Chris Fassnacht

Associate Professor
Department of Physics
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, California
U.S.A.
Phone : +1 530-754-4419

• Measurement of cosmological parameters with gravitational lenses, in particular the Hubble Constant. The latest paper can be found here.
• Searches for strong lenses:
  • The HST Archive Galaxy-scale Gravitational Lens Survey ( HAGGLeS). See a related paper on the lens search in the AEGIS field here.
  • By deep imaging of fields containing a previously-known strong lens system. The paper can be found here.
  • The Cosmic Lens All-Sky Survey (CLASS), a search for lenses with the VLA. The latest paper can be found here.
  • A search for strong lenses in the GOODS data. See the candidates found in the first GOODS lens search here. The related paper can be found here.
• The investigation of substructure associated with lens galaxy. The latest paper can be found here.
• Further investigations of the properties of known lens systems: I am the PI of the UC Davis node of the Astrophysics Network for Galaxy LEnsing Studies (ANGLES)
• Investigation of galaxy groups associated with gravitational lenses. The latest paper can be found here
• Moderate-redshift galaxy groups in general. The latest paper can be found here
• High-resolution radio imaging and polarimetry of active galactic nuclei, via VIPS: The VLBA Imaging and Polarimetry Survey. The latest paper can be found here.

• Astronomy 10G - Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe (Being taught now. Course web site on UC Davis SmartSite)
• Astronomy 25 - Modern Astronomy (Last taught in Spring 2008)
• Physics 153 - Extragalactic Astrophysics (Last taught in Winter 2008)
• Physics 266 - Data Analysis in Astrophysics (Last taught in Winter 2007)

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