Prof. Dr. Benjamin Joachimi

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsAstrophysics and Astronomy
KeywordsGravitational lensing, Cosmology, Large-scale structure

Current contact address

CountryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
InstitutionUniversity College London (UCL)
InstituteDepartment of Physics and Astronomy

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Hendrik HildebrandtRuhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Start of initial sponsorship05/04/2026

Programme(s)

2026Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Joachimi is a world-leading cosmologist working at the interface of observation and theory for weak gravitational lensing and large-scale structure. He tests the standard model of cosmology, particularly the properties of gravity, dark matter, and dark energy. In Germany, he will continue his leadership in the Euclid space mission and continue his work on the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time.