Suzanne T. Staggs (born May 11, 1965) is an American physicist who is currently the Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics at Princeton University.[1][2][3] Staggs has led the development of numerous cosmic microwave background experiments and is currently the principal investigator (PI) of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) and founding member of the Simons Observatory (SO).[4][5][6] In 2020, Staggs was elected into the National Academy of Sciences.[7]

Suzanne T. Staggs
Born(1965-05-11)May 11, 1965
Alma materRice University
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsCosmology
Cosmic microwave background
InstitutionsPrinceton University
University of Chicago
Thesis An absolute measurement of the cosmic background radiation temperature at 1.4 GHz
Doctoral advisorDavid Todd Wilkinson

Education and career

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Staggs received her B.A. in physics from Rice University in 1987 and her Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 1993. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago for 3 years before joining the faculty at Princeton in 1996.[8][9][10] Staggs was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017 and a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2020.[11][12]

Research

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Staggs's research is in cosmology, through observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). She has been involved in or led various CMB experiments since 1989 including XPER, PIQUE, CAPMAP, QUIET, ABS, ACT, and SO.[13]

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Suzanne Staggs". princeton.edu. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Award". aps.org. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Newly Elected Fellows". amacad.org. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Suzanne T. Staggs". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  5. ^ "Suzanne Staggs | The Princeton Gravity Initiative". gravity.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  6. ^ "Suzanne Staggs". Princeton University Admission. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  7. ^ "2020 NAS Election". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  8. ^ a b c d e "2018 Stanley Corrsin Award Recipient". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  9. ^ "KICP People | Suzanne Staggs". kicp.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Suzanne Staggs". World Science Festival. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  11. ^ "Suzanne T. Staggs". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  12. ^ "2020 NAS Election". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  13. ^ a b "Biography" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Past Fellows". sloan.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  15. ^ "Fellowship Recipients | The Enrico Fermi Institute | The University of Chicago". efi.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-23.