Dr. Greg Bryan

Biography

Greg L. Bryan is a Professor of Astronomy at the Data Science Institute of Columbia University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Calgary in Canada and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. Bryan has held several prestigious fellowships, including the Hubble Fellowship and the Lyman Spitzer Fellowship, and has been awarded the NSF Career Grant. He was also honored with the Leverhulme Trust Prize, which recognizes outstanding young researchers. With an extensive academic background, Bryan has spent several years as a faculty member in the Physics Department at the University of Oxford before joining Columbia University. His research primarily focuses on the intersection of data science and astronomy, particularly within the framework of modern astrophysical phenomena. He is the director of the Simons Collaboration on Learning the Universe, an initiative aimed at advancing our understanding of the cosmos through innovative teaching and research methodologies.

Research Interests