Daniel Holz
Daniel Holz is an American physicist and cosmologist specializing in general relativity, astrophysics, and cosmology. He is a professor at the University of Chicago, affiliated with the Departments of Physics, Astronomy & Astrophysics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics.[1][2][3]
Holz has been recognized as a Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. In addition to his academic work, Holz is Chair of the Science and Security Board for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.[4][5]
Education and career
[edit]Holz earned his Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Princeton University and his Doctor of Philosophy in Physics from the University of Chicago.[6] He is a member of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) collaboration and played a significant role in two discoveries: the first detection of gravitational waves in 2016[7] and the first multi-messenger detection of a binary neutron star in 2017.[8][9]
At the University of Chicago, Holz also serves as the founding director of the Existential Risk Laboratory (XLab).[10][11]
Research on black holes
[edit]Holz's research has shed light on black holes.[12] As part of the LIGO collaboration, Holz contributed to the first detection of gravitational waves, ripples in spacetime caused by the collision of two black holes.[13] This discovery provided a way to observe the universe and the hidden dynamics of black hole mergers.[14]
Holz emphasizes the paradox of human curiosity and vulnerability: “We explore the most distant edges of the universe, probing the mysteries of black holes and the Big Bang, while simultaneously risking the destruction of our own planet.”[15][16]
Contributions
[edit]Holz's research is centered on gravitational waves, cosmology, and general relativity. He has received awards recognizing his contributions, including:
- The 2012 National Science Foundation CAREER Award.[17]
- The 2015 Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.[18][19]
- The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2016, as part of the LIGO collaboration.[1]
Selected publications
[edit]- Holz, Daniel E.; Wheeler, John A. (10 October 2002). "Retro-MACHOs: π in the Sky?". The Astrophysical Journal. 578 (1): 330–334. arXiv:astro-ph/0209039. Bibcode:2002ApJ...578..330H. doi:10.1086/342463. ISSN 0004-637X.
- Holz, Daniel E.; Linder, Eric V. (October 2005). "Safety in Numbers: Gravitational Lensing Degradation of the Luminosity Distance–Redshift Relation". The Astrophysical Journal. 631 (2): 678–688. arXiv:astro-ph/0412173. Bibcode:2005ApJ...631..678H. doi:10.1086/432085. ISSN 0004-637X.
- Holz, Daniel E.; Hughes, Scott A. (10 August 2005). "Using Gravitational-Wave Standard Sirens". The Astrophysical Journal. 629 (1): 15–22. arXiv:astro-ph/0504616. Bibcode:2005ApJ...629...15H. doi:10.1086/431341. ISSN 0004-637X.
- Abbott, B. P.; Holz, D. E.; et al. (11 February 2016). "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger". Physical Review Letters. 116 (6): 061102. arXiv:1602.03837. Bibcode:2016PhRvL.116f1102A. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 26918975.
- Holz, Daniel E.; Wald, Robert M. (3 August 1998). "New method for determining cumulative gravitational lensing effects in inhomogeneous universes". Physical Review D. 58 (6): 063501. arXiv:astro-ph/9708036. Bibcode:1998PhRvD..58f3501H. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.58.063501. ISSN 0556-2821.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Daniel Holz – The University of Chicago". University of Chicago.
- ^ "Daniel Holz - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC)". Stanford University.
- ^ "A Voracious Black Hole at the Dawn of Time?". The New York Times. 21 February 2024.
- ^ "The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics | Daniel E. Holz". University of Chicago.
- ^ "Daniel Holz". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
- ^ "BLACK HOLES, THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK AND OTHER WEIGHTY MATTERS (PART 2) *HYBRID* - THU, OCT 17, 2024". www.princetonclubofchicago.org.
- ^ "LIGO Announces Detection of Gravitational Waves from Colliding…". Kavli Foundation (United States). 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Hearing the Thunder and Seeing the Lightning: A Gravitational Wave Detection of Colliding Neutron Stars - Dr. Daniel Holz (Public Lecture) | Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC)". kipac.stanford.edu.
- ^ "Daniel Holz - Department of Physics | The University of Chicago". University of Chicago.
- ^ "Daniel Holz". Science Friday.
- ^ "Black hole reverberations suggest the cosmic beasts are as 'bald' as cue balls". Science (journal).
- ^ Galchen, Rivka (3 June 2024). "Are We Doomed? Here's How to Think About It". The New Yorker.
- ^ Simon, Matt. "Humanity Is Doing Its Best Impression of a Black Hole". Wired (magazine).
- ^ "Black hole collisions could help us measure how fast the universe is expanding | University of Chicago News". news.uchicago.edu. 15 August 2022.
- ^ Fang, Eric. "Members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Discuss Doomsday Clock in Panel". The Chicago Maroon.
- ^ "Doomsday Clock says we're the closest we've been to apocalypse. We need to move faster". USA Today.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 0449884 - CAREER: Beyond Gravitational Wave Detection". National Science Foundation.
- ^ "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureates – Rainer Weiss and the LIGO Contributors". breakthroughprize.org.
- ^ "The Core: College Magazine of the University of Chicago". thecore.uchicago.edu.
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