David Bacon (cosmologist)
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AlmamaterUniversity of Cambridge
Thesis The detection and measurement of cosmic shear. (2002)
David Bacon | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
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| Institutions | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth |
| Thesis | The detection and measurement of cosmic shear. (2002) |
| Website | https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/david-bacon/ |
David Bacon is a British cosmologist who is professor and director of the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth. He researches the large-scale structure of the universe, particularly through cosmic shear. He is involved in several international collaborations.
Bacon first thought about becoming a scientist around the age of 13, inspired by enthusiastic teachers at school.[1] Bacon completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge, where he stayed for a doctoral degree at the Institute of Astronomy, studying weak gravitational lensing and using it to constrain the structure of matter in the universe.[2][3]