Research: Overview

Dr. Martin Sahlén

Research Interests - Summary

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My work is at the intersection between theoretical and observational cosmology, with an emphasis on modelling and constraining dark energy, modified gravity, neutrino properties, non-Gaussianity, and other cosmological components - as well as methods for testing fundamental assumptions in the concordance model of cosmology. In this context, I employ state-of-the-art statistical and numerical methods to analyze data and forecast future experimental capabilities from surveys of cosmological expansion and growth of structure. Recent work includes predictions for tests of non-concordance and modified-gravity models with voids.

Some of my work focuses on using galaxy clusters and voids as cosmological probes, especially as a member of the Euclid Consortium, the Square Kilometre Array working groups, 4MOST, the XMM Cluster Survey (XCS) and the XXL Project.

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Academic Positions

2020 2021
 

Fellow

Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala, Sweden

 

2019 present
 

Associate Professor (docent) of Astronomy, Researcher, Course Lecturer

Department of Physics & Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden

 

2016 2019
 

Researcher, Course Lecturer

Department of Physics & Astronomy, Uppsala University, Sweden

 

2016 2016
 

Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Department of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, USA

 

2014 2016
 

Visiting Researcher

Beecroft Institute of Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology, University of Oxford, UK

 

2012 2014
 

Postdoctoral Fellow in Foundations of Cosmology

Beecroft Institute of Particle Astrophysics & Cosmology, University of Oxford, UK

 

2009 2012
 

Oskar Klein Postdoctoral Fellow in Cosmology

The Oskar Klein Centre, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Sweden

 

2009 2009
 

Postdoctoral Fellow in Statistics/Mathematical Biology

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK

 

 

Academic Background

2005-2009
 

DPhil in Astronomy

Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, UK

Thesis: "Bayesian constraints on dark energy and cosmic structure from supernovae, galaxy clusters and other probes"

Supervisor: Prof. Andrew Liddle

2003-2005
 

Licentiate of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics

Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Sweden

Thesis: "Direct Reconstruction of the Quintessence Potential"

Supervisors: Prof. Lars Bergström

2003-2004
 

Master of Advanced Study in Mathematics (Part III Maths)

Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK

 

1998-2003
 

MSc Engineering Physics

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden

Thesis: "Gamma Rays from Primordial Black Holes in Supersymmetric Scenarios"

Supervisor: Prof. Lars Bergström, Stockholm University

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Contact details

Uppsala University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Box 516, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden

 

msahlen@msahlen.net

www.msahlen.net

 

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