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David Goldberg, PhD

Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education, Professor, Department of Physics
Expertise physics space

Goldberg is a researcher in theoretical cosmology and astrophysics, focusing primarily in the field of gravitational lensing.  He is the author (with former student, Jeff Blomquist) of A User's Guide to the Universe: Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes and Quantum Uncertainty, a popular account of recent advances in physics and astronomy, and of The Universe in the Rearview Mirror (2013).

Contact

215.895.2715 david.m.goldberg@drexel.edu

Media Inquiries

Mike Tuberosa

mt85@drexel.edu 215.895.2705

In The News

Taking Physics to the People - Dr. Christina Love
Jan 17, 2025
Christina Love, PhD, an associate teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a Jan. 17 Diverse Issues in Education "Emerging Scholar" article about her physics teaching and research. David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College, was also quoted in the article.
A More Accurate World Map
Nov 12, 2021
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in an Nov. 12 TIME article about the best inventions of 2021, including a new world map he helped to design. The map is a two-sided, flat disk that minimizes map distortions, making it more similar to a globe than other flat maps.
Can This New Map Fix Our Distorted Views of the World?
Feb 24, 2021
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in Feb. 24 New York Times story about a new world map he helped to design. The map is a two-sided, flat disk that minimizes map distortions, making it more similar to a globe than other flat maps.
Scientists Try To Fix Flat Maps With New Double-Sided Projections
Feb 18, 2021
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in Feb. 18 The Verge article about a new world map he helped to design. The map is a two-sided, flat disk that minimizes map distortions, making it more similar to a globe than other flat maps.
A Whole New World! Astrophysicists Create the 'Most Accurate Flat Map Ever' That Is Two-Sided and Round, Letting Users Simply Flip It Over To See the Entire Globe
Feb 16, 2021
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a Feb. 16 Daily Mail (United Kingdom) article about a new world map co-designed by Goldberg. The map is a two-sided flat disk that minimizes map distortions, making it more similar to a globe than other flat maps.
Eclipse on FOX: Millions Converge Across the US to See the Eclipse
Aug 21, 2017
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest for a live broadcast on WTXF-TV (FOX 29) during the solar eclipse Aug. 21.
The Total Eclipse of the Sun: Where, When, How and Wow
Aug 18, 2017
David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a guest on WHYY's "Radio Times With Marty Moss-Coane" on Aug. 18 in a segment about the upcoming solar eclipse.
PA GOPer's Climate Change Theory Debunked: Nope, Not Getting Closer to The Sun
Mar 31, 2017
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #323333} David Goldberg, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Politifact story on March 31 about erroneous comments made by a Pennsylvania state senator on the causes of climate change. Billy Penn ran a related story that cited the Politifact piece.
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When astronomer Carl Sagan’s series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage” first aired, it instilled a love of science in people like Dave Goldberg. Can the rebooted version hosted by Neil DeGrasse Tyson do the same?
Russian meteor Feb. 15 Q&A with David Goldberg: The Meteor Strike in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region
Feb 18, 2013
It’s not every day that a meteor slams into the Earth. On February 15, it happened in central Russia, injuring more than 1,000 people and causing damage in several cities. DrexelNow looked to David Goldberg, a Drexel professor who specializes in theoretical cosmology and astrophysics, to find out the reasons behind this phenomenon.
David goldberg The Higgs Boson and its Role in the Universe
Jul 9, 2012
DrexelNow spoke with Dr. David Goldberg, associate professor of physics at Drexel, in the days after the CERN research center in Switzerland announced the possible identification of the Higgs boson. We asked him what it means and why we should care.

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