Professor Blake Sherwin

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

THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: DATA CHARACTERIZATION AND MAPMAKING

R Dünner, M Hasselfield, TA Marriage, J Sievers, V Acquaviva, GE Addison, PAR Ade, P Aguirre, M Amiri, JW Appel, LF Barrientos, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, B Brown, B Burger, E Calabrese, J Chervenak, S Das, MJ Devlin, SR Dicker, WB Doriese, J Dunkley, T Essinger-Hileman, RP Fisher, MB Gralla, JW Fowler, A Hajian, M Halpern, C Hernández-Monteagudo, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hlozek, KM Huffenberger, DH Hughes, JP Hughes, L Infante, KD Irwin, JB Juin, M Kaul, J Klein, A Kosowsky, JM Lau, M Limon, Y-T Lin, T Louis, RH Lupton, D Marsden, K Martocci, P Mauskopf, F Menanteau, K Moodley, H Moseley, CB Netterfield, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, LA Page, L Parker, B Partridge, H Quintana, B Reid, N Sehgal, BD Sherwin, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, DS Swetz, ER Switzer, R Thornton, H Trac, C Tucker, R Warne, G Wilson, E Wollack, Y Zhao

– The Astrophysical Journal

(2012)

762,

(doi: 10.1088/0004-637x/762/1/10)

THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: CALIBRATION WITH THEWILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBEUSING CROSS-CORRELATIONS

A Hajian, V Acquaviva, PAR Ade, P Aguirre, M Amiri, JW Appel, LF Barrientos, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, B Brown, B Burger, J Chervenak, S Das, MJ Devlin, SR Dicker, WB Doriese, J Dunkley, R Dünner, T Essinger-Hileman, RP Fisher, JW Fowler, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, C Hernández-Monteagudo, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hlozek, KM Huffenberger, DH Hughes, JP Hughes, L Infante, KD Irwin, JB Juin, M Kaul, J Klein, A Kosowsky, JM Lau, M Limon, Y-T Lin, RH Lupton, TA Marriage, D Marsden, P Mauskopf, F Menanteau, K Moodley, H Moseley, CB Netterfield, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, LA Page, L Parker, B Partridge, B Reid, N Sehgal, BD Sherwin, J Sievers, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, DS Swetz, ER Switzer, R Thornton, H Trac, C Tucker, R Warne, E Wollack, Y Zhao

– The Astrophysical Journal

(2011)

740,

(doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/740/2/86)

THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FROM THE 2008 POWER SPECTRUM

J Dunkley, R Hlozek, J Sievers, V Acquaviva, PAR Ade, P Aguirre, M Amiri, JW Appel, LF Barrientos, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, B Brown, B Burger, J Chervenak, S Das, MJ Devlin, SR Dicker, WB Doriese, R Dünner, T Essinger-Hileman, RP Fisher, JW Fowler, A Hajian, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, C Hernández-Monteagudo, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, KM Huffenberger, DH Hughes, JP Hughes, L Infante, KD Irwin, JB Juin, M Kaul, J Klein, A Kosowsky, JM Lau, M Limon, Y-T Lin, RH Lupton, TA Marriage, D Marsden, P Mauskopf, F Menanteau, K Moodley, H Moseley, CB Netterfield, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, LA Page, L Parker, B Partridge, B Reid, N Sehgal, B Sherwin, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, DS Swetz, ER Switzer, R Thornton, H Trac, C Tucker, R Warne, E Wollack, Y Zhao

– The Astrophysical Journal

(2011)

739,

(doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/739/1/52)

THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: SUNYAEV–ZEL'DOVICH-SELECTED GALAXY CLUSTERS AT 148 GHz IN THE 2008 SURVEY

TA Marriage, V Acquaviva, PAR Ade, P Aguirre, M Amiri, JW Appel, LF Barrientos, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, B Brown, B Burger, J Chervenak, S Das, MJ Devlin, SR Dicker, WB Doriese, J Dunkley, R Dünner, T Essinger-Hileman, RP Fisher, JW Fowler, A Hajian, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, C Hernández-Monteagudo, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hlozek, KM Huffenberger, DH Hughes, JP Hughes, L Infante, KD Irwin, JB Juin, M Kaul, J Klein, A Kosowsky, JM Lau, M Limon, Y-T Lin, RH Lupton, D Marsden, K Martocci, P Mauskopf, F Menanteau, K Moodley, H Moseley, CB Netterfield, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, LA Page, L Parker, B Partridge, H Quintana, ED Reese, B Reid, N Sehgal, BD Sherwin, J Sievers, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, DS Swetz, ER Switzer, R Thornton, H Trac, C Tucker, R Warne, G Wilson, E Wollack, Y Zhao

