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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Career

  • 2024-: Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
  • 2022-2024: Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics (Grade 11), DAMTP, University of Cambridge
  • 2017-2022: Assistant Professor, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
  • 2017-2022: STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
  • 2016-2017: NASA Einstein Fellow, Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
  • 2013-2016: Miller Research Fellow, Dept. of Physics, University of California, Berkeley
  • 2008-2013: Ph.D. in Physics, Princeton University
  • 2004-2008: Part III Mathematics and Parts I/II NST Physics, University of Cambridge

Research Interests

Blake is a theoretical and observational cosmologist. He has research interests across CMB and large-scale structure, with a particular focus on measurements of the gravitational lensing of the CMB.

Research Group

Blake leads the CMBLENS project, funded by a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. Group members include:

Postdoctoral and senior researchers: 

Boris Bolliet (Senior Research Associate)

Fiona McCarthy (joint with Flatiron CCA)

Niall MacCrann (now Royal Society University Research Fellow)

PhD students:

Frank Qu

Gerrit Farren

Irene Abril Cabezas

Carmen Embil-Villagra

 

Former group members and next steps:

Toshiya Namikawa (postdoc -> Project Assistant Professor, IPMU), Dongwon Han (postdoc -> tech. industry), Omar Darwish (PhD -> postdoc U Geneva); Boryana Hadzhiyska (Masters -> PhD Harvard); Oliver Philcox (Masters -> PhD Princeton); Alex Reeves (Masters-> PhD ETH Zurich)

 

 

