Position
Emeritus Professor of Astrophysical Sciences

Role
Emeritus Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation

Title
pronouns: he/him/his

Office Phone
609-258-4267

Fax
609-258-8226

Email
jpo AT astro.princeton.edu

Office
106 Peyton

Website
https://scholar.princeton.edu/ostriker


Bio/Description
Jeremiah P. Ostriker has been an influential researcher in one of the most exciting areas of modern science, theoretical astrophysics, with current primary work in the area of cosmology, particularly the aspects that can be approached best by large scale numerical calculations. Ostriker has investigated many areas of research, including the structure and oscillations of rotating stars, the stability of galaxies, the evolution of globular clusters and other star systems, pulsars, X-ray binary stars, the dynamics of clusters of galaxies, gravitational lensing, astrophysical blast waves, active galactic nuclei, the cosmic web, and galaxy formation.?
Most significantly, Ostriker's research focused on the theories of :
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
The Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM)
Galaxy Formation and black hole growth
Interaction between Quasars and their surroundings
Ostriker has supervised and collaborated with many young researchers and graduates students. He is the author or co-author of more than 500 scientific publications.