Dr. Daisuke Nagai

Biography

Daisuke Nagai is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Yale University, specializing in Astrophysics and Cosmology. His research bridges theory and observation, integrating cutting-edge computational data science techniques to explore fundamental questions in astrophysics and cosmology. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2005 and served as a Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar at the California Institute of Technology before joining the Yale faculty in 2008. Professor Nagai's work has garnered numerous awards and attracted significant funding from organizations such as NASA and the National Science Foundation. He has taken on key roles at Yale, including Director of Graduate Studies for the Physics Department, and he is a founding co-director of the Yale Center for Research Computing. His expertise in computation is further demonstrated through his service on the Data Science Advisory Committee across the university. His research focuses on theoretical and computational modeling of the structure formation of the Universe, particularly in the areas involving dark matter, dark energy, and galaxy formation and evolution. Professor Nagai leads a research group that develops and utilizes theoretical models to study how galaxies and clusters evolve from the Big Bang onward.

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