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Senior Research Associate

Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
University of Toronto
McLennan Physical Laboratories
60 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S 3H8
Phone: 416-978-8494
Fax: 416-978-3921

My main research interests are in observational cosmology, in particular, I use weak gravitational lensing to study the dark matter distribution in the universe. I am involved in the Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope Legacy Survey (CFHTLS), the largest survey of its kind. A related topic is the study of galaxy clusters. I am part of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey (RCS) team. Currently we are conducting a RCS2, a 1000 sq. deg. survey, the largest in the world! I also study the mass distribution in individual clusters, galaxies, etc. More recently I have started investigating a novel technique to find binary stars.

Useful Links	Research projects
astro-ph/new	CFHT Legacy Survey
ADS abstract server	Red-Sequence Cluster Survey (RCS)
Google	Canadian Cluster Comparison Project (CCCP)
Expedia	Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM)
	Detection of binary stars in wide field imaging data

Henk Hoekstra's homepage
Senior Research Associate Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics University of Toronto McLennan Physical Laboratories 60 St. George Street Toronto Ontario M5S 3H8 Phone: 416-978-8494 Fax: 416-978-3921 Curriculum Vitae Publications	Research Interests My main research interests are in observational cosmology, in particular, I use weak gravitational lensing to study the dark matter distribution in the universe. I am involved in the Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope Legacy Survey (CFHTLS), the largest survey of its kind. A related topic is the study of galaxy clusters. I am part of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey (RCS) team. Currently we are conducting a RCS2, a 1000 sq. deg. survey, the largest in the world! I also study the mass distribution in individual clusters, galaxies, etc. More recently I have started investigating a novel technique to find binary stars.