Scholar
Jean-Paul KNEIB
Google Scholar ID: EDaYupAAAAAJ
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique, EPFL
Citations & Impact
Citations
46,399
H-index
90
i10-index
376
Publications
20
Co-authors
46
Resume
Academic Achievements
- Former Principal Investigator of the SDSS-IV eBOSS project, which observed 1.5 million galaxies and quasars (2014–2020) to precisely measure the expansion history of the Universe.
- Member of the DESI collaboration; contributed to emission-line galaxy targeting and co-designed the Fiber-Robot Positioner System with EPFL’s LSRO and REACT labs.
- Exploited Hubble Frontier Fields data to probe the early Universe using strong lensing by massive galaxy clusters.
- Co-lead of the 'Strong Lensing' working group for ESA’s Euclid space mission.
- Co-Principal Investigator of the CFHT-Stripe 82 project, mapping mass distribution via weak gravitational lensing over 170 square degrees.
- Recipient of an ERC Advanced Grant.
Research Experience
- Full Professor at LASTRO, EPFL, Switzerland, and ERC Advanced Laureate (2012–present).
- Directeur de Recherche at CNRS / Head of Cosmology Group, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (2007–2012).
- Chargé de Recherche at CNRS, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (2004–2007).
- Visiting Professor, Department of Astronomy, Caltech (2002–2004).
- Chargé de Recherche at CNRS, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Toulouse (1996–2004).
- Marie Curie Fellow, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge (1994–1996).
- Fellow / Support Astronomer, La Silla Observatory, ESO (1993–1994).