Jessica Muir
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), Stanford University
Research Focus
Research Interests
About Jessica
My research focuses on using data from cosmological experiments to test the validity of our standard cosmological model, ΛCDM. Scientifically, I am particularly interested in testing whether dark energy is a cosmological constant and whether general relativity accurately describes the behavior of gravity on cosmological scales.
I am part of the Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration, and within that I am the co-lead of the analysis team working to constrain beyond-LCDM physics using the combined analysis of galaxy clustering and weak lensing. I’m also interested in methods to protect complex cosmological analyses from unconscious observer bias (blind analysis methods).
When I’m not doing large scale structure survey science, I like cooking, yoga, hiking, drawing and painting. I also enjoy making cartoons to illustrate scientific concepts and recently have been working with other scientists on a series highlighting the papers of the DES Year 3 analysis.
Honors
Marshall Scholar
Porat Fellow
Education
Postdoc
KIPAC, Stanford University, 09/2018 - 08/2021
Ph.D.
Physics, University of Michigan, 08/2018
Master's
Astronomy, University of Cambridge, 08/2013
Applied Mathematics, University of Cambridge, 07/2012
Bachelor's
Physics & Astrophysics, Michigan State University, 05/2010
