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Miguel Morales is a Professor of Astrophysics, Cosmology & Gravitation at the University of Washington. He is a leading observational cosmologist focused on the Epoch of Reionization (EoR), leveraging radio telescopes like the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) and the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA). His research emphasizes developing advanced instrumentation and data analysis techniques to detect the faint 21 cm radio signal from the early universe.
Education: Doctorate in Physics (PhD details not explicitly stated, but implied through his professorship and research leadership).
Research interests include cosmological radio observations, precision calibration methods, and foreground mitigation in large-scale data. He has pioneered techniques for handling petabyte-scale datasets and reducing systematic errors in EoR analyses. His group is internationally recognized for contributions to radio interferometry and software development.
Key projects include leading the HERA imaging power spectrum team and contributing to the MWA's EoR analysis pipelines. Recent work focuses on mitigating radio frequency interference (RFI) and improving calibration for HERA Phase II. Morales also engages in public outreach through articles on quantum mechanics and advocates for diversity in physics.
Labs/Teams: Radio Cosmology Group at UW, HERA Collaboration, MWA Collaboration. His work involves interdisciplinary efforts in detector engineering, cryogenics (e.g., RPWELL detectors), and multi-messenger astronomy (e.g., gravitational wave follow-ups).
