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Alexandra Amon is an Assistant Professor of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University, specializing in cosmology, dark matter, and large-scale structure. She leads the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration team analyzing data from the Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), aiming to map 1 billion galaxies to study dark energy and dark matter. Previously, she was a Kavli Fellow at Stanford University and a Senior Kavli Fellow at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge.
Her research focuses on weak lensing cosmology, galaxy surveys (DES, KiDS, DESI), and baryonic feedback modeling. She earned a First Class undergraduate degree from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD from the same institution under Prof. Heymans, winning the Royal Astronomical Society Thesis Prize. She is passionate about STEM outreach, particularly through her initiative Trinis - We STEM, advocating for Caribbean representation in science.
- Education: BSc (First Class Honors) from University of Edinburgh; PhD in Astrophysics from University of Edinburgh
- Key Collaborations: Rubin Observatory LSST, Dark Energy Survey (DES), Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS), Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)
- Labs/Teams: Amon DarkLab, Princeton Astrophysical Sciences Group
- Awards: Tollestrup Award, Royal Astronomical Society Early Career Award, RAS Thesis Prize
Her work addresses cosmic tensions in dark energy parameters and explores innovative methods to reconcile observational data with theoretical models. She advises graduate and undergraduate students on topics ranging from galaxy formation to axion dark matter探测.
