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2026

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Physics

D-Index
145
Citations
190710
World Ranking
333
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Mark Halpern is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has made significant contributions in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics, with a primary focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics along with notable work in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography, Instrumentation, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their major scientific interests cover several key topics, including:

  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Superconducting and THz Device Technology
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Some of the frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Physical Review D
  • Journal of Low Temperature Physics
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

Mark Halpern has collaborated extensively with other researchers, often coauthoring papers with:

  • M. Amiri
  • K. D. Irwin
  • P. A. R. Ade
  • Johannes Hubmayr
  • Lorenzo Moncelsi

The following is a selection of recent papers authored or coauthored by Mark Halpern demonstrating a range of interests within cosmology, astrophysics, and radio astronomy:

  • The Relational Dynamics of Space-Time, 2024, Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
  • The First CHIME/FRB Fast Radio Burst Catalog, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Periodic activity from a fast radio burst source, 2020, Nature
  • CMB-S4: Forecasting Constraints on Primordial Gravitational Waves, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR6 Gravitational Lensing Map and Cosmological Parameters, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal

Mark Halpern was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2020 by the Academy of Science, highlighting their standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Determination of cosmological parameters

    D. N. Spergel;L. Verde;H. V. Peiris;E. Komatsu

  • FIVE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

    Eiichiro Komatsu;J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett

  • SEVEN-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE (WMAP *) OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

    Eiichiro Komatsu;K. M. Smith;J. Dunkley;C. L. Bennett

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Interpretation

    E. Komatsu;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett

  • Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) three year results: implications for cosmology

    D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;R. Bean;O. Doré;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta;M. R. Nolta

  • Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Three Year Results: Implications for Cosmology

    D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta

  • The Microwave Anisotropy Probe* Mission

    C. L. Bennett;M. Bay;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw

  • First Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Preliminary Maps and Basic Results

    C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik

  • First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Preliminary maps and basic results

    C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik

  • Nine-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Parameter Results

    G. Hinshaw;D. Larson;E. Komatsu;David N. Spergel;David N. Spergel

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Likelihoods and Parameters from the WMAP data

    J. Dunkley;E. Komatsu;M. R. Nolta;D. N. Spergel

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Data Processing, Sky Maps, and Basic Results

    G. Hinshaw;J. L. Weiland;R. S. Hill;N. Odegard

  • First-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)* Observations: Foreground Emission

    C. L. Bennett;R. S. Hill;G. Hinshaw;M. R. Nolta

  • Nine-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Final Maps and Results

    C. L. Bennett;D. Larson;J. L. Weiland;N. Jarosik

  • FIVE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE * OBSERVATIONS: LIKELIHOODS AND PARAMETERS FROM THE WMAP DATA

    J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;Eiichiro Komatsu;M. R. Nolta;D. N. Spergel

  • Three-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: temperature analysis

    G. Hinshaw;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett;R. Bean

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe Observations: Data Processing, Sky Maps, and Basic Results

    G. Hinshaw;J. L. Weiland;R. S. Hill;N. Odegard

  • Seven-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Power Spectra and WMAP-Derived Parameters

    D. Larson;J. Dunkley;G. Hinshaw;Eiichiro Komatsu

  • Detection of $B$-Mode Polarization at Degree Angular Scales by BICEP2

    Peter A. R. Ade;R.W. Aikin;D. Barkats;S.J. Benton

  • Three Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Polarization Analysis

    L. Page;G. Hinshaw;E. Komatsu;M. R. Nolta

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent D. Irwin
Kent D. Irwin Stanford University
Peter A. R. Ade
Peter A. R. Ade Cardiff University
Edward J. Wollack
Edward J. Wollack Goddard Space Flight Center
Calvin B. Netterfield
Calvin B. Netterfield University of Toronto
Douglas Scott
Douglas Scott University of British Columbia
Carole Tucker
Carole Tucker Cardiff University
Gregory S. Tucker
Gregory S. Tucker Brown University
Lyman A. Page
Lyman A. Page Princeton University
Michele Limon
Michele Limon University of Pennsylvania
Gene C. Hilton
Gene C. Hilton National Institute of Standards and Technology

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