Dan Weisz | Research UC Berkeley

Research Expertise and Interest

observational astrophysics, galaxies, stars, cosmology, early Universe, dark matter

Research Description

Dan Weisz's research is centered around the local Universe. He uses facilities such as the Hubble Space Telescope, Keck, and (soon) the James Webb Space Telescope along with "archaeological" techniques to reconstruct the formation histories of local galaxies. He has been at the forefront of near-field cosmology, which connects that fossil record of local galaxies to our theoretical and observational knowledge of the very early Universe.

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rendering of the James Webb Space Telescope

Berkeley Astronomers to Put New Space Telescope Through Its Paces

NASA’s latest and snazziest mission, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched on Christmas Day, deployed its 21-foot-wide mirror a mere two weeks ago and reached its orbital destination earlier this week.

Young astronomer honored for research on smallest galaxies in the universe

Daniel Weisz, an assistant professor of astronomy at UC Berkeley, was honored at this week’s meeting of the American Astronomical Society for his early-career research on relatively nearby “dwarf” galaxies using the Hubble Space Telescope.

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