Research Interests:
 
  1. 1.   Galaxy Formation and Evolution. In particular early-type galaxies,  galaxies in clusters, and high redshift galaxies. Examples of my research  (here and here).
  2. 2.  Co-evolution of spheroids and black-holes. Click here for a recent paper.  Check out the AMUSE-Virgo website.
  3. 3.  Gravitational Lensing and dark matter in galaxies and clusters of  galaxies. Examples of my research can be found on the webpages of the LSD and SLACS projects.
  4. 4.  Hubble Constant from gravitational time delays.
 
For a more accessible description of my research, take a look at the following press releases:
 
2008. A Double Einstein Ring.
2007. Tiny Galaxy with Cosmic Telescope
    (see also this link)
2005. SLACS Einstein Rings
2003. Dark Matter in Galaxy Cluster Cl0024
1998. An Extremely Red Galaxy
 
 
Tommaso Treu
Contact Information:
 
Office: 2015F Broida Hall.  
Phone: 805 893 3503.
E-mail: tt AT physics.ucsb.edu
 
Young and smart people I enjoy working with at UCSB:
 
Ellie Newton (undergraduate)
Gilles Orban-de-Xivry (visiting student from Toulouse)
Jeremy Jacob (graduate student)
Marusa Bradac (Hubble Fellow)
Elena Gallo (Chandra Fellow)
Philip Marshall (TABASGO Fellow)
Jonghak Woo (Postdoctoral fellow)
 
We meet every week to have pizza and discuss our research on gravitational lensing, galaxy evolution and black holes according to this schedule. If you are interested in attending please e-mail me or Phil (pjm AT physics.ucsb.edu). If you are looking for a PhD Thesis there are plenty of cool projects to work on. E-mail me if interested.
 
If you are a PhD Student abroad and you are interested in a visiting position in my group at UCSB feel free to contact me.
 
Teaching:
 
Spring 2008: Origins (PHYS43/RS43). Co-taught with Stefania Tutino and Richard Hecht.
Fall 2007: Interstellar medium (PHYS233).
Spring 2006: Astronomy2.
Winter 2007: Cosmology (PHYS133).
 
Publications (ADS server query)
 
Curriculum Vitae