Levon Pogosian

Levon Pogosian is a Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Physics and a leading theoretical cosmologist whose research uses cosmological observations to test fundamental physics. He received his PhD in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, following earlier degrees from Yerevan State University (BSc) and West Virginia University (MSc). After holding postdoctoral fellowships at Imperial College London, Tufts University, and Syracuse University, he joined SFU in 2006, where he co‑founded the university’s theoretical cosmology group. Professor Pogosian’s research focuses on cosmic acceleration, dark energy, modified gravity, the cosmic microwave background, large‑scale structure, primordial magnetic fields, and topological defects such as cosmic strings. His work is widely cited and has contributed to resolving key cosmological challenges, including the Hubble tension. In recognition of this work, he shared the 2021 Buchalter Cosmology Prize (First Prize) with Karsten Jedamzik. https://www.sfu.ca/physics/people/faculty/levon.html