Kang Wang

Kang's PhD research focuses on extracting gas pressure profiles of galaxy clusters using Bayesian inference.

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Physics PhD Student
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

Profile

My PhD research focuses on Bayesian methods for extracting galaxy cluster gas pressure profiles.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Statistics, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Master of Science in Statistics (Distinction), Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Research interests

Bayesian inference, galaxy clusters, the large-scale structure of the universe.

PhD topic

Extracting Gas Pressure Profiles of Galaxy Clusters Using Bayesian Inference

Supervisors

Dr Yvette Perrott, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

Prof Richard Arnold, School of Mathematics and Statistics

Dr David Huijser, School of Mathematics and Statistics

Associated labs

Space Science