– The Astrophysical Journal

(2011)

737,

(doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/737/2/61)

THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: COSMOLOGY FROM GALAXY CLUSTERS DETECTED VIA THE SUNYAEV–ZEL'DOVICH EFFECT

N Sehgal, H Trac, V Acquaviva, PAR Ade, P Aguirre, M Amiri, JW Appel, LF Barrientos, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, B Brown, B Burger, J Chervenak, S Das, MJ Devlin, SR Dicker, WB Doriese, J Dunkley, R Dünner, T Essinger-Hileman, RP Fisher, JW Fowler, A Hajian, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, C Hernández-Monteagudo, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hlozek, D Holtz, KM Huffenberger, DH Hughes, JP Hughes, L Infante, KD Irwin, A Jones, JB Juin, J Klein, A Kosowsky, JM Lau, M Limon, Y-T Lin, RH Lupton, TA Marriage, D Marsden, K Martocci, P Mauskopf, F Menanteau, K Moodley, H Moseley, CB Netterfield, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, LA Page, L Parker, B Partridge, B Reid, BD Sherwin, J Sievers, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, DS Swetz, ER Switzer, R Thornton, C Tucker, R Warne, E Wollack, Y Zhao

– The Astrophysical Journal

(2011)

732,

(doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/732/1/44)

THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: EXTRAGALACTIC SOURCES AT 148 GHz IN THE 2008 SURVEY

TA Marriage, JB Juin, Y-T Lin, D Marsden, MR Nolta, B Partridge, PAR Ade, P Aguirre, M Amiri, JW Appel, LF Barrientos, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, B Brown, B Burger, J Chervenak, S Das, MJ Devlin, SR Dicker, WB Doriese, J Dunkley, R Dünner, T Essinger-Hileman, RP Fisher, JW Fowler, A Hajian, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, C Hernández-Monteagudo, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hlozek, KM Huffenberger, DH Hughes, JP Hughes, L Infante, KD Irwin, M Kaul, J Klein, A Kosowsky, JM Lau, M Limon, RH Lupton, K Martocci, P Mauskopf, F Menanteau, K Moodley, H Moseley, CB Netterfield, MD Niemack, LA Page, L Parker, H Quintana, B Reid, N Sehgal, BD Sherwin, J Sievers, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, DS Swetz, ER Switzer, R Thornton, H Trac, C Tucker, R Warne, G Wilson, E Wollack, Y Zhao

– The Astrophysical Journal

(2011)

731,

100

(doi: 10.1088/0004-637x/731/2/100)

THE ATACAMA COSMOLOGY TELESCOPE: A MEASUREMENT OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND POWER SPECTRUM AT 148 AND 218 GHz FROM THE 2008 SOUTHERN SURVEY

S Das, TA Marriage, PAR Ade, P Aguirre, M Amiri, JW Appel, LF Barrientos, ES Battistelli, JR Bond, B Brown, B Burger, J Chervenak, MJ Devlin, SR Dicker, WB Doriese, J Dunkley, R Dünner, T Essinger-Hileman, RP Fisher, JW Fowler, A Hajian, M Halpern, M Hasselfield, C Hernández-Monteagudo, GC Hilton, M Hilton, AD Hincks, R Hlozek, KM Huffenberger, DH Hughes, JP Hughes, L Infante, KD Irwin, JB Juin, M Kaul, J Klein, A Kosowsky, JM Lau, M Limon, Y-T Lin, RH Lupton, D Marsden, K Martocci, P Mauskopf, F Menanteau, K Moodley, H Moseley, CB Netterfield, MD Niemack, MR Nolta, LA Page, L Parker, B Partridge, B Reid, N Sehgal, BD Sherwin, J Sievers, DN Spergel, ST Staggs, DS Swetz, ER Switzer, R Thornton, H Trac, C Tucker, R Warne, E Wollack, Y Zhao

– The Astrophysical Journal

(2011)

729,

(doi: 10.1088/0004-637x/729/1/62)

Hypervelocity stars from the Andromeda galaxy

BD Sherwin, A Loeb, RM O'Leary

– Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

(2008)

386,

1179

(doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13097.x)

Electromagnetic fields in jets

BD Sherwin, D Lynden-Bell

– Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

(2007)

378,

409

(doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11791.x)

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