Overview
My name is Zihao Chen (he/him/his), and I am a doctoral student in physics at Cornell University studying cosmology. I received my B.S. in Mathematics and Physics, with high honors, from the University of Michigan, where I specialized in mathematical sciences and astrophysics. As an undergraduate, I conducted research in X-ray scattering and searches for dark photon dark matter signals in LIGO data as a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration.
My current research focuses on cosmology, drawing on data from potentially the cosmic microwave background, galaxy surveys, and weak lensing surveys to test cosmological models and explore the connection between large-scale structure and fundamental physics. I am currently a member of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration. My most recent work aims to study gravity on cosmological scales.
In addition to my research, I have served as a teaching assistant for physics courses across a range of topics, including mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, and relativity.
Currently working with Professor Rachel Bean.