Edward ''Rocky'' W. Kolb

Chair; Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor, Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and the College; Enrico Fermi Institute; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Education: BS 1973 (Physics) University of New Orleans; Ph. D. 1978 (Physics)

Contact Information

Phone: (773) 834-0287
Location: AAC 118A
Email: rocky.kolbuchicago.edu
WWW: Web Site

Research

cosmic inflation models, gravitational production of particles, particle dark matter, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, and high-energy neutrino astronomy.

Kolb's research deals with the application of fundamental physics (in particular particle physics and general relativity) to the very early universe.

Research Fields: Cosmology

Visit: Enrico Fermi Institute; Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

Current Students

Graduate: Zosia Krusberg

Past Students

Graduate: Alberto Vallinotto (2007); Eun-Joo "Sein" Ahn (2006)

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