Regular biography
Michael A. Troxel is an Associate Professor of Physics at Duke University, affiliated with the Department of Physics in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. He serves as Associate Chair of the Department of Physics, a role beginning in 2025. His research focuses on cosmology, with an emphasis on dark energy and the use of space telescopes such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Troxel has contributed to projects like the Dark Energy Survey and has been involved in grants related to high-energy physics and cosmological data analysis. His academic background includes a Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Texas, Dallas, and B.A. and B.S. degrees from the University of Oklahoma.
Scholar-generated biography
Michael Troxel is a researcher at Duke University specializing in Cosmology and Astrophysics. His work focuses on understanding the universe's expansion and dark energy through observational cosmology. He has contributed to significant studies using data from the Dark Energy Survey, including analyses of galaxy clustering, weak lensing, and cosmic shear. His research also involves gravitational wave observations and the study of type Ia supernovae as standard candles. Troxel's work has led to important constraints on cosmological parameters such as the Hubble constant and dark energy properties. His research emphasizes precision cosmology and the impact of galaxy intrinsic alignments on weak lensing measurements.