Publications

Delensing cosmic microwave background B modes with the Square Kilometre Array Radio Continuum Survey
T Namikawa, D Yamauchi, B Sherwin, R Nagata
– Physical Review D
(2016)
93,
043527
The POLARBEAR-2 and the Simons Array Experiments
A Suzuki, P Ade, Y Akiba, C Aleman, K Arnold, C Baccigalupi, B Barch, D Barron, A Bender, D Boettger, J Borrill, S Chapman, Y Chinone, A Cukierman, M Dobbs, A Ducout, R Dunner, T Elleflot, J Errard, G Fabbian, S Feeney, C Feng, T Fujino, G Fuller, A Gilbert, N Goeckner-Wald, J Groh, TD Haan, G Hall, N Halverson, T Hamada, M Hasegawa, K Hattori, M Hazumi, C Hill, W Holzapfel, Y Hori, L Howe, Y Inoue, F Irie, G Jaehnig, A Jaffe, O Jeong, N Katayama, J Kaufman, K Kazemzadeh, B Keating, Z Kermish, R Keskitalo, T Kisner, A Kusaka, ML Jeune, A Lee, D Leon, E Linder, L Lowry, F Matsuda, T Matsumura, N Miller, K Mizukami, J Montgomery, M Navaroli, H Nishino, J Peloton, D Poletti, G Puglisi, G Rebeiz, C Raum, C Reichardt, P Richards, C Ross, K Rotermund, Y Segawa, B Sherwin, I Shirley, P Siritanasak, N Stebor, R Stompor, J Suzuki, O Tajima, S Takada, S Takakura, S Takatori, A Tikhomirov, T Tomaru, B Westbrook, N Whitehorn, T Yamashita, A Zahn, O Zahn
– Journal of Low Temperature Physics
(2016)
184,
805
POLARBEAR constraints on cosmic birefringence and primordial magnetic fields
PAR Ade, K Arnold, M Atlas, C Baccigalupi, D Barron, D Boettger, J Borrill, S Chapman, Y Chinone, A Cukierman, M Dobbs, A Ducout, R Dunner, T Elleflot, J Errard, G Fabbian, S Feeney, C Feng, A Gilbert, N Goeckner-Wald, J Groh, G Hall, NW Halverson, M Hasegawa, K Hattori, M Hazumi, C Hill, WL Holzapfel, Y Hori, L Howe, Y Inoue, GC Jaehnig, AH Jaffe, O Jeong, N Katayama, JP Kaufman, B Keating, Z Kermish, R Keskitalo, T Kisner, A Kusaka, M Le Jeune, AT Lee, EM Leitch, D Leon, Y Li, E Linder, L Lowry, F Matsuda, T Matsumura, N Miller, J Montgomery, MJ Myers, M Navaroli, H Nishino, T Okamura, H Paar, J Peloton, L Pogosian, D Poletti, G Puglisi, C Raum, G Rebeiz, CL Reichardt, PL Richards, C Ross, KM Rotermund, DE Schenck, BD Sherwin, M Shimon, I Shirley, P Siritanasak, G Smecher, N Stebor, B Steinbach, A Suzuki, J-I Suzuki, O Tajima, S Takakura, A Tikhomirov, T Tomaru, N Whitehorn, B Wilson, A Yadav, A Zahn, O Zahn
– Physical Review D Particles Fields Gravitation and Cosmology
(2015)
92,
123509
MODELING ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION for CMB GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
J Errard, PAR Ade, Y Akiba, K Arnold, M Atlas, C Baccigalupi, D Barron, D Boettger, J Borrill, S Chapman, Y Chinone, A Cukierman, J Delabrouille, M Dobbs, A Ducout, T Elleflot, G Fabbian, C Feng, S Feeney, A Gilbert, N Goeckner-Wald, NW Halverson, M Hasegawa, K Hattori, M Hazumi, C Hill, WL Holzapfel, Y Hori, Y Inoue, GC Jaehnig, AH Jaffe, O Jeong, N Katayama, J Kaufman, B Keating, Z Kermish, R Keskitalo, T Kisner, M Le Jeune, AT Lee, EM Leitch, D Leon, E Linder, F Matsuda, T Matsumura, NJ Miller, MJ Myers, M Navaroli, H Nishino, T Okamura, H Paar, J Peloton, D Poletti, G Puglisi, G Rebeiz, CL Reichardt, PL Richards, C Ross, KM Rotermund, DE Schenck, BD Sherwin, P Siritanasak, G Smecher, N Stebor, B Steinbach, R Stompor, A Suzuki, O Tajima, S Takakura, A Tikhomirov, T Tomaru, N Whitehorn, B Wilson, A Yadav, O Zahn
– The Astrophysical Journal
(2015)
809,
63
A measurement of the cosmic microwave background B-mode polarization power spectrum at sub-degree scales with Polarbear
TPCPAR Ade, Y Akiba, AE Anthony, K Arnold, M Atlas, D Barron, D Boettger, J Borrill, S Chapman, Y Chinone, M Dobbs, T Elleflot, J Errard, G Fabbian, C Feng, D Flanigan, A Gilbert, W Grainger, NW Halverson, M Hasegawa, K Hattori, M Hazumi, WL Holzapfel, Y Hori, J Howard, P Hyland, Y Inoue, GC Jaehnig, AH Jaffe, B Keating, Z Kermish, R Keskitalo, T Kisner, M Le Jeune, AT Lee, EM Leitch, E Linder, M Lungu, F Matsuda, T Matsumura, X Meng, NJ Miller, H Morii, S Moyerman, MJ Myers, M Navaroli, H Nishino, A Orlando, H Paar, J Peloton, D Poletti, E Quealy, G Rebeiz, CL Reichardt, PL Richards, C Ross, I Schanning, DE Schenck, BD Sherwin, A Shimizu, C Shimmin, M Shimon, P Siritanasak, G Smecher, H Spieler, N Stebor, B Steinbach, R Stompor, A Suzuki, S Takakura, T Tomaru, B Wilson, A Yadav, O Zahn
