Jeremy Sakstein

I am a PhD student working in the Theoretical High Energy Physics group, which is part of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge. I am a member of Downing College and previously I was an undergraduate at Keble College, Oxford University.

My research focuses on cosmology and modified theories of gravity. Cosmology is the study of the origin, evolution and overall fate of the universe, which is inextricably tied to the dynamics of gravity. Tweaking the way in which gravity behaves can dramatically alter the behaviour of the universe, from its overall expansion to the structure of stars and galaxies and may explain some of the many phenomena that are the focus of many areas of modern theoretical physics. I am particularly interested in looking for UV completions of modified gravity as well as more observational signatures such as the altered dynamics of stars. An example of my research can be found here