Colin A Bischoff

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Dr. Colin Bischoff studies the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) to learn about the origin of the universe. The CMB is a relic radiation field that was emitted shortly after the Big Bang. By studying CMB polarization, he hopes to detect a signal of primordial gravitational waves that are predicted by inflation, the leading theory to explain the initial conditions of our universe. Dr. Bischoff’s research activities include instrumentation, telescope operations, and data analysis. Two telescopes at the South Pole, BICEP3 and BICEP Array, are currently producing the most sensitive CMB polarization data for this purpose. RIP CMB-S4.

B.S.: Stanford University Stanford, CA, 2002 (Physics)

Ph.D.: University of Chicago Chicago, IL, 2010 (Physics)

2010 -2016 Postdoctoral fellow, BICEP/Keck Collaboration, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Grant: #OAC-1835536 Investigators:Bischoff, Colin 09-01-2018 -08-31-2022 National Science Foundation Collaborative Research: Elements: Software: NSCI: HDR: Building An HPC/HTC Infrastructure For The Synthesis And Analysis Of Current And Future Cosmic Microwave Background Datasets Role:Co-PI $39,005 Completed

Grant: #61943489-134448 / AST-1836010 Investigators:Bischoff, Colin 10-01-2018 -03-11-2024 National Science Foundation MSIP: Innovation to Achieve the Full Science Reach of the BICEP Array Stage-3 CMB Polarization Experiment Role:Collaborator $218,163 Completed

Grant: #AST-2009469 Investigators:Bischoff, Colin 07-01-2020 -06-30-2025 National Science Foundation Understanding instrumental systematics for the CMB-S4 ultra-deep survey Role:PI $237,741 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #OPP-2220447 Investigators:Bischoff, Colin 09-01-2022 -08-31-2027 National Science Foundation Collaborative Research: Imaging the Beginning of Time from the South Pole: Completing the BICEP Array Survey Role:Co-PI $800,366 Active Type:Grant

Grant: #DE-SC0011784 Investigators:Bischoff, Colin 04-01-2023 -03-31-2026 Department of Energy Research in Particle and Cosmology Theory and Experiment at the University of Cincinnati Role:Co-PI $330,000 Active

Grant: #DE-SC0011784 Investigators:Bischoff, Colin 04-01-2020 -03-31-2023 Department of Energy Research in Particle and Cosmology Theory and Experiment at the University of Cincinnati (Task C) Role:PI $300,000 Completed Type:Grant

2020 UC Innovative Uses of Technology in Teaching Award for development of data analysis and computational exercises in astrophysics courses.

2012 Antarctic Service Medal awarded by the National Science Foundation for deployment to the South Pole