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Dr. Kimberly Boddy is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Natural Sciences, affiliated with the Weinberg Institute and the Texas Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. Her research focuses on theoretical physics, cosmology, and particle physics, with a particular emphasis on dark matter, gravitational waves, and the cosmic microwave background. She holds a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology and an S.B. from MIT.
Her work explores topics such as dark matter detection methods (direct/indirect), cosmic structure formation, and the interplay between dark matter and baryonic matter. She contributes to projects like the NANOGrav pulsar timing array collaboration and CMB-S4 experiments, advancing understanding of cosmological phenomena through observational and theoretical frameworks.
Boddy's publications emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, combining astrophysical observations with particle physics models. Key themes include dark matter-baryon interactions, gravitational wave backgrounds, and the implications of non-standard cosmological scenarios. She collaborates with institutions like the Weinberg Theory Group and has developed tools such as MADHAT for analyzing dark matter halo properties.
