College of Arts and Sciences

Education:

• PhD, Astronomy, Harvard University, 1993
• AM, Astronomy, Harvard University, 1988
• AB, Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, 1987

Curriculum Vitae:

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Research Interests:

• Development of a cosmic void detector that employs deep learning to find voids in large galaxy surveys. The purpose of this detector is to help constrain models for the mysterious dark energy that causes the universe to accelerate in its expansion.
• Study of the environmental dependence of galaxy properties and active galactic nuclei as a test for models of formation of structure in the universe.
• Analysis of the variability of active galactic nuclei as a test for models of the physics of accretion onto supermassive black holes.

Bio:

Professor Vogeley earned his undergraduate degree in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University in 1987 and a doctorate in Astronomy from Harvard University in 1993, followed by postdoctoral positions at the Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute (as a Hubble Fellow), and a Research Staff appointment at Princeton University. He joined the Drexel faculty in 1999. Professor Vogeley leads a research group focused on analysis of large galaxy surveys, including the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. His research has been funded by grants from NASA, NSF, and the John Templeton Foundation. Professor Vogeley teaches Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics, and Cosmology.