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Computational Scientist

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Areas of research: Cosmology

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Recent Publications
  • Chen, Z., Williams, B., Lang, D., Dolphin, A., Durbin, M., Dalcanton, J. J., . . . Weisz, D. R. (2025). PHAST. The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Southern Treasury. I. Ultraviolet and Optical Photometry of over 90 Million Stars in M31. The Astrophysical Journal, 979(1), 35. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad7e2b
  • Kong, H., Ross, A. J., Honscheid, K., Lang, D., Porredon, A., de Mattia, A., . . . Zou, H. (2025). Forward modeling fluctuations in the DESI LRGs target sample using image simulations. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2025(01), 146. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2025/01/146
  • Soumagnac, M. T., Nugent, P., Knop, R. A., Ho, A. Y. Q., Hohensee, W., Awbrey, A., . . . Zhou, Z. (2024). The MOST Hosts Survey: Spectroscopic Observation of the Host Galaxies of ~40,000 Transients Using DESI. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 275(2), 22. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ad76ae
  • Collaboration, D. E. S. I., Adame, A. G., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Alexander, D. M., . . . Zou, H. (2024). DESI 2024 II: Sample Definitions, Characteristics, and Two-point Clustering Statistics. arxiv:2411.12020v1
  • Collaboration, D. E. S. I., Adame, A. G., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Alexander, D. M., . . . Zou, H. (2024). DESI 2024 V: Full-Shape Galaxy Clustering from Galaxies and Quasars. arxiv:2411.12021v3
  • Collaboration, D. E. S. I., Adame, A. G., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Alexander, D. M., . . . Zou, H. (2024). DESI 2024 VII: Cosmological Constraints from the Full-Shape Modeling of Clustering Measurements. arxiv:2411.12022v2
  • Miró-Carretero, J., Martínez-Delgado, D., Gómez-Flechoso, M. A., Cooper, A., Akhlaghi, M., Donatiello, G., . . . Roca-Fàbrega, S. (2024). Extragalactic stellar tidal streams in the Dark Energy Survey. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 691, a196. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202451685
  • Payerne, C., Doumerg, W. D., Yèche, C., Ruhlmann-Kleider, V., Raichoor, A., Lang, D., . . . Zou, H. (2024). High-redshift LBG selection from broadband and wide photometric surveys using a Random Forest algorithm. arxiv:2410.08062v1
  • Firestone, N. M., Gawiser, E., Ramakrishnan, V., Lee, K. -S., Valdes, F., Park, C., . . . Iribarren, P. T. (2024). ODIN: Improved Narrowband Lya Emitter Selection Techniques for z = 2.4, 3.1, and 4.5. The Astrophysical Journal, 974(2), 217. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad71c9
  • Storfer, C., Huang, X., Gu, A., Sheu, W., Banka, S., Dey, A., . . . Schlegel, D. J. (2024). New Strong Gravitational Lenses from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys Data Release 9. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 274(1), 16. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ad527e
  • Collaboration, D., Adame, A. G., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Aldering, G., . . . Zu, Y. (2024). The Early Data Release of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. The Astronomical Journal, 168(2), 58. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ad3217
  • Saxena, A., Salvato, M., Roster, W., Shirley, R., Buchner, J., Wolf, J., . . . Nandra, K. (2024). CircleZ: Reliable Photometric redshifts for AGN computed using only photometry from Legacy Survey Imaging for DESI. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450886
  • White, M., Raichoor, A., Dey, A., Garrison, L. H., Gawiser, E., Lang, D., . . . Zou, H. (2024). The clustering of Lyman Alpha Emitting galaxies at z=2-3. arxiv:2406.01803v2
  • Kong, H., Ross, A. J., Honscheid, K., Lang, D., Porredon, A., Mattia, A. D., . . . Zou, H. (2024). Forward modeling fluctuations in the DESI LRGs target sample using image simulations. arxiv:2405.16299v2
  • Cuillandre, J. -C., Bertin, E., Bolzonella, M., Bouy, H., Gwyn, S., Isani, S., . . . Scott, D. (2024). Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Programme overview and pipeline for compact- and diffuse-emission photometry. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2405.13496
  • Martinez-Delgado, D., Stein, M., Pawlowski, M. S., Makarov, D., Makarova, L., Donatiello, G., & Lang, D. (2024). Tracing satellite planes in the Sculptor group: II. Discovery of five faint dwarf galaxies in the DESI Legacy Survey. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2405.03769
