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William H. Kinney is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY), where he has been on faculty since 2003. His research bridges Inflationary Cosmology, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy with experimental data from Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations and particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider. He has held visiting positions at institutions including Yale University, Perimeter Institute, and Stockholm University.
- Education: BA in Physics from Princeton University (1986), PhD in Physics from University of Colorado, Boulder (1996)
His research focuses on the physics of the early universe, particularly inflation, which explains the rapid expansion post-Big Bang. He uses data from robotic telescopes mapping billions of light-years and satellite detectors measuring CMB to study quantum fluctuations and their imprints on cosmic structure.
Recent publications analyze thermal distortions in the cosmic neutrino background, axion dark matter searches, and constraints from swampland conjectures in string theory. His work spans inflationary dynamics, non-Gaussianity, and trans-Planckian physics.
- Scientific Awards: SUNY Chancellor's award for excellence in teaching (2014)
He is author of the popular science book An Infinity of Worlds (MIT Press) and has contributed to workshops like the Buffalo-Case-Cornell-Syracuse Cosmology Workshop (2010). His collaborations include institutions such as Fermilab, CERN, and the DUNE and LHCb experiments.
