Daan Meerburgمشاهده پروفایل
استادیار
Daan Meerburg is Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen , Faculty of Science and Engineering, embedded in the Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity . He directs the VIDI programme ‘the cosmic laboratory’ and holds leadership roles in the Simons Observatory, CCAT-prime and REACH collaborations. Education PhD (cum laude) in Cosmology, University of Amsterdam, 2011 – advisors Jan Pieter van der Schaar & Ralph Wijers Rubicon Fellow, Princeton University CITA Fellow, University of Toronto Senior Kavli Fellow, University of Cambridge Research Interests Meerburg’s research straddles theoretical and observational cosmology . Core themes include the physics of the cosmic microwave background , primordial non-Gaussianity , inflationary model building , gravitational waves and the epoch of reionisation . Recently he has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence to extract faint cosmological signatures from large data sets, always cross-validated against conservative statistical methods. Recent Publication Trends Over 2022-2025 his output focuses on next-generation CMB experiments (Simons Observatory, CCAT-prime), global 21-cm observations with REACH, and neural-network-assisted inference of primordial non-Gaussianity and reionisation history. The work integrates instrument design, advanced statistical techniques and forefront theory. Honours & Awards Templeton Grant (2012) VIDI Grant, Dutch Research Council (2017) Rubicon Fellowship (Princeton) Kavli Senior Fellowship (Cambridge) CITA Fellowship (Toronto) Grants & Leadership Principal Investigator , VIDI project ‘the cosmic laboratory’ Science Leadership , Simons Observatory & CCAT-prime consortia Instrument Team , REACH 21-cm experiment Labs & Teams Meerburg leads the Cosmic Frontier research group within the Van Swinderen Institute. The team contributes to hardware development, data pipelines and theoretical interpretation for Simons Observatory, CCAT-prime and REACH, fostering close collaboration between cosmologists, instrumentalists and data scientists.










