Tommaso Treu
1.
Galaxy Formation and Evolution. In particular early-type
galaxies, galaxies in clusters, and high redshift galaxies.
Examples of my research can be found here.
2. Co-evolution of spheroids and black-holes. Check out the AMUSE-Virgo website.
3. Gravitational Lensing and dark
matter in galaxies and clusters of galaxies. Examples of my
research can be found on the webpages of the LSD and SLACS projects.
4. Hubble Constant from gravitational time delays.
For a more accessible description of my research, take a look at the following press releases (and you if you have nothing better to do you can listen to this interview by Mike Shara):
2008. A cosmic collision and the nature of dark matter
2008. SLACS: the complete ACS sample
2008. A Double Einstein Ring
2007. Tiny Galaxy with Cosmic Telescope
(see also this link)
2005. SLACS Einstein Rings
2003. Dark Matter in Galaxy Cluster Cl0024
1998. An Extremely Red Galaxy
Research Interests:
Contact Information:
Office: 2015F Broida Hall.
Phone: 805 893 3503.
E-mail: tt AT physics.ucsb.edu
Young and smart people I enjoy working with at UCSB:
Anna Nierenberg (grad)
Chelsea Harris (undergrad)
Anna Pancoast (grad)
Andrea Ruff (grad)
Alessandro Sonnenfeld (grad)
Brendon Brewer (postdoc)
Brandon Kelly (CGE Fellow)
Sherry Suyu (postdoc)
We
meet every week to eat pizza and discuss our research on gravitational
lensing, galaxy evolution and black holes according to this schedule. If you are interested in attending please e-mail me or Vardha Nicola (bennert AT physics.ucsb.edu).
If you are looking for a PhD Thesis there are plenty of cool projects to work on. E-mail me if interested.
If you are a PhD Student abroad and you are interested in a visiting position in my group at UCSB feel free to contact me.
Teaching:
Spring 2012: ORIGINS (PHYS43/RS43). Co-taught with Stefania Tutino and Richard Hecht.
Fall 2007: Interstellar medium (PHYS233).
Spring 2011: Astronomy2.
Winter 2011: Astronomy1.
Winter 2007: Cosmology (PHYS133).
Publications (ADS server query)
