Cosmology Research by Notre Dame Faculty

• Prof. David Bennett (Phys 171 instructor fall 1998)
  • MACHO Project.
    - Jan, 1996 News Release announcing dark matter "discovery" (from LLNL)
    - Washington Post story from Jan, 1996
    
  • Gravitational Microlensing Planet Search project (with Prof. Rhie)
    - Jun, 1996 News Release describing planet search technique.
  • Theoretical Calculations of CMBR Anistropies from topological defect models such as cosmic strings (with Prof. Rhie)
• Prof. John Losecco (Phys 171 instructor spring 1999)
• Detection of neutrinos from SN 1987A with the IMB experiment
• Experimental elementary particle physics
• Prof. Grant Mathews
• Primordial Nucleosynthesis
• Numerical General Relativity
• Theoretical Cosmology
• Prof. Sun Rhie
• Gravitational Lensing Theory
• Gravitational Microlensing Planet Search project (with Prof. Bennett)
  - Jun, 1996 News Release describing planet search technique.
• Theoretical Calculations of CMBR Anistropies from topological defect models such as cosmic strings (with Prof. Bennett)
• Other astrophysics Research
• Prof. John Poirier
• Prof. Terrence Rettig
• Prof. Michael Wiescher