Dennis Hegyi

Professor Emeritus

dhegyi@umich.edu

Office Information:

phone: 734.764.4445

Education/Degree:

Princeton University

About

Professor Hegyi's recent research has been in the field of cosmology and relativistic astrophysics. Relating to the origin of the Universe, he has been working to measure the spectrum of the cosmic background radiation to high precision to verify that it is a black-body. Also relating to the early Universe, he has been working to measure the primordial helium abundance, the amount of helium produced in the big bang.

Field(s) of Study

Astrophysics Experiment

About

Professor Hegyi's recent research has been in the field of cosmology and relativistic astrophysics. Relating to the origin of the Universe, he has been working to measure the spectrum of the cosmic background radiation to high precision to verify that it is a black-body. Also relating to the early Universe, he has been working to measure the primordial helium abundance, the amount of helium produced in the big bang.

Field(s) of Study

Astrophysics Experiment