Kevin E. Andrade

Biography

Kevin E. Andrade, Ph.D., is an Assistant Specialist (Research) in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on dark matter halo structure in galaxy clusters and dwarf galaxies, using strong gravitational lensing, dynamical modeling, and comparison with cosmological simulations.

Dr. Andrade received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Irvine in 2021, where his dissertation examined the cores of galaxy clusters and dwarf galaxies under the supervision of Prof. Manoj Kaplinghat. His work has contributed to understanding dark matter physics through observational tests, including establishing constraints on dark matter self-interaction cross sections using cluster strong lensing data and analyzing the phase-space properties of Milky Way satellite galaxies.

Prior to his career in astrophysics, Andrade earned an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. He has published multiple papers in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society on topics including dark matter halo cores, self-interacting dark matter constraints, and tests of dark matter physics using satellite galaxies.

Education

• Ph.D. in Physics, University of California, Irvine, 2021
• M.S. in Physics, University of California, Irvine, 2018
• M.B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1991
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1988
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, California State University, Fresno, 1985