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Daniel M. Scolnic

Daniel M. Scolnic

Associate Professor of Physics
Physics
daniel.scolnic@duke.edu
120 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27710
120 Science Drive, Box 90305, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

Defense Science Study Group (DSSG)

Other Institute for Defense Analysis · December 2023 The Defense Science Study Group (DSSG) is a program of education and study that introduces outstanding science and engineering professors to the United States’ security challenges and encourages them to apply their talents to these issues. The program, begun in 1986, is directed by the nonprofit Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) and is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). More about this award

Clarivate Most Highly Cited Scientists

Other Clarivate · November 2023 More about this award

Fred Kavli Plenary Lectureship

Other American Astronomical Society · April 15, 2023 More about this award

Sloan Research Fellowship-Physics

National Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · August 15, 2022 More about this award

Department of Energy Early Career Award

National Department of Energy · May 28, 2021 More about this award

Packard Fellowship

National The David and Lucille Packard Foundation · October 15, 2019 More about this award

In the News

Published January 27, 2025
The Universe is Expanding More Quickly Than We Thought
Published June 20, 2024
Duke Cosmic Explorers Are Mapping Space’s Invisible Secrets
Published November 16, 2023
Which Duke Scholars Made the Most Cited List?
Published October 17, 2023
Taking a Larger View of the Universe
Published February 15, 2022
Two Duke Researchers Named Sloan Fellows
Published December 17, 2021
The universe is expanding faster than it should be
Published May 28, 2021
Prof. Scolnic Receives DOE Early Career Award
Published October 15, 2019
Prestigious Packard Fellowship Supports Duke Cosmologist in Answering Questions About What Makes Up the Universe