Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics
- Address:
- MCP 435
- Phone:
- (773) 834-3306
- Website:
- http://www.danielholz.com
Background
PhD, University of Chicago, 1998
Research Fields
- General relativity
- Cosmology
- Gravitational-wave astrophysics
Research Groups
- Relativity Group (Leader)
Scientific Projects
Students
- Maya Fishbach (graduate/Astronomy and Astrophysics)
Affiliations
Research
My research focuses on gravitational waves. I am particularly interested in what we can learn about physics, astronomy, and cosmology from our detections of gravitational wave sources. I am a member of LIGO.
News & Highlights
- Alum Awarded 2025 Annie Jump Cannon Prize, February 11, 2025
- NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy, September 18, 2024
- “Black hole collisions could help us measure how fast the universe is expanding”, UChicago News, by Louise Lerner, August 16, 2022
- Meet Astronomy & Astrophysics recent graduate, Maya Fishbach, August 18, 2020
- Congratulations to Dr. Maya Fishbach, May 7, 2020
- “What will the next decade bring in science?”, UChicago News, January 9, 2020