Astrophysics, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology
Affiliated Faculty
Centennial Professor
Elena Aprile
Director, Italian Academy & Centennial Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Vishal Baibhav
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Professor
Andrei M. Beloborodov
Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Associate Research Scientist
Luca Comisso
Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Pushpita Das
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Qi Feng
Research Interest
Professor
Charles J. Hailey
Pupin Professor of Physics; Co-Director, Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Hayk Hakobyan
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Associate Professor
J. Colin Hill
Associate Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Professor
Lam Hui
Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Barnard
Janna J. Levin
Professor, Physics & Astronomy, Barnard College
Research Interest
Professor
Yuri Levin
Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Itai Linial
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Yinrui Liu
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Nevis Laboratories, Nevis Laboratories
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Jens F. Mahlmann
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Massimiliano Maria Riva
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Research Interest
Professor
Szabolcs Marka
Walter O. LeCroy, Jr. Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Research Scientist
Zsuzsanna A Marka
Associate Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory; Lecturer in Physics, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Adjunct Professor
Morgan May
Adjunct Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Professor
Brian David Metzger
Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Knut Dundas Mora
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Barnard
Helen Goodhart Altschul Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Reshmi Mukherjee
Helen Goodhart Altschul Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Barnard College
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Michael Murra
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Professor
Angela Olinto
Provost of the University; Professor of Astronomy and of Physics
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Kaliroe M.W. Pappas
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Associate Professor
Kerstin M. Perez
Lavine Family Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences in the Department of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Post Doctoral Fellow
Oliver Henry Edward Philcox
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Tejas Prasanna
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Peter B. Rau
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Senior Research Scientist
Daniel Wolf Savin
Senior Research Scientist, Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Sebastiaan Cem Selvi
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Jonathon L. Sensenig
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Nevis Labortories, Nevis Laboratories
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Valentin A. Skoutnev
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Physics, Department of Physics
Research Interest
Research Scientist
Dr. David L. Windt
Adjunct Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Jooyun Woo
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
Research Interest
Affiliated Graduate Students
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May 01, 2026
Faculty member Colin Hill receives prestigious New Horizons Prize
The award in fundamental physics is granted by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, based on nominations from the public and a selection committee that includes previous winners