Zoltan Haiman

Zoltan Haiman is a Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He earned a Ph.D. in Astronomy from Harvard University (1998) and a B.S. in Physics and Electrical Engineering from MIT. His research spans theoretical astrophysics and cosmology, focusing on the formation of the first stars and black holes, black hole growth, dark energy/matter analysis through astronomical surveys, and computational astrophysics using NASA/NSF supercomputing facilities.

• Educated at Harvard (Ph.D.) and MIT (B.S.)
• Active in gravitational lensing simulations and neural network applications for cosmology
• Serves on NASA's Lynx X-ray satellite science team

His work combines large-scale simulations of astrophysical phenomena with observational cosmology, particularly leveraging non-Gaussian features in gravitational lensing data. He has contributed to understanding early universe structures and black hole merger dynamics.

• Recipient of prestigious awards including NASA Hubble Fellowship and Simons Fellowship
• Mentored 12 Ph.D. students in Astronomy and Physics
• Regular user of NASA’s Pleiades and NSF’s XSEDE supercomputing resources