Timothy McKay

Education: 
	B.S., Temple University, 1986 
	Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1992.

Positions Held:
	2005-		Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Physics
	2001-		Associate Professor, Department of Physics,
University of Michigan
	1995-2001	Assistant Professor, Department of Physics,
University of Michigan
	1992-1995	Leon Lederman Fellow, Fermi National Accelerator
			Laboratory

Research Field: Astrophysics Experiment

Research Focus: 
	Observational cosmology: galaxy clusters, large scale structure,
	and dark energy. Gamma-ray Bursts and other astrophysical
	transients. 

Projects: Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), Dark Energy Survey (DES),
	  Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment(ROTSE), and
	  Supernova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP)

Research Activities and Service:

I did my PhD research at the University of Chicago on the Chicago Air
Shower Array (a precursor to the Auger Experiment). After this, I moved
to Fermilab as a Lederman Fellow, where I joined the newly formed Sloan
Digital Sky Survey project. This project, in which Fermilab played an
absolutely crucial role, has been extremely successful, impacting
virtually every area of astrophysics. Since moving to Michigan in 1995,
I have continued my work on the SDSS, participating in measurements of
mass using both weak gravitational lensing and dynamical analyses. These
measurements are designed to reveal the relationship between the
luminous matter we observe and the dark matter which dominates the
dynamics of the universe. During this time, I have also participated in
the ROTSE experiment, building rapid-response automated telescopes now
installed around the world to detect prompt optical emission from
gamma-ray bursts. More recently, a substantial part of the Michigan high
energy physics group is turning its attention to dark energy
experiments, and we have collectively joined both the SNAP and Dark
Energy Survey collaborations, both of which hold real promise for
enhancing our understanding of this really fundamental mystery.


A full CV is available at:
http://www.physics.lsa.umich.edu/department/directory/bio.asp?ID=222