Prof. Dr. Jochen Weller

Lattice Simulations of Axion-U(1) Inflation, Caravano, Angelo et al.,2022arXiv220412874C

Finding quadruply imaged quasars with machine learning. I. Methods, Akhazhanov, A. et al.,2021arXiv210909781A

Dark energy survey year 3 results: Cosmology with peaks using an emulator approach, Zürcher, D. et al.,Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 511, 2075, (2022)

Euclid: Constraining ensemble photometric redshift distributions with stacked spectroscopy, Cagliari, M. S. et al.,Astronomy and Astrophysics, 660, A9, (2022)

SOAR/Goodman Spectroscopic Assessment of Candidate Counterparts of the LIGO/Virgo Event GW190814, Tucker, D. L. et al.,The Astrophysical Journal, 929, 115, (2022)

Career

05/2009 - Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany, Affiliate
10/2008 - Faculty of Physics, University Observatory, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany, Professor
10/2008 - 11/2012 Excellence Cluster for Origin and Structure of the Universe, Garching, Germany, Junior Research Group Leader
10/2005 - 9/2008 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, UK, Lecturer
9/2004 - 8/2005 Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Fermilab, USA, David N. Schramm Fellow
10/2003 - 9/2004 Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK, Fixed Term Lecturer
10/2002 - 9/2003 Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK, PDRA (Leverhulme Fellow)
10/2000 - 9/2002 Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics,
University of Cambridge, UK, PDRA

Committee Work

01/2019- Coordinator Research Unit C / Member of the Board - Excellence Cluster Origins
10/2013- Dean of Studies Deparment of Physics, LMU
10/2013- Editor Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
2012-2018 Member of the Council for Science Communication of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
2012- Council member "Sterne und Weltraum", Scientific Magazine
12/2009 - 12/2018 Co-Coordinator Research Area E - Excellence Cluster Universe

Education

1999 - 2000 University of California in Davis, USA, Visiting Postgraduate Student
1996 - 2000 Imperial College, London, UK, Doctor of Philosophy, 31 October 2000
Diploma of the Imperial College in Physics, 30 November 2000
Ph.D. program in Theoretical Physics/Cosmology, Thesis Advisor: Prof. A. Albrecht
Thesis Title: Observational consequences of modern cosmological theories
1990 - 1996 University of Karlsruhe, Germany, Diploma in Physics, 16 August 1996

Fellowships

2001 - 2005 Trapnell Fellowship at King's College, Cambridge (resigned 2004)
1997 - 2000 DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) PhD Fellowship
financed by the German Federal Ministry for Research and Technology

Affiliations
Member of the Dark Energy Survey (DES)
Member of Euclid (co-coordinater Cluster Science Working Group)
(Member of the Euclid Science Coordination Group)
Member of HETDEX Consortium
Member of eROSITA Collaboration
Member of the German SKA Consortium