  • Soumagnac, M. T., Nugent, P., Knop, R. A., Ho, A. Y. Q., Hohensee, W., Awbrey, A., . . . Zhou, Z. (2024). The MOST Hosts Survey: spectroscopic observation of the host galaxies of ~40,000 transients using DESI. arxiv:2405.03857v1
  • Collaboration, D. E. S. I., Adame, A. G., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Alexander, D. M., . . . Zou, H. (2024). DESI 2024 III: Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from Galaxies and Quasars. arxiv:2404.03000v1
  • Collaboration, D. E. S. I., Adame, A. G., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Alexander, D. M., . . . Zou, H. (2024). DESI 2024 VI: Cosmological Constraints from the Measurements of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations. arxiv:2404.03002v3
  • Martínez-Delgado, D., Roca-Fàbrega, S., de Paz, A. G., Erkal, D., Miró-Carretero, J., Makarov, D., . . . Gómez-Alvarez, P. (2024). Once in a blue stream. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 684, a157. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202244350
  • Weisz, D. R., Dolphin, A. E., Savino, A., McQuinn, K. B. W., Newman, M. J. B., Williams, B. F., . . . Wetzel, A. (2024). The JWST Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science Program. V. DOLPHOT Stellar Photometry for NIRCam and NIRISS. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 271(2), 47. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ad2600
  • Maitra, C., Haberl, F., Vasilopoulos, G., Rau, A., Schwope, A., Friedrich, S., . . . Macfarlane, S. A. (2024). eRASSU J060839.5–704014: A double degenerate ultra-compact binary in the direction of the LMC?. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 683, a21. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202347811
  • Weisz, D. R., Dolphin, A. E., Savino, A., McQuinn, K. B. W., Newman, M. J. B., Williams, B. F., . . . Wetzel, A. (2024). The JWST Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science Program V. DOLPHOT Stellar Photometry for NIRCam and NIRISS. arxiv:2402.03504v1
  • Lee, K. -S., Gawiser, E., Park, C., Yang, Y., Valdes, F., Lang, D., . . . Zenteno, A. (2024). The One-hundred-deg2 DECam Imaging in Narrowbands (ODIN): Survey Design and Science Goals. The Astrophysical Journal, 962(1), 36. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ad165e
  • Maitra, C., Haberl, F., Vasilopoulos, G., Rau, A., Schwope, A., Friedrich, S., . . . Macfarlane, S. A. (2024). eRASSUJ060839.5-704014: A double degenerate ultra-compact binary in the direction of the LMC. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2401.17293
  • Schlafly, E. F., Kirkby, D., Schlegel, D. J., Myers, A. D., Raichoor, A., Dawson, K., . . . Collaboration, D. (2023). Survey Operations for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. The Astronomical Journal, 166(6), 259. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ad0832
  • Moustakas, J., Lang, D., Dey, A., Juneau, S., Meisner, A., Myers, A. D., . . . Zhou, R. (2023). Siena Galaxy Atlas 2020. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 269(1), 3. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/acfaa2
  • Williams, B. F., Durbin, M., Lang, D., Dalcanton, J. J., Dolphin, A. E., Smercina, A., . . . Skillman, E. (2023). The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury. XXI. The Legacy Resolved Stellar Photometry Catalog. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 268(2), 48. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/acea61
  • Lee, K. -S., Gawiser, E., Park, C., Yang, Y., Valdes, F., Lang, D., . . . Zenteno, A. (2023). The One-hundred-deg^2 DECam Imaging in Narrowbands (ODIN): Survey Design and Science Goals. arxiv:2309.10191v1
  • Weisz, D. R., McQuinn, K. B. W., Savino, A., Kallivayalil, N., Anderson, J., Boyer, M. L., . . . Wetzel, A. (2023). The JWST Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science Program. II. Survey Overview. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 268(1), 15. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/acdcfd
  • Williams, B. F., Durbin, M., Lang, D., Dalcanton, J. J., Dolphin, A. E., Smercina, A., . . . Skillman, E. (2023). The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury XXI. The Legacy Resolved Stellar Photometry Catalog. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2307.09681
  • Moustakas, J., Lang, D., Dey, A., Juneau, S., Meisner, A., Myers, A. D., . . . Zhou, R. (2023). Siena Galaxy Atlas 2020. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2307.04888
  • Han, J. J., Dey, A., Price-Whelan, A. M., Najita, J., Schlafly, E. F., Saydjari, A., . . . Zucker, C. (2023). NANCY: Next-generation All-sky Near-infrared Community surveY. arxiv:2306.11784v1
  • Schlafly, E. F., Kirkby, D., Schlegel, D. J., Myers, A. D., Raichoor, A., Dawson, K., . . . Zhou, R. (2023). Survey Operations for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. arxiv:2306.06309v3
