Benjamin D. Wandelt

Benjamin D. Wandelt is a Research Professor at Johns Hopkins University with joint appointments in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. As a cosmologist and data scientist, he studies fundamental physics through astronomical observations using AI/ML and statistical inference. His research connects theoretical astrophysics with large-scale astronomical data to explore the cosmological framework.

Research Focuses:

• Cosmological parameter estimation from supernova and CMB data
• Dark energy constraints through large-scale structure
• Machine learning applications in astrophysical inference
• Statistical methods for cosmological data analysis

Major Honors:

• Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2018)
• Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize
• Fellow of the American Physical Society
• Fellow of the International Association of Astrostatisticians