Dr. Anastasia Fialkov

Biography

Anastasia Fialkov is a Professor of Astrophysics and Cosmology at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on the astrophysical conditions during the cosmic dark ages and the present-day implications of these phenomena through the study of 21-cm line emissions from neutral hydrogen and intensity mapping techniques. She employs low-frequency radio observations and instrumentation to investigate transient celestial events such as Fast Radio Bursts and the properties of dark matter. Fialkov has contributed significantly to our understanding of cosmic evolution, including the formation of structures in the universe, molecular and atomic line emissions, and the impact of primordial stellar populations on 21-cm signals. Her notable publications include works on the observational signatures of cosmic ray heating, fuzzy dark matter cosmologies, and constraints from the cosmic dawn era. Over her academic career, she has held fellowships and research positions at prestigious institutions including Harvard and the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. Fialkov completed her Ph.D. in Physics from Tel Aviv University under the supervision of prominent physicists and has a background in both Physics and Electrical Engineering.

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