Adam D. Hincks

About

I am an assistant professor and Sutton Family Chair in Science, Christianity and Cultures, with a joint appointment at the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and at St. Michael's College.

For more about me and my background, including longer descriptions of my research aimed at general audiences, see my personal website. You can view my CV there or get a PDF version here.

Research

Observational Cosmology

My main research goal is to try and understand how the universe behaves on its largest scales of time and space. I tend to work on software that is necessary to produce scientific-grade data from observatories, often working close to the hardware to understand data at a low level. I also work on analysis the final data products to extract science. I am involved in two cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments and one intensity mapping experiment:

• The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT)
• The Simons Observatory
• The Hydrogen Intensity and Real-Time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX)

Interdisciplinary

In addition to my degrees in science, I have studied philosophy and theology. I am interested in questions of the relation between cosmology, theology and philosophy, particularly around the notion of ‘creation’.

Coordinates

Group

Interested in experimental cosmology research? I am building a research group, so students at the University of Toronto who are looking for a research supervisor are more than welcome to contact me!

Teaching

In the Winter 2021 term I shall be teaching SMC371H1: Faith and Physics.