Mike Boylan-Kolchin
- Professor
- Astronomy
- Weinberg Institute
Samuel T. and Fern Yanagisawa Regents Professor in Astronomy
Contact Information
PMA
Room Number:16.324
Biography
Professor Mike Boylan-Kolchin is a theoretical astrophysicist who works on galaxy formation theory and its interface with cosmology. He works on a variety of questions related to dark matter, cosmological structure formation, and galaxy formation physics across cosmic time. His work combines numerical simulations, analytic models, and observations.
Research
Cosmology and galaxy formation, including:
- the formation, evolution, and structure of galaxies and dark matter halos
- the nature of dark matter
- near-field cosmology
- high-redshift galaxy formation
- globular cluster formation and evolution
- cosmological parameters and tensions
- numerical simulations
Research Areas
- Cosmology or Space
Fields of Interest
- Astronomy-Astrophysics Theory
Centers and Institutes
- Weinberg Institute
- Cosmic Frontier Center
- Texas Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics