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My research asks: what is dark matter, and how does it govern the evolution and assembly of galaxies? I use the Milky Way as a dark matter laboratory, connecting observations from large surveys to cosmological and idealized simulations through stellar streams — the tidal debris of disrupting satellites and star clusters — to measure the distribution and particle properties of dark matter.
Undergraduates: If you are a UW undergrad interested in research, please reach out to Nora Shipp with a summary of your interests and why you are excited to join the group.
Graduate students: Information about the UW Astronomy PhD program can be found on the department webpage. Current UW graduate students are welcome to reach out to discuss research opportunities.
Postdocs: If you are interested in the DiRAC Institute Fellowship or in bringing a national fellowship (e.g., Hubble, NSF AAPF) to UW to work on near-field cosmology, please reach out to Nora Shipp.