Clement Pryke

Clement Pryke is a Professor at the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on experimental cosmology, particularly studying the cosmic microwave background (CMB) to understand the origin, contents, and ultimate fate of the Universe.

Dr. Pryke has played a leading role in the construction and operation of a series of CMB telescopes located at the South Pole in Antarctica. He was a key member of the DASI team which produced the first detection of the polarization of the CMB, co-led the QUaD experiment, and currently co-leads the BICEP2 and Keck-Array experiments which take sensitivity to the next level in the quest to detect gravity waves spawned by inflation in the first instant after the Big Bang.

His research interests include:

• Cosmic Microwave Background studies
• CMB polarization measurements
• Detection of primordial gravitational waves
• Galaxy cluster studies using the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect
• Dark energy and cosmological parameters
• South Pole Telescope observations

Dr. Pryke's recent publications show a continued focus on advancing CMB measurement techniques and analysis, particularly through the BICEP/Keck program and South Pole Telescope collaborations. His work spans both theoretical cosmology and cutting-edge instrumentation development for high-precision cosmic observations.

His major research projects include:

• MSIP: Innovation to Achieve the Full Science Reach of the BICEP Array Stage 3 CMB Polarization Experiment
• Collaborative Research: SWIFT-SAT: Coexistence of Remote Astronomical Instruments Susceptible to Interference with Large Communication Satellite Constellations
• Further Development of CMB-S4 Simulations and Reanalysis Aimed at Detection of Primordial Gravitational Waves
• Collaborative Research: Imaging the Beginning of Time from the South Pole: Completing the BICEP Array Survey

Dr. Pryke is an active member of several major research collaborations including the Sunyaev-Zeldovich Array (SZA), South Pole Telescope (SPT), BICEP2 Collaboration, and Keck Array, contributing to what is described as the current 'golden age' of cosmology.