004 - 2005 (Spring)
  • ASTR 40800, The Perturbed Universe: 2009 - 2010 (Autumn)
  • ASTR 24200, The Physics of Galaxies and the Universe: 2009 - 2010 (Winter); 2007 - 2008 (Winter); 2006 - 2007 (Winter)

Department Committees

Current & Future


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