Abigail Crites
Assistant Professor, Physics
Academic focus:
Physics, cosmology, instrumentation
Current research project:
I build instruments to study cosmology in the early universe. I am part of three project teams, the Tomographic Ionized Carbon intensity Mapping Experiment (TIME), CCAT-prime on the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope, and CMB-S4.
Previous positions:
- Assistant Professor, Astronomy and astrophysics, University of Toronto, 2020-2021
- Postdoc, Physics, Caltech, 2013-2019
Academic background:
- B.S., Physics, Caltech, 2006
- M.S., Astronomy and astrophysics, University of Chicago, 2010
- Ph.D., Astronomy and astrophysics, University of Chicago, 2013
Last book read:
“Essential Radio Astronomy,” James J. Condon and Scott M. Ransom
In your own time/when not working:
Running, hanging out with my cats
Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching:
PHYS 1110 Introduction to Experimental Physics, PHYS 4410 Advanced Experimental Physics, PHYS 3360 Electronic Circuits, PHYS 2213 Physics II: Electromagnetism
What most excites you about Cornell:
Working with amazing people, from students to other faculty, on building instruments to study exciting physics; beautiful waterfalls; the Dairy Bar
