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Kris Pardo

Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy

In short

I am a cosmologist who focuses on developing tests of fundamental physics theories with astrophysical data. Most of my work has focused on gravitational waves and dark matter. I am an Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Southern California.

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Two glowing blue spheres are positioned centrally, surrounded by circular ripples expanding outward on a dark background. The image has a cosmic or scientific theme, possibly representing gravitational waves or a similar astronomical phenomenon.
Research

My research focuses on testing physics beyond the Standard Model with astrophysical data. Most of my research has focused on either developing novel tests for dark matter and dark energy theories, or on various gravitational wave topics.

Most recently, my work has been focused on how we can use photometric surveys to observe gravitational waves in the microhertz regime.

You can read more about my research here and see all of my publications here.