Current Member
Philip Hopkins
IBM Einstein Fellow; Funding provided by the Sivian Fund
Affiliation
Natural Sciences
Field of Study
Theoretical Astrophysics
Home Institution
California Institute of Technology
Website
Philip Hopkins is interested in the formation and evolution of astrophysical objects ranging from galaxies to stars to supermassive black holes to planets. His group studies these with large numerical simulations in order to explain observations and make new predictions for future observatories.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Degrees
Harvard University
Ph.D.
2008
Princeton University
B.A.
2004
Honors
2023
Americal Astronomical Society High-Energy Astrophysics Mid-Career Award
2023
Simons Investigator
2016
American Astronomical Society Helen B. Warner Prize
2016
Caltech Graduate Student Council Mentoring Award
Appointments
California Institute of Technology
2013–2024
Ira S. Bowen Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
University of California, Berkeley
2008–2013
Miller/Einstein Postdoctoral Fellow