Research
The Observable Universe: probes of different epochs in its history.
Opening Up New Windows to Study the Universe
The Standard Model of Cosmology aims to explains
the cosmic evolution from a fraction of a second
after the Big-Bang singularity to the current period
of accelerated expansion with only a handful of
parameters. Over the past decade, it has withstood a
wide series of observational tests. Yet several
gaping holes remain in the theory:
- How did inflation begin and come to an end?
- What makes up the dark matter in the Universe?
- What is the nature of dark energy?
- How did galaxies and clusters of galaxies form and
evolve to make up the large scale structure we
observe today?
Going forward, we must develop new ways to probe
these fundamental questions by accessing the full
volume of the observable Universe. This is the focus
of my research.