Richard Kessler

KICP Senior researcher
 
Contact Information
Phone: (773) 834-7941
Location: TAAC 56
Email: kesslerkicp.uchicago.edu
WWW: Web Site
 
Research
Research Interests: Structures in the Universe

Ongoing Scientific Projects:
 
Talks, Lectures, & Workshops

 
Students
Past Students

GRADUATE: Benjamin E. Dilday (2008)
 
KICP Publications
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004


Latest Journal Publications
  1. "PreCam: A Precursor Observational Campaign for Calibration of the Dark Energy Survey", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Volume 125, issue 926, pp.409-421 (Apr 2013)
  2. "Comparing the light curves of simulated Type Ia Supernovae with observations", arXiv:1303.1168 (Mar 2013)
  3. "Spectroscopic confirmation of DES12S2b", The Astronomer's Telegram, #4826 (Feb 2013)
  4. "Spectroscopic confirmation of DES12S2a", The Astronomer's Telegram, #4800 (Feb 2013)
  5. "Testing Models of Intrinsic Brightness Variations in Type Ia Supernovae and Their Impact on Measuring Cosmological Parameters", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 764, Issue 1, article id. 48, 18 pp. (2013) (Feb 2013)
  6. "Spectroscopic confirmation of DES12S1a", The Astronomer's Telegram, #4741 (Jan 2013)
  7. "Spectroscopic confirmation of DES12C3a", The Astronomer's Telegram, #4725 (Jan 2013)
  8. "First SN Discoveries from the Dark Energy Survey", The Astronomer's Telegram, #4668 (Dec 2012)
  9. "The SDSS-II Supernova Survey: Parameterizing the Type Ia Supernova Rate as a Function of Host Galaxy Properties", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 755, Issue 1, article id. 61, 24 pp. (2012) (Aug 2012)
  10. "Supernova Simulations and Strategies for the Dark Energy Survey", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 753, Issue 2, article id. 152, 25 pp. (2012) (Jul 2012)
  11. "A Precision Photometric Comparison between SDSS-II and CSP Type Ia Supernova Data", The Astronomical Journal, Volume 144, Issue 1, article id. 17, 17 pp. (2012) (Jul 2012)
  12. "A Mismatch in the Ultraviolet Spectra between Low-redshift and Intermediate-redshift Type Ia Supernovae as a Possible Systematic Uncertainty for Supernova Cosmology", The Astronomical Journal, Volume 143, Issue 5, article id. 113, 25 pp. (2012) (May 2012)
  13. "Spectroscopic Properties of Star-forming Host Galaxies and Type Ia Supernova Hubble Residuals in a nearly Unbiased Sample", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 743, Issue 2, article id. 172, 12 pp. (2011) (Dec 2011)
  14. "The Effect of Peculiar Velocities on Supernova Cosmology", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 741, Issue 1, article id. 67, 15 pp. (2011) (Nov 2011)
  15. "Erratum: "Improved Constraints on Type Ia Supernova Host Galaxy Properties Using Multi-wavelength Photometry and Their Correlations with Supernova Properties" (2011, ApJ, 740, 92)", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 741, Issue 2, article id. 127, 1 pp. (2011) (Nov 2011)
  16. "A More General Model for the Intrinsic Scatter in Type Ia Supernova Distance Moduli", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 740, Issue 2, article id. 72, 11 pp. (2011) (Oct 2011)
  17. "Improved Constraints on Type Ia Supernova Host Galaxy Properties Using Multi-wavelength Photometry and Their Correlations with Supernova Properties", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 740, Issue 2, article id. 92, 12 pp. (2011) (Oct 2011)
  18. "Photometric Type Ia Supernova Candidates from the Three-year SDSS-II SN Survey Data", The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 738, Issue 2, article id. 162, 16 pp. (2011) (Sep 2011)
  19. "Precise measurements of direct CP violation, CPT symmetry, and other parameters in the neutral kaon system", Physical Review D, vol. 83, Issue 9, id. 092001 (May 2011)
  20. "First-year SDSS-II SN results (Kessler+, 2009)", VizieR On-line Data Catalog: J/ApJS/185/32. Originally published in: 2009ApJS..185...32K (Mar 2011)

Latest Conference Proceedings
  1. "Light Curve Model Uncertainties from SDSS and SNLS Data", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #221, #253.02 (Jan 2013)
  2. "Correlations Between Type Ia Supernovae and Their Host Galaxies Using the SDSS and Multi-wavelength Photometry", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #221, #106.06 (Jan 2013)
  3. "Type II-P Supernovae from SDSS II Supernova Survey", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #425.14; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.254; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.254 (Jan 2009)
  4. "Eighty-Four New Low Redshift SN Ia Lightcurves From the SDSS-II SN Survey", American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #425.12; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.254; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.254 (Jan 2009)
  5. "SDSS-II Supernova Survey - Fall 2005 Spectroscopy Results", American Astronomical Society Meeting 208, #2.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 38, p.78 (Jun 2006)
  6. "SDSS II Supernova Survey", American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #180.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.1459 (Dec 2005)
  7. "Early Results from the SDSS-II Supernova Survey", American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #150.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.1408 (Dec 2005)
  8. "Status Report on the SDSS-II Supernova Survey", American Astronomical Society Meeting 206, #15.07 (May 2005)
  9. "The SDSS Supernova Survey", American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #120.01 (Dec 2004)
  10. "First results from the SDSS Supernova Survey", American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #114.04 (Dec 2004)

 
Visitors
Current & Future Visitors:
  1. Rachel Cane, University of Pennsylvania
  2. John Fischer, University of Pennsylvania
  3. Ravi Gupta, University of Pennsylvania
  4. Marisa March, University of Sussex
Past Visitors:
  1. Marc Betoule, LPNHE, CNRS-IN2P3 (2013)
  2. Patrick El-Hage, LPNHE (2013)
  3. Julien Guy, LPNHE Paris (2013)
  4. Jennifer Mosher, University of Pennsylvania (2013)
  5. Reynald Pain, IN2P3/LPNHE (2013)
  6. Nicolas Regnault, LPNHE - IN2P3 - CNRS (2013)
  7. Daniel Scolnic, Johns Hopkins (2013)
  8. Marc Betoule, LPNHE (PARIS, FRANCE) (2012)
  9. Dillon Brout, Johns Hopkins University (2012)
  10. Chris D'Andrea, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth (2012)
  11. Patrick El-Hage, LPNHE (2012)
  12. Jesse Leaman, Space Science Institute (2012)
  13. Jennifer Mosher, University of Pennsylvania (2012)
  14. Daniel Scolnic, Johns Hopkins University (2012)
  15. Marc Betoule, Laboratoire de Physique Nucleaire et de Hautes Energies (2010)
  16. Julien Guy, Laboratoire de Physique Nucleaire et de Hautes Energies (2010)
  17. Jennifer Mosher, University of Pennsylvania (2010)