Research
My research interests focus on the evolution of galaxies and the nature of the Universe as a whole, primarily using large, statistical datasets. In the past, I worked on the DEEP2 and DEEP3 Galaxy Redshift Surveys and the AEGIS (All–Wavelength Extended Groth International Survey), CANDELS (Cosmic Assembly Near-Infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey), and SDSS-IV/eBOSS collaborations. I am part of the DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) collaboration that is now studying the nature of Dark Energy in detail over more than 10 billion years of cosmic history. I am also working on developing new techniques for future projects such as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will use information from detailed images of the sky to explore Dark Energy further. I have served as the Deputy Spokesperson as well as a co-Convener of the Photometric Redshifts and External Synergies/Survey Coordination Working Groups within the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration. More information can be found at https://janewman-pitt-edu.github.io/
Awards
- DOE Early Career Award, 2010
Selected Publications
- Photometric Redshifts for Next-Generation Surveys, Newman, Jeffrey A. et al., 2022 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015APh....63...81N)
- Snowmass2021 Cosmic Frontier: Report of the CF04 Topical Group on Dark Energy and Cosmic Acceleration in the Modern Universe, Annis, J., Newman, J. A., and Slosar, A., 2022 (https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022arXiv220908049A/abstract)
- Spectroscopic Needs for Imaging Dark Energy Experiments: Photometric Redshift Training and Calibration, Newman, Jeffrey A. et al., 2015 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015APh....63...81N)
- The DEEP2 Redshift Survey: Design, Observations, Data Reductions, and Redshifts, Newman, Jeffrey A. et al., 2013 (http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.3192)
- Reconstructing Redshift Distributions with Cross-Correlations: Tests and an Optimized Recipe, Matthews, Daniel J. & Newman, Jeffrey A., 2010 (arxiv.org/abs/1003.0687)
- Calibrating Redshift Distributions Beyond Spectroscopic Limits with Cross-Correlation Techniques, Newman, Jeffrey A., Astrophysics Journal, 2008 (arxiv.org/abs/0805.1409)
- The LSST Science Book, v2.0 (esp. sections on correlation function measurements and photometric redshifts): http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.0201
- Measuring the Cosmic Equation of State with Galaxy Clusters in the DEEP2 Redshift Survey, Newman, Jeffrey A., Marinoni, Christian, et al, Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 114, 29, 2002 arxiv.org/astro-ph/0109131
- An up-to-date list is available at this link.