– The Astrophysical Journal
(2014)
794,
171
Measurement of the Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Lensing Power Spectrum with the POLARBEAR Experiment
PAR Ade, Y Akiba, AE Anthony, K Arnold, M Atlas, D Barron, D Boettger, J Borrill, S Chapman, Y Chinone, M Dobbs, T Elleflot, J Errard, G Fabbian, C Feng, D Flanigan, A Gilbert, W Grainger, NW Halverson, M Hasegawa, K Hattori, M Hazumi, WL Holzapfel, Y Hori, J Howard, P Hyland, Y Inoue, GC Jaehnig, A Jaffe, B Keating, Z Kermish, R Keskitalo, T Kisner, M Le Jeune, AT Lee, E Linder, EM Leitch, M Lungu, F Matsuda, T Matsumura, X Meng, NJ Miller, H Morii, S Moyerman, MJ Myers, M Navaroli, H Nishino, H Paar, J Peloton, E Quealy, G Rebeiz, CL Reichardt, PL Richards, C Ross, I Schanning, DE Schenck, B Sherwin, A Shimizu, C Shimmin, M Shimon, P Siritanasak, G Smecher, H Spieler, N Stebor, B Steinbach, R Stompor, A Suzuki, S Takakura, T Tomaru, B Wilson, A Yadav, O Zahn, POLARBEAR Collaboration
– Physical review letters
(2014)
113,
021301
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: temperature and gravitational lensing power spectrum measurements from three seasons of data
S Das, T Louis, MR Nolta, GE Addison, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, E Calabrese, D Crichton, MJ Devlin, S Dicker, J Dunkley, R Dünner, JW Fowler, M Gralla, A Hajian, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hlozek, KM Huffenberger, JP Hughes, KD Irwin, A Kosowsky, RH Lupton, TA Marriage, D Marsden, F Menanteau, K Moodley, MD Niemack, LA Page, B Partridge, ED Reese, BL Schmitt, N Sehgal, BD Sherwin, JL Sievers, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, DS Swetz, ER Switzer, R Thornton, H Trac, E Wollack
– Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
(2014)
2014,
014
Evidence for gravitational lensing of the cosmic microwave background polarization from cross-correlation with the cosmic infrared background.
PAR Ade, Y Akiba, AE Anthony, K Arnold, M Atlas, D Barron, D Boettger, J Borrill, C Borys, S Chapman, Y Chinone, M Dobbs, T Elleflot, J Errard, G Fabbian, C Feng, D Flanigan, A Gilbert, W Grainger, NW Halverson, M Hasegawa, K Hattori, M Hazumi, WL Holzapfel, Y Hori, J Howard, P Hyland, Y Inoue, GC Jaehnig, A Jaffe, B Keating, Z Kermish, R Keskitalo, T Kisner, M Le Jeune, AT Lee, EM Leitch, E Linder, M Lungu, F Matsuda, T Matsumura, X Meng, NJ Miller, H Morii, S Moyerman, MJ Myers, M Navaroli, H Nishino, H Paar, J Peloton, D Poletti, E Quealy, G Rebeiz, CL Reichardt, PL Richards, C Ross, K Rotermund, I Schanning, DE Schenck, BD Sherwin, A Shimizu, C Shimmin, M Shimon, P Siritanasak, G Smecher, H Spieler, N Stebor, B Steinbach, R Stompor, A Suzuki, S Takakura, A Tikhomirov, T Tomaru, B Wilson, A Yadav, O Zahn, POLARBEAR Collaboration
– Phys Rev Lett
(2014)
112,
131302
Cosmological parameters from pre-planck cosmic microwave background measurements
E Calabrese, RA Hlozek, N Battaglia, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, J Chluba, D Crichton, S Das, MJ Devlin, J Dunkley, R Dünner, M Farhang, MB Gralla, A Hajian, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, AD Hincks, KD Irwin, A Kosowsky, T Louis, TA Marriage, K Moodley, L Newburgh, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, LA Page, N Sehgal, BD Sherwin, JL Sievers, C Sifón, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, ER Switzer, EJ Wollack
– Physical Review D
(2013)
87,
103012
Cosmological Parameters from Pre-Planck CMB Measurements
E Calabrese, RA Hlozek, N Battaglia, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, J Chluba, D Crichton, S Das, MJ Devlin, J Dunkley, R Dünner, M Farhang, MB Gralla, A Hajian, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, AD Hincks, KD Irwin, A Kosowsky, T Louis, TA Marriage, K Moodley, L Newburgh, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, LA Page, N Sehgal, BD Sherwin, JL Sievers, C Sifón, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, ER Switzer, EJ Wollack
(2013)
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Research Group

Relativity and Gravitation

Room

B2.06

Telephone

01223 337906