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Douglas Finkbeiner is a Professor of Astronomy and of Physics at Harvard University, affiliated with the Department of Physics. His research focuses on astroparticle phenomenology. Finkbeiner is based at Lyman Lab, 446, and can be contacted at dfinkbeiner@cfa.harvard.edu. His profile page provides information about his research and list of publications available through ADS and INSPIRE.
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Douglas Finkbeiner is a Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Harvard University, specializing in Astronomy, Physics, Interstellar Dust, Machine Learning, and Cosmology. His research focuses on understanding the distribution and properties of interstellar dust, its impact on cosmic microwave background radiation, and its role in reddening measurements. He has contributed significantly to cosmological parameter estimation using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and other large-scale surveys. His work includes developing 3D dust maps and analyzing light curves of supernovae to constrain cosmological models. Finkbeiner's research integrates observational data with theoretical models to advance our understanding of the universe's structure and evolution.