Justin Myles

Justin Myles studies observations of galaxies and clusters of galaxies to test models of the past and future development of the Universe. As an observer, Myles combines multiple forms of data ranging from visible light to X-rays to better understand galaxies and the hot clouds of gas they inhabit. In his Ph. D. work at Stanford University, he developed ways to use spectroscopic observations of galaxies to improve measurements of weak gravitational lensing and of galaxy clusters. As a Brinson Prize Fellow, Myles explores questions including, “How can we achieve competitive precision on cosmological parameters from galaxy clusters identified in imaging surveys?” “How can we design efficient follow-up observing campaigns to maximize the utility of large cosmology surveys?” and most broadly, “How can we improve the modeling of galaxy survey data?” His research sits at the interface of survey astronomy based on observations of large swaths of the sky and designing targeted observations to resolve challenges that emerge from survey data.