Written by Haneen Zain for UC Santa Cruz
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| Dr. Risa Wechsler graduated with her PhD in physics from University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) in 2001 and has since become the director of Stanford University's Kavli Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC). |
How did the universe form? What is it made of? How did it evolve over the last 13.8 billion years? How did structure form in the universe?
Those questions stayed with Wechsler throughout her academic career as she pursued an S.B. in physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Ph.D. in physics at UC Santa Cruz. She has since played an instrumental role in groundbreaking research in the cosmology field, with pioneering galaxy structure and cosmic structure surveys and more than 300 widely cited publications. Wechsler has also taken strides in ensuring the growth of diversity and inclusion within the physics and astronomy community.
“One of the great privileges of being in this field is that I get to think about these really big questions every day,” Wechsler said. “The last 25 years in this field have been incredible.”
Congratulations to Dr. Wechsler, 2022's UCSC Physical and Biological Sciences Distinguished Graduate Student Alumna! Check out the rest of the article at: https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/04/risa-wechsler.html
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