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Tuan Do is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA, serving as the Deputy Director of the Galactic Center Group. His research focuses on understanding the physics of supermassive black holes and fundamental astrophysical probes. He studies machine learning applications in cosmology, contributing to the UCLA Astrophysics Data Lab. His interests include the formation of galaxy nuclei, star formation history in the Milky Way, and testing Einstein's General Theory of Relativity using stellar orbits around supermassive black holes. As an observer, he employs advanced observational techniques with telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Telescopes to obtain precise data. Do has a strong background in both physics and astrophysics, having completed his undergraduate degrees at UC Berkeley in 2004, followed by a PhD at UCLA in 2010. He was a postdoctoral fellow at UC Irvine and later joined the Dunlap Institute as a Dunlap Fellow before returning to UCLA in 2015, becoming a faculty member in 2020 and an Associate Professor in 2024.
University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA
Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, focusing on astrophysics research.
University of California, Irvine • Irvine, CA
Conducted research in astrophysics as a postdoctoral fellow.
Dunlap Institute • Toronto, Canada
Engaged in advanced research while serving as a Dunlap Fellow.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.