Sherry H. Suyu

Dr. Sherry H. Suyu is an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and a Max Planck Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics. Her research focuses on gravitational lensing applications for cosmology, particularly in measuring the cosmic expansion rate and studying dark energy/dark matter. She leads the HOLISMOKES program funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant.

Her research group at TUM School of Natural Sciences Department of Physics investigates:

• Dark cosmos through gravitational lensing
• Supernova observations and Tidal Disruption Events
• Bayesian inference methods for astrophysical modeling
• Machine learning applications in lensed system analysis

Scientific achievements include:

• 2021 Berkeley Prize from American Astronomical Society
• ERC Consolidator Grant for HOLISMOKES program
• Discovery of 330 high-quality lens candidates in Pan-STARRS survey

She teaches courses including:

• Experimental Physics 1 (Winter 2024/5)
• Gravitational Lensing (Winter 2024/5)
• Introduction to Nuclear/Particle/Astrophysics (Summer 2025)

The group includes 13 active members and 14 alumni across 7 institutions. Current work integrates HST and LSST imaging for next-generation lens discovery.