MIT Kavli Institute Directory

MIT Kavli Institute Directory

Kathy L. Cooksey

NSF Postdoctoral Fellow Postdoctoral Scholar

Whenever possible, I play soccer. Failing that, I like running and hiking. On the more sedentary side, I crochet and watch anime.

Representative publications: 

Cooksey et al. (2012, arXiv:1204.2827; submitted to ApJ; also see http://igmabsorbers.info)

Honors and awards: 

National Science Foundation Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010--2013; MIT School of Science Infinite Kilometer Award, 2012; Office of Minority Education Mentor Advocate Partnership Titanium Mentor Award, 2012

Contact Information

t: 321-252-8492
e: kcooksey@space.mit.edu

Websites

http://space.mit.edu/~kcooksey
http://igmabsorbers.info

Research Areas

Extragalactic Astrophysics
First Stars/Reionization, Cosmic Structure
Optical/IR Astronomy

Education

Ph.D., Astronomy & Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz, 2009; M.S., Astronomy & Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz, 2005; B.S., Physics with Honors, Valparaiso University, IN, 2003