Research Interests
Observational Cosmology
Clusters of Galaxies and Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect
Large Surveys
Data analysis pipelines