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Arun Kannawadi Jayaraman

Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Physics
Physics
120 Science Drive, Phy 097, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


My research field is Cosmology, the study of origin and evolution of the Universe. I am interested in answering the questions about the distribution of (dark) matter in the Universe, also known as the large-scale structure and using it to understand the contents (dark matter and dark energy) of the Universe. I study the matter distribution using a technique called Weak Gravitational Lensing.

On a day-to-day basis, I work on image processing pipelines and algorithms that work at raw pixel-level data to extract useful information from millions (soon to be billions) of galaxies namely galaxy fluxes (and colors) and shapes.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Physics · 2023 - Present Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published December 23, 2023
Unexpected cosmic clumping could disprove our best understanding of the universe
Published December 11, 2023
Inconsistency Turns Up Again for Cosmological Observations
Published September 15, 2023
Cool Cosmology + Coding = Answers to Life’s Big Questions

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Recent Grants


Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Dark Energy Science Collaboration

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Stanford University · 2024 - 2026

Update GalSim Image Simulation Configuration Handling

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Jet Propulsion Lab · 2020 - 2026

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Management Development

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory · 2024 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Carnegie Mellon University · 2016 Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University · 2013 M.S.