  • Collaboration, D. E. S. I., Adame, A. G., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Aldering, G., . . . Zu, Y. (2023). Validation of the Scientific Program for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7858207
  • Zhou, R., Dey, A., Lang, D., Moustakas, J., Schlafly, E. F., & Schlegel, D. J. (2023). Comparing the Photometric Calibration of DESI Imaging and Gaia Synthetic Photometry. Research Notes of the AAS, 7(5), 105. doi:10.3847/2515-5172/acd7ef
  • Merryfield, M., Tendulkar, S. P., Shin, K., Andersen, B., Josephy, A., Good, D., . . . Stairs, I. H. (2023). An Injection System for the CHIME/FRB Experiment. The Astronomical Journal, 165(4), 152. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac9ab5
  • Martínez-Delgado, D., Cooper, A. P., Román, J., Pillepich, A., Erkal, D., Pearson, S., . . . Valdes, F. G. (2023). Hidden depths in the local Universe: The Stellar Stream Legacy Survey. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 671, a141. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245011
  • Collaboration, T. C. F., Amiri, M., Andersen, B. C., Bandura, K., Berger, S., Bhardwaj, M., . . . Zwaniga, A. V. (2023). Erratum: “The First CHIME/FRB Fast Radio Burst Catalog” (2021, ApJS, 257, 59). The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 264(2), 53. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/acb54c
  • Myers, A. D., Moustakas, J., Bailey, S., Weaver, B. A., Cooper, A. P., Forero-Romero, J. E., . . . Zou, H. (2023). The Target-selection Pipeline for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. The Astronomical Journal, 165(2), 50. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aca5f9
  • Saydjari, A. K., Schlafly, E. F., Lang, D., Meisner, A. M., Green, G. M., Zucker, C., . . . Finkbeiner, D. P. (2023). The Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey 2 (DECaPS2): More Sky, Less Bias, and Better Uncertainties. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 264(2), 28. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/aca594
  • Weisz, D. R., McQuinn, K. B. W., Savino, A., Kallivayalil, N., Anderson, J., Boyer, M. L., . . . Wetzel, A. (2023). The JWST Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science Program II. Survey Overview. arxiv:2301.04659v1
  • Haberl, F., Vasilopoulos, G., Maitra, C., Valdes, F., Lang, D., Doroshenko, V., . . . Treiber, H. (2023). eRASSt J040515.6 - 745202, an X-ray burster in the Magellanic Bridge. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 669, a66. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245015
  • Martínez-Delgado, D., Roca-Fàbrega, S., Miró-Carretero, J., Gómez-Flechoso, M. A., Romàn, J., Donatiello, G., . . . Hanson, M. (2023). A giant umbrella-like stellar stream around the tidal ring galaxy NGC 922. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 669, a103. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202244832
  • Collaboration, D., Abareshi, B., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Alexander, D. M., . . . Zu, Y. (2022). Overview of the Instrumentation for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. The Astronomical Journal, 164(5), 207. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac882b
  • Meisner, A. M., Lang, D., Schlafly, E. F., & Schlegel, D. J. (2022). 9-yr Deep Sky unWISE Coadds. Research Notes of the AAS, 6(9), 188. doi:10.3847/2515-5172/ac913e
  • Schlegel, D. J., Kollmeier, J. A., Aldering, G., Bailey, S., Baltay, C., Bebek, C., . . . Zhou, R. (2022). The MegaMapper: A Stage-5 Spectroscopic Instrument Concept for the Study of Inflation and Dark Energy. arxiv:2209.04322v1
  • Schlegel, D. J., Ferraro, S., Aldering, G., Baltay, C., BenZvi, S., Besuner, R., . . . Zhou, R. (2022). A Spectroscopic Road Map for Cosmic Frontier: DESI, DESI-II, Stage-5. arxiv:2209.03585v1
  • Dey, A., Najita, J. R., Koposov, S. E., Josephy-Zack, J., Maxemin, G., Bell, E. F., . . . Zou, H. (2022). DESI Observations of the Andromeda Galaxy: Revealing the Immigration History of our Nearest Neighbor. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aca5f8
  • Meisner, A. M., Lang, D., Schlafly, E. F., & Schlegel, D. J. (2022). Eight-year Full-depth unWISE Coadds. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2204.05748
  • Meisner, A. M., Lang, D., Schlafly, E. F., & Schlegel, D. J. (2022). Eight-year Full-depth unWISE Coadds. Research Notes of the AAS, 6(3), 62. doi:10.3847/2515-5172/ac616b
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  • Lecture - Numerical Methods, PHYS 777, Numerical Methods (Core), PHYS 777-, January 6 - February 5, 2025, 2025/01/31, PIRSA:25010064
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