Dr. Ben Davis

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Education

• PhD, Space & Planetary Sciences, 2015, University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR
• BS, Physics, 2008, Pittsburg State University – Pittsburg, KS
• BS, Mathematics, 2008, Pittsburg State University – Pittsburg, KS

Teaching

• AST 113 – Modern Astronomy
• PHY 319 – Mathematics for Science and Engineering I

Professional experience

• Fellow of the Center for Astrophysics & Space Science and Research Associate, New York University Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2020-2026)
• Postdoctoral Fellow of the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology – Melbourne, Australia (2016-2020)
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, Arkansas Tech University – Russellville, AR (2015-2016)
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR (2015)

Research and professional interests

• Galaxy structure, formation, and evolution
• Coevolution of galaxies and their central supermassive black holes
• Intermediate-mass black holes and black hole mass scaling relations
• Spiral galaxy morphology and dynamics
• Artificial intelligence, machine learning, symbolic regression and causal discovery in astrophysics
• Astroinformatics, data science and scientific computing
• Gravitational-wave astrophysics and next-generation observatories
• Astronomy education and student research mentorship
• Violin and viola performance, orchestral music and chamber music

Additional resources

• Personal website
• Curriculum Vitae
• Google Scholar Profile
• NASA ADS Library