Senior Member, KICP
John and Marion Sullivan University Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the College
- Address:
- Eckhardt Research Center
Room 535
5640 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone:
- 773-834-5651
- Email:
- wfreedman@uchicago.edu
Background
Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Toronto, 1984
Research
Wendy Freedman's research is in observational cosmology (measures of the expansion rate of the universe using the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope and the ground-based Magellan telescope). Her current projects involve measurements of the Hubble constant -- the current expansion rate, as well as the past expansion rate, providing constraints on the acceleration of the universe and dark energy. Her other field of interest is the stellar populations of galaxies, the evolution of galaxies, and the initial mass function.
News & Highlights
- Wendy Freedman has been elected to the Royal Society, PSD News, May 10, 2023
- “Carnegie rallies $205 million founding partner investment to accelerate completion of the Giant Magellan Telescope”, Carnegie News, August 3, 2022
- “NASA’s new flagship telescope just released its beautiful first images of the universe”, UChicago News, by Louise Lerner, July 12, 2022
- Prof. Wendy Freedman named speaker for UChicago’s 2022 Convocation celebration, UChicago News, March 7, 2022
- New measure of Hubble constant adds to mystery about universe’s expansion rate, July 16, 2019