Cosmology
Cosmology research includes both observational studies, like the XXL Project, Canadian Cluster Comparison Project (CCCP) / The Complete Local-Volume Groups Sample (CLoGs) / Local Cluster Substructure Survey (LoCuSS), and theoretical and computational modeling. The formation of galaxies and growth of structure is modeled using simulations like ERIS, Simba, Romulus, Virgo, Millenium, and Aquarius.
Cosmological modelling
Cosmological simulations of the formation of galaxies and growth of structure, including Virgo/Millenium/Aquarius simulations.
Contact: Julio Navarro
Students:
- Alexandra Borukhovetskaya
- Matthew Pereira Wilson
Galaxies and Proto-cluster Formation and Evolution: Theoretical and Computational Modelling
Projects include computational modeling the formation and evolution of galaxies, galaxy groups, clusters of galaxies, and proto-clusters using state-of-the-art ERIS, Simba, and Romulus numerical simulations under the auspices of Cascadia-to-Cape Town Computational Cosmology Collaboratory (C2C4). This includes studying the formation and evolution of supermassive black holes and black hole feedback, the physics of circumgalactic medium, the formation of porto-clusters (the most massive structures in the cosmos) and various other processes associated with cosmic structure formation. We also pursue observational effort (e.g. Canadian Cluster Comparison Project (CCCP) / The Complete Local-Volume Groups Sample (CLoGs) / Local Cluster Substructure Survey (LoCuSS)) to acquire data for comparing with the our model predictions.
Contact: Arif Babul
Students:
- Douglas Rennehan
- Vida Saeedzadeh
Instrumentation for Cosmology
Work packages for WFIRST (Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope), a NASA satellite observatory designed to perform wide-field imaging and slitless spectroscopic surveys of the near infrared sky.
Contact: Justin Albert