ESP Biography
BEN SHERWIN, Stanford Physics PhD Student
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Major: Physics College/Employer: Stanford Year of Graduation: G |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
I am a second-year PhD student in the Physics department here at Stanford. I am proud to be a member of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC). I graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) in 2024, where I triple majored in physics, astrophysics, mathematics, and minored in theater. Outside of work, I love watching the latest movies in theaters, seeing musicals and plays, exploring San Francisco, and solving crossword puzzles. My go-to fun fact is that not only am I a twin, but also both of my parents are! Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)S8225: Dark Matter and Dark Energy in Splash Fall 2025 (Nov. 15 - 16, 2025)
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what’s really out there? It turns out, almost everything we can see is just a tiny fraction of what exists. In this class, we’ll uncover the mysterious forces shaping the cosmos: dark matter, the unseen glue holding galaxies together, and dark energy, the push causing the universe to expand faster and faster.
S8146: Scales of the Universe in Splash Spring 2025 (May. 24 - 25, 2025)
The Observable Universe is about 14 billion years old and 93 billion lightyears wide. But, how do we know this? In this course, we will be exploring the Distance Ladder, the method astronomers use to determine distances to virtually everything in space. Through this, we will explore how these distances were used to discover the origins of the Universe as well as the current Crisis in Cosmology.
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