Roodman, Aaron

Research opportunities exist in observation cosmology with the Dark Energy Survey (DES) project. DES is a ground based wide field survey, with a new 600Mpixel camera under construction for the Blanco 4 meter telescope, and with first light in 2011. My scientific interest is primarily the measurement of weak gravitational lensing as a cosmological probe. Possible projects include the development of simulation and analysis tools in the chain from image quality to galaxy shape to weak lensing shear. Also I also have research opportunities for students interested in astronomical instrumentation, where I am doing sensor and fine-guidance R&D for the Joint Dark Energy Mission.