Claire Lamman

I am in my final year as a PhD candidate at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics. I explore the largest structures in the universe and what they can tell us about the forces which shape it: gravity and dark energy. Most of my time is spent figuring out the best way to condense information - whether it be finding a good statistic to quanify galaxy coorelations or explaining a cosmology idea to the public.

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Research: for scientists

I find novel correlations between objects in the non-linear regime of galaxy dynamics, such as galaxies and galaxy groups, and the large-scale structure of the Universe. I am currenlty exploring the additional cosmological information they reveal in large spectroscopic surveys like DESI.

Outreach

Accessible Paper Summaries

I doodle annotations over scientific papers to "translate" them for general audiences. This was featured in Physics Today and all my summaries can be found here. For tips on creating your own and to see what others have made, see this page

5000 Eyes Planetarium Film

I created and directed the planetarium film 5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI. A flat version is available on YouTube and all materials can be downloaded for free from Fiske Planetarium. As of July '23, the film has been translated into eight languages and downloaded 156 times in 28 countries and 35 states. Watch the trailer

Cake!

You may have found this website through one of my baking posts. I make a lot of astro-themed treats (video). For the highlights, check out my twitter account. To see all bakes and descriptions of the science which inspired them, see my instagram.