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Kim Griest is a Professor Emeritus with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, obtained in 1987. His research primarily focuses on dark matter and vacuum energy, contributing significantly to our understanding of the Universe's mass and the factors that comprise over 95% of it. He is particularly interested in gravitational lensing, especially microlensing, as a tool to search for normally invisible objects such as dark matter, black holes, dim stars, and extra-solar planets. Griest's work also encompasses aspects of the early Universe, involving the production of supersymmetric dark matter, and tackles a range of issues in theoretical and observational astrophysics and particle astrophysics. His notable publications include significant contributions to esteemed journals where he collaborated with multiple researchers on topics related to microlensing events and the dynamics of gravitational interactions.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).