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Catherine Zucker is an Astrophysicist and NASA Hubble Fellow at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. Her research reconstructs the Milky Way's 3D structure using Gaia data, dust mapping, and interactive visualizations to connect star formation with galactic environments.
Zucker specializes in interstellar medium characterization, molecular cloud dynamics, and galactic-scale gas structures. She leads simulation efforts for DESI collaboration, focusing on cosmological constraints through baryon acoustic oscillations.
Her publications demonstrate advancements in k-nearest neighbor statistics for cosmological inference and development of SUNBIRD simulation models. Recent work includes full forward modeling of galaxy clustering and novel analyses of emission line galaxies.
Honors include NASA Hubble Fellowship, NSF GRFP Fellowship, and Harvard Horizons recognition. She champions open-data sharing and interactive scientific visualizations.
