Anthony Gonzalez

Anthony Gonzalez is a Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on galaxy evolution, galaxy clusters, and observational cosmology, emphasizing large extragalactic surveys and dark matter studies. He has contributed to the Euclid mission and the TEMPLATES Early Release Science team for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

Education:

• Ph.D., Astronomy, University of California, Santa Cruz (2000)
• M.Sc., Astronomy, University of California, Santa Cruz (1997)
• B.Sc., Astronomy, California Institute of Technology (1995)

Research Interests: Dr. Gonzalez investigates cosmic structure formation, galaxy cluster evolution, and observational evidence for dark matter. His work includes measuring baryon distributions in galaxy clusters and studying intracluster light dynamics. He develops tools like EzGal to advance stellar population synthesis.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Euclid space mission team and the JWST TEMPLATES group, utilizing Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data for intracluster light studies.