Person
Katherine J. Mack
Theoretical Cosmologist
Katherine J. Mack (born 1 May 1981) is an American theoretical cosmologist who holds the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute. Her academic research investigates dark matter, vacuum decay, and the Epoch of Reionization. Mack is also a popular science communicator who participates in social media and regularly writes for Scientific American, Slate, Sky & Telescope, Time, and Cosmos.
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20182020202220242026
Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics4 years and 3 months
Assistant Professor of Physics - North Carolina State University5 years and 8 months
Work Education
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- PIHawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication - Perimeter Institute for Theoretical PhysicsCurrentJun 2022 - Present (4 years and 3 months) in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- NCAssistant Professor of Physics - North Carolina State UniversityCurrentJan 2018 - Present (5 years and 8 months) in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area