This repository contains visualization and analysis projects for USC undergraduates who are interested in research in cosmology. The products of this work also aim to serve a broader educational community---they contain visualizations that illustrate key concepts used in our classrooms, academic presentations, and for outreach to non-academic audiences. The products available here are free for use with proper attribution: "Made in USC CosmoVizLab by [the author] and [lead researcher]."
Below is a list of all of the projects, organized by subfield. If you are interested in an available project, please contact the lead researcher indicated next to the project title.
Any general questions can be sent to Prof. Kris Pardo and/or Prof. Vera Gluscevic.
| Project | Contact | Level | Available? | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustic Oscillations in the Early Universe | Vera Gluscevic | Intermediate | Claimed by Mowen | Modifying real-space interface in CLASS to visualize acoustic oscillations in different dark matter models |
| Interacting dark matter allowed parameter space based on interaction rate | Eleanor Stuart | Advanced | Yes | Make a plot of the allowed fraction of dark matter that is interacting vs dark matter particle mass |
| Project | Contact | Level | Available? | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravitational Wave Stellar Field Distortion Animation (ADD LINK) | Benjamin Zhang | Intermediate | Yes | Create a general animation package that shows how star positions are distorted by GWs |
| Project | Contact | Level | Available? | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolated CDM Halo (ADD LINK) | Rui An | Intermediate | Yes | Run a dark matter only isolated halo simulation |
| Video of Dark Matter Only Cosmological Simulation (ADD LINK) | Ethan Nadler | Intermediate/Advanced | Yes | Create a movie from snapshots of a simulation |
| Project | Contact | Level | Available? | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universe Contents Pie Chart (pie/) | Trey Driskell | Introductory | Yes | Create an animated pie chart that shows the content of the universe and how it changes with time |
| Matter Power Spectrum Animation (ps/) | Adam He | Introductory | Yes | Create an animated plot that shows the matter power spectrum and how it changes with time |