Steven Allen
Professor of Physics and of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
Professor of Physics and of Particle Physics and Astrophysics
Steve Allen leads the X-ray Astronomy and Observational Cosmology (XOC) group (https://xoc.stanford.edu/) at Stanford, which has interests spanning the astrophysics of galaxies and galaxy clusters, studies of dark matter and dark energy, and the development of advanced detectors for future satellite missions.
Areas of Interest and Research
Observational astrophysics and cosmology; galaxies, galaxy clusters, dark matter and dark energy; applications of statistical methods; X-ray astronomy; X-ray detector development; optical astronomy; mm-wave astronomy; radio astronomy; gravitational lensing.
Education
B. Sc., Imperial College, University of London., Physics (1990)
