Jessie Muir, PhD
Asst Professor (F2)
Geology-Physics Building
419
A&S Physics - 0011
Education
PhD: University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2018 (Physics)
MASt: University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK, 2012 (Applied Mathematics )
MPhil: University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK, 2013 (Astronomy)
BS: Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, 2010 (Physics & Astrophysics)
Research and Practice Interests
Jessie Muir conducts research in cosmology theory and data analysis with the goal of using observations of the large-scale Universe to learn about fundamental physics. She is part of two galaxy survey collaborations: the Dark Energy Survey and the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time Dark Energy Science Collaboration (LSST DESC).
Positions and Work Experience
09-2018 -08-2021 Porat Fellow, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California
09-2021 -12-2024 Postdoctoral Fellow, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Research Support
Grant: #DE Pending Investigators:Argyres, Philip; Aurisano, Adam; Bayliss, Matthew; Bischoff, Colin; Brod, Joachim; Hewes, V; Kinoshita, Kay; Muir, Jessica; Schwartz, Alan; Sousa, Alexandre; Wijewardhana, L. C. R.; Zupan, Jure 04-01-2026 -03-31-2029 Department of Energy Research in Particle and Cosmology Theory and Experiment at the University of Cincinnati Role:Collaborator 2816599.00 Hold Level:Federal