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Andrew J. Baker is a Distinguished Professor in the Astrophysics group within the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He also holds an extraordinary professorship at the University of the Western Cape since 2022. His research focuses on galaxy evolution using radio, millimeter, and submillimeter observations of interstellar matter, with a particular emphasis on dusty star-forming galaxies and the growth of supermassive black holes. He leads the LADUMA HI survey with MeerKAT and has contributed to major projects like the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) and ALMA studies.
Key roles include advising undergraduate astrophysics majors and serving as a faculty member in Rutgers' graduate program. He has advised numerous PhD and Master’s students, including Cristian Garcia-Vanegas, Christopher Henry, and Derek Zapata.
Baker’s awards include the 2024 American Astronomical Society Fellowship, Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, and SAS Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Education. His work spans gravitational lensing studies, molecular gas dynamics, and HI surveys, with recent publications on Einstein Cross systems and megamaser discoveries.
