Research Themes

Cosmic voids as novel probes of cosmology
Bayesian analysis of the cosmic dawn
Non-Gaussianities in the CMB with Planck
Advanced computational methods
MHD simulations of magnetic outflows

Education

Ph.D. Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011 [Dissertation]
B.S. Physics, California Polytechnic State University, 2005 (Summa Cum Laude)
Computer Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2002

Professional Experience

Current

Visiting Professor
Barnard College, Columbia University

2019-2023

Research Professor
Institute for Advanced Computational Science
SUNY Stony Brook

Guest Researcher
Center for Computational Astrophysics
Flatiron Institute

2016-2019 

Cosmological Researcher
Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University
Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University

Chief Scientist
Center for Science and Industry, Columbus

2014-2016 

INFN Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical Physics 
INAF Astronomical Observatory of Trieste (OATS)

2011-2014 

Postdoctoral Fellow in Next-Generation Cosmic Probes 
Paris Institute of Astrophysics (IAP)

Recent Publications

Lentati, L., Sims, P., Carilli, C., Hobson, M., and Sutter, P.M., “Bayesian power spectrum estimation at the Epoch of Reionization” MNRAS [pdf]

Pisani, A., Sutter, P.M., and Wandelt, B.D. “Mastering the effects of peculiar velocities in voids” MNRAS [pdf]

Chantavat, T., Sawangwit, U., Sutter, P.M., and Wandelt, B.D. "Cosmological parameter constraints from CMB lensing with cosmic voids" Astrophys. J. [pdf]

Skillman, S., Warren, M.S., Turk, M., Wechsler, R., Holz, D., and Sutter, P.M. "Dark Sky Simulations: early data release" Computational Science & Discovery [pdf]

Hamaus, N., Pisani, A., Sutter, P.M., Lavaux, G., Escoffier, S., Wandelt, B.D., and Weller, J. “Constraints on cosmology and gravity from the dynamics of  voids” Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 091302 (2016) [pdf]

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Selected Talks

Past the power spectrum at the cosmic dawn, Physical Cosmology Seminar, University Observatory, Munich

From data to theory at the cosmic dawn, Colloquium, SKA South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa

Accessing the universe through cosmic voids, Physics Seminar, New York University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Answers from the void, IAU Symposium 308 The Zeldovich Universe, Tallinn, Estonia

Probabilistic image reconstruction with radio interferometers, Astronomy Seminar, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn, Germany

Cosmic voids as cosmological laboratories, Astronomy & Cosmology Seminar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA