Prof. Dr. Benjamin D. Wandelt

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAstrophysik und Astronomie,Theoretische Physik
KeywordsArtificial Intelligence, Physical Cosmology, Statistical Inference, Large-scale Structure of the Universe, Cosmic Microwave Background

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBaltimore
Universität/InstitutionJohns Hopkins University
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Physics and Astronomy

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Simon D.M. WhiteMax-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.01.2007

Programm(e)

2006Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Benjamin Wandelt is a theoretical astrophysicist interested in the early evolution of the Universe. He has made particularly creative use of large computers to develop new and more accurate techniques for reading the physical properties of the Universe out of the observed properties of its large-scale structure, in particular from the structure observed in the cosmic microwave background radiation. This structure is an echo of the creation process itself. While in Germany, Professor Wandelt will work with his hosts at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics to help prepare for analysis of data from the European Space Agency's Planck satellite, which will start its observations of the microwave background in late 2008.