Katie Mack

Also known as: Katie Mack

cosmology, physics, astronomy, astrophysics

Works (34)

Updated: March 18th, 2024 08:22

2023 journal article

The effects of relativistic hidden sector particles on the matter power spectrum

JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, (1).

author keywords: cosmology of theories beyond the SM; dark matter theory; physics of the early universe; power spectrum
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 14, 2023

2022 journal article

Primordial black hole dark matter in the context of extra dimensions

PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 105(10).

Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: May 12, 2022

2022 journal article

SkyHopper mission science case I: Identification of high redshift Gamma-Ray Bursts through space-based near-infrared afterglow observations

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, 39.

By: M. Thomas*, M. Trenti*, J. Greiner*, M. Skrutskie*, D. Forbes*, S. Klose*, K. Mack n, R. Mearns* ...

author keywords: gamma-ray bursts; near-infrared astronomy; infrared astronomical satellite
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 29, 2022

2022 article

The History and Future of the Universe

Mack, K. (2022, January 15).

Source: ORCID
Added: February 18, 2022

2021 journal article

Early Universe Physics Insensitive and Uncalibrated Cosmic Standards: Constraints on omega(m) and Implications for the Hubble Tension

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 920(2).

By: W. Lin n, X. Chen & K. Mack n

Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: October 26, 2021

2021 manuscript

Early-Universe-Physics Independent and Uncalibrated Cosmic Standards: Constraint on $\Omega_{\rm{m}}$ and Implications for the Hubble Tension

By: W. Lin, X. Chen & K. Mack

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2020 article

CYGNUS: Feasibility of a nuclear recoil observatory with directional sensitivity to dark matter and neutrinos

(2020, August 28).

Katie Mack

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2020 journal article

Investigating the Hubble Constant Tension: Two Numbers in the Standard Cosmological Model

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, 904(2).

author keywords: Cosmology; Hubble constant; Cosmological models; Expanding universe
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 11, 2020

2020 article

Reaching out

Mack, K., Kruszelnicki, K., Randall, L., Wade, J., Al-Khalili, J., & Vedral, V. (2020, June). NATURE REVIEWS PHYSICS, Vol. 2, pp. 282–284.

By: K. Mack n, K. Kruszelnicki*, L. Randall*, J. Wade*, J. Al-Khalili* & V. Vedral*

Contributors: K. Mack n, K. Kruszelnicki*, L. Randall*, J. Wade*, J. Al-Khalili* & V. Vedral*

TL;DR: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, science is crucial to inform public policy and mistrust of scientists and misinformation about scientific facts are rampant. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 22, 2020

2020 journal article

Signatures of microscopic black holes and extra dimensions at future neutrino telescopes

JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS, 2020(4).

Contributors: K. Mack n, N. Song* & A. Vincent*

author keywords: Deep Inelastic Scattering (Phenomenology); Phenomenology of Large extra dimensions
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 book

The end of everything : (astrophysically speaking)

New York: Scribner.

By: K. Mack

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2019 journal article

Bounds on extra dimensions from micro black holes in the context of the metastable Higgs vacuum

PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 99(6).

By: K. Mack n & R. McNees n

Contributors: K. Mack n & R. McNees n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 25, 2019

2019 article

Gravitational wave probes of dark matter: challenges and opportunities

Bertone, G., Croon, D., Amin, M. A., Boddy, K. K., Kavanagh, B. J., Mack, K. J., … Yu, T.-T. (2019, July 24). ArXiv e-Prints, Vol. 7, p. arXiv:1907.10610.

By: G. Bertone, D. Croon, M. Amin, K. Boddy, B. Kavanagh, K. Mack, P. Natarajan, T. Opferkuch ...

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2019 article

Gravitational wave probes of dark matter: challenges and opportunities

(2019, July 24).

Katie Mack

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2017 journal article

Collaborative Workspaces to Accelerate Discovery

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 34.

By: B. Meade*, C. Fluke*, J. Cooke*, I. Andreoni*, T. Pritchard*, C. Curtin*, S. Bernard*, A. Asher* ...

Contributors: B. Meade*, C. Fluke*, J. Cooke*, I. Andreoni*, T. Pritchard*, C. Curtin*, S. Bernard*, A. Asher* ...

author keywords: techniques; miscellaneous
TL;DR: A dramatic reduction in the time taken to inspect DECam CCD images for potential transient candidates and to produce time-critical triggers to standby telescopes is shown and it is established that a practical and enjoyable workspace can improve the experience of an otherwise taxing task for astronomers. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2017 journal article

Dark matter annihilation in the circumgalactic medium at high redshifts

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 474(3), 3067–3079.

By: S. Schön*, K. Mack* & J. Wyithe*

Contributors: S. Schön*, K. Mack* & J. Wyithe*

author keywords: dark ages, reionization, first stars; dark matter
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: June 30, 2019

2017 article

US Cosmic Visions: New Ideas in Dark Matter 2017: Community Report

(2017, July 14).

Katie Mack

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2015 conference paper

21-cm forest with the SKA

Proceedings of Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array — PoS(AASKA14). Presented at the Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array.

Event: Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array

Source: Crossref
Added: June 30, 2019

2015 journal article

Dark matter annihilation in the first galaxy haloes

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 451(3), 2840–2850.

By: S. Schön*, K. Mack*, C. Avram*, J. Wyithe* & E. Barberio*

Contributors: S. Schön*, K. Mack*, C. Avram*, J. Wyithe* & E. Barberio*

author keywords: dark ages, reionization, first stars; dark matter
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: June 30, 2019

2015 conference paper

The Cosmic Dawn and Epoch of Reionisation with SKA

Proceedings of Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array — PoS(AASKA14). Presented at the Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array.

By: L. Koopmans, J. Pritchard, G. Mellema, J. Aguirre, K. Ahn, R. Barkana, I. van Bemmel, G. Bernardi ...

Event: Advancing Astrophysics with the Square Kilometre Array

Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: June 30, 2019

2015 journal article

The dependence of the A<inf>V</inf> prior for SN Ia on host mass and disc inclination

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 451(3), 2390–2398.

Contributors: B. Holwerda*, W. Keel*, M. Kenworthy* & K. Mack*

author keywords: dust, extinction; galaxies: general; galaxies: ISM; galaxies: structure; distance scale
Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2014 conference paper

21cm Forest with the SKA

Proceedings of Science, 9-13-June-2014. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84978929471&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: B. Ciardi, S. Inoue, K. Mack, Y. Xu & G. Bernardi

Contributors: B. Ciardi, S. Inoue, K. Mack, Y. Xu & G. Bernardi

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2014 journal article

Known unknowns of dark matter annihilation over cosmic time

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 439(3), 2728–2735.

Contributors: K. Mack*

author keywords: galaxies: formation; dark matter; large-scale structure of Universe
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: June 30, 2019

2014 conference paper

The cosmic dawn and epoch of reionization with the square kilometre array

Proceedings of Science, 9-13-June-2014. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84978955020&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: L. Koopmans, J. Pritchard, G. Mellema, F. Abdalla, J. Aguirre, K. Ahn, R. Barkana, I. Van Bemmel ...

Contributors: L. Koopmans, J. Pritchard, G. Mellema, F. Abdalla, J. Aguirre, K. Ahn, R. Barkana, I. Van Bemmel ...

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2012 journal article

Detecting the redshifted 21 cm forest during reionization

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 425(4), 2988–3001.

Contributors: K. Mack* & J. Wyithe*

author keywords: galaxies: high-redshift; intergalactic medium; quasars: absorption lines; cosmology: theory; large-scale structure of Universe
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: June 30, 2019

2011 journal article

Axions, inflation and the anthropic principle

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2011(07), 021–021.

Contributors: K. MacK*

author keywords: axions; string theory and cosmology; physics of the early universe
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: June 30, 2019

2011 journal article

Cosmological problems with multiple axion-like fields

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2011(05), 001–001.

Contributors: K. MacK* & P. Steinhardt*

author keywords: axious; physics of the early universe; string theory and cosmology
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: June 30, 2019

2008 journal article

Effect of primordial black holes on the cosmic microwave background and coslogical parameter estimates

Astrophysical Journal, 680(2), 829–845.

By: M. Ricotti*, J. Ostriker* & K. Mack*

Contributors: M. Ricotti*, J. Ostriker* & K. Mack*

author keywords: black hole physics; cosmic microwave background; cosmology : observations; cosmology : theory; cosmological parameters; early universe
Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2008 article

In the zone

American Scientist, Vol. 96, pp. 108–109. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40749119768&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: K. Mack

Contributors: K. Mack

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2008 article

Primordial black holes in the Dark Ages: Observational prospects for future 21cm surveys

(2008, May 11).

Katie Mack

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2007 journal article

Growth of structure seeded by primordial black holes

Astrophysical Journal, 665(2 I), 1277–1287.

By: K. Mack*, J. Ostriker* & M. Ricotti*

Contributors: K. Mack*, J. Ostriker* & M. Ricotti*

author keywords: accretion, accretion disks; black hole physics
Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2007 journal article

Observing cosmic string loops with gravitational lensing surveys

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 76(12).

By: K. Mack*, D. Wesley* & L. King*

Contributors: K. Mack*, D. Wesley* & L. King*

Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2005 journal article

The Lyth bound revisited

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, (5), 121–128.

By: G. Efstathiou* & K. Mack*

Contributors: G. Efstathiou* & K. Mack*

author keywords: CMBR experiments; CMBR theory; inflation
Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

2003 journal article

Foregrounds for 21-cm observations of neutral gas at high redshift

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 346(3), 871–877.

By: S. Oh* & K. Mack*

Contributors: S. Oh* & K. Mack*

author keywords: galaxies : formation; cosmology : theory; large-scale structure of Universe
Source: ORCID
Added: September 2, 2021

Employment

Updated: July 21st, 2022 11:36

2022 - present

Perimeter Institute Waterloo, Ontario, CA
Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication Cosmology

2018 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Assistant Professor Physics

2012 - 2017

University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, AU
DECRA Postdoctoral Researcher School of Physics

2009 - 2012

University of Cambridge Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB
STFC Postdoctoral Researcher Kavli Institute for Cosmology / Institute of Astronomy

Education

Updated: October 26th, 2020 14:49

2004 - 2009

Princeton University Princeton, NJ, US
PhD Astrophysical Sciences

2004 - 2007

Princeton University Princeton, NJ, US
Master of Arts Astrophysical Sciences

1999 - 2003

California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA, US
Bachelor of Science Physics

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record. Updated: October 26th, 2020 12:29

grant May 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Book Award - The End of Everything
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
grant January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014
Dark matter particle physics and the first sources of light in the universe
Australian Research Council
grant September 30, 2009 - September 29, 2012
Connecting Early Universe Physics to Modern Advances in Observational Astronomy
Science and Technology Facilities Council

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