Benjamin Saliwanchik
Research Staff 4, Astrophysics and Cosmology Group, Instrumentation Department
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Instrumentation Department
Bldg. 535, Room B133
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-4648
bsaliwanc@bnl.gov
Expertise | Research | Education | Appointments
Expertise
Astrophysics and cosmology, microwave and radio frequency instrumentation, electromagnetic and mechanical design, cryogenics, Monte Carlo and AI/Machine Learning data analysis techniques.
Research Activities
I study cosmology, using the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO). I work on microwave frequency telescopes to study the CMB, and 21cm wavelength radio telescopes to study the BAO. I focus on instrumentation, particularly instrument design and calibration, but also work on map filtering and analysis. At BNL I am working on radio instrumentation and on AI/ML techniques for data analysis in 21cm astronomy. I work on the BMX, HIRAX, LuSEE, and PUMA radio telescopes, and on the CMB-S4 microwave telescope.
Education
PhD, Physics: Case Western Reserve University 2016
BA, Physics: University of Chicago 2008
BS, Mathematics: University of Chicago 2008
Professional Appointments
Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Physics Department, 2020-2022
Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, Physics Department, 2017-2020
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit, 2015-2017
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Instrumentation Department
Bldg. 535, Room B133
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-4648
bsaliwanc@bnl.gov
