Benjamin D. Wandelt
Benjamin D. Wandelt | |
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Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Known for | Cosmic Microwave Background, Computational Methods in Cosmology |
Awards | Fellow of the American Physical Society (2015), Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical Astrophysics, Cosmology |
Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sorbonne University, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris |
Benjamin D. Wandelt is a theoretical astrophysicist and cosmologist whose research focuses on the early universe, cosmic microwave background, and large-scale structure of the cosmos.[1][2]
Early life and education
Wandelt earned his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Imperial College London.[3]
Career
Wandelt has held faculty positions in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Wandelt has served as a professor at Sorbonne University and as the director of the Lagrange Institute at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris.[4][5]
Awards and honors
Wandelt has been a recipient of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.[6]
References
- ^ "Benjamin D Wandelt". Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Benjamin D Wandelt | Center for Advanced Study". cas.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Bio | Benjamin Wandelt". benwandelt.org. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Benjamin D Wandelt | Department of Astronomy | Illinois". astro.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Benjamin Wandelt (Sorbonne University) "AI-assisted discovery in cosmological physics"". Physics & Astronomy. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Benjamin D. Wandelt". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-15.