Awards and Recognition
- 2021 Buchalter Cosmology Prize, shared with Karsten Jedamzik, for work on primordial magnetic fields and the Hubble tension.
Media and Public Outreach
Levon Pogosian received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University and was a research fellow at Imperial College London, Tufts University, and Syracuse University before joining SFU.
As a theoretical cosmologist he uses astronomical data to test and discover the laws of Nature. He is particularly interested in understanding the nature of dark energy and dark matter that make up most of the Universe, as well as searching for the relics of the Big Bang, such as as primordial magnetic fields.
Areas of expertise:
Cosmology
Gravity
Expanding universe
Big Bang
Dark energy
Dark matter
The Hubble tension
Cosmic microwave background
Primordial magnetic fields
Popular Science Articles
- The Hidden Magnetic Universe Begins to Come Into View, Quanta Magazine
- The Hubble tension: how magnetic fields could help solve one of the universe's biggest mysteries, The Conversation
- La tension de Hubble: peut-on résoudre l’un des plus grands mystères de l’Univers grâce aux champs magnétiques ?, The Conversation
- Gravitational distortion of time helps tell modified gravity apart from a dark force, The Conversation
- We tested Einstein’s theory of gravity on the scale of the universe, here’s what we found, The Conversation
- Primordial magnetic fields could resolve the Hubble tension and other cosmic mysteries, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Media Interviews
- Live Interview, Mornings with Ryan & Lisa CFAX 1070, January 21, 2026
- Interview, CBC Victoria Radio, January 20, 2026
- Live interview, Vancouver Co-op Radio, February 22, 2022
- Interview, Metro News Vancouver, January 9, 2018
- Live interview, Adam Stirling Show, CFAX 1070, January 9, 2018
- Live interview, Gene Valaitis Show, Roundhouse Radio 98.3, January 10, 2018
- Live interview, Pulse FM 107.7, January 26, 2017
- Live interview, CFAX 1070 AM, January 25, 2017
- Interview, Astro Talk, CiTR 101.9 FM, March 24, 2016
- Interview, Burnaby Now, February 18, 2016
- Live interview, The Sean Leslie Show, CKNW AM 980, January 11, 2015
- Live interview, BC Global TV Morning Show, January 16, 2015
- Interview, CTV News, January 16, 2015
Recent Public Talks
- The Ever-Suprising Universe, Universidad de Ingeniería & Tecnología, Lima, 6 July, 2023
- The Suprising Universe, Meet-a-Scientist@SFU, 2 March, 2022
- The Magnetic Universe, Friends of the Royal Astronomical Society, 14 October, 2021
- The Ever-Suprising Universe, TRIUMF Saturday Morning Lectures, Vancouver, 28 September, 2019
- The Ever-Suprising Universe, Galaxy Forum, Vancouver, 7 September, 2019