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Christopher Stubbs

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Research Interests:  Foundations of gravitational physics, searches for dark matter, and observational cosmology.

Christopher Stubbs is an experimental physicist working at the interface between particle physics, cosmology and gravitation. His interests...

Chris Stubbs appointed the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics

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Joint Astronomy/Physic Professor Chris Stubbs has been appointed the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy, effective July 1, 2012.

"Astronomy and dinosaurs are the gateway drugs for science for young people." An interview with Chris Stubbs

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The Harvard Crimson interviewed Physics and Astronomy professor Chris Stubbs. Read the interview here.

Chris Stubbs, Professor of Physics and Astronomy named permanent Dean of Science yesterday.

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Christopher Stubbs, the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy and an accomplished experimental physicist whose work explores the intersection of cosmology, particle physics, and gravitation, has been appointed dean of science by Edgerley...

Observational Cosmology

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Research Description Harvard faculty are active in observational cosmology, with interests including the study of inflation, dark energy, dark matter, and the large-scale structure of the Universe. Professors Kirshner and Stubbs lead groups using Type Ia...

Physics PhDs with Astronomy Advisors

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Year Student Advisor Thesis Title 2022 Jun Yin Finkbeiner Improving our view of the Universe using Machine Learning 2021 Kexin Yi Finkbeiner Neural Symbolic Machine Reasoning in the Physical World 2021 Tyler St. Germaine Kovac Beam Systematics and...

Kane Sjoberg ’25 and Hannah Burrows ’26 win Goldberg Prize

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The Astronomy Department is pleased to award the 2025 Goldberg Prizes, honoring the best senior and junior Astronomy theses, to Kane Sjoberg ’25 and Hannah Burrows ’26. Senior Kane Sjoberg was honored for the thesis “PANDORA: New avenues in sub-percent...

Faculty members Bob Kirshner and Chris Stubbs, graduate alums Adam Riess and Brian Schmidt, win Breakthrough Prize

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The High-Z Supernova Search Team and the Supernova Cosmology Project have been awarded the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe. There are 51 team members sharing one award. Saul...

Doug Finkbeiner named Senior Adviser on Generative AI for FAS

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Doug Finkbeiner, Professor of Astronomy and Physics, has been named Senior Adviser on Generative AI for FAS by Dean Hopi Hoekstra. He replaces Christopher Stubbs, Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy, in the role. In her announcement...

Goldberg Prizes awarded to Astronomy concentrators Larom Segev and Carl (Cal) Guia at end of year Awards Ceremony

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The 2026 Goldberg Prizes awarded to Astronomy concentrators Larom Segev and Carl (Cal) Guia at end of year Awards Ceremony on May 26, 2026. Larom Segev won the senior Goldberg Prize for developing an automatic scheduler for the Rubin Telescope as it...

Three senior Astrophysics concentrators win 2026 Hoopes Awards

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Congratulations to three Astrophysics concentrators on winning 2026 Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize for excellence in undergraduate work: Larom Segev for her submission entitled “Cloudy with a Chance of Data: A Dynamic Scheduler for AllSky Surveys with Real...

ADS Libraries for Harvard Astronomy Faculty

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Below is a gift that our department just received from Professor John Kormendy UT Austin. It involves an accurate compilation of the publication record for each of our faculty members. John assembled this information meticulously for his new book project...