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Daniel M. Scolnic

Associate Professor of Physics
Physics
120 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27710
120 Science Drive, Box 90305, Durham, NC 27708

Research Interests


Cosmology, Supernova.

Selected Grants


A Roman Project Infrastructure Team to Support Cosmological Measurements with Type Ia Supernovae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2023 - 2028

SN cosmology with the next generation of experiments

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2023 - 2026

Reducing Top Systematic Uncertainties in Cosmological Analyses with Type Ia Supernovae and Contaminated Photometric Samples

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2021 - 2026

Research in High Energy Physics at Duke University

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2013 - 2025

Where Are We Going: Addressing Measurements of Peculiar Motions in Our Nearby Universe and their Impact on the Hubble Tension

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by John Templeton Foundation · 2022 - 2025

A Roman Project Infrastructure Team to Support Cosmological Measurements with Type Ia Supernovae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2023 - 2028

SN cosmology with the next generation of experiments

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2023 - 2026

Reducing Top Systematic Uncertainties in Cosmological Analyses with Type Ia Supernovae and Contaminated Photometric Samples

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2021 - 2026

Research in High Energy Physics at Duke University

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2013 - 2025

Where Are We Going: Addressing Measurements of Peculiar Motions in Our Nearby Universe and their Impact on the Hubble Tension

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by John Templeton Foundation · 2022 - 2025

Big Data and the Biggest Tension in Cosmology

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by David & Lucile Packard Foundation · 2019 - 2024

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship for Daniel Scolnic in Physics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · 2022 - 2024

Tension at the Breaking Point: Uncovering New Physics Through a Two-Rung Distance Ladder Measurement of the Hubble Constant

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Space Telescope Science Institute · 2021 - 2022

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Seed Grant: Workshopping Grant Proposals with Assistant Professors · 2024 PI · Duke Office of Faculty Advancement & Duke Office for Research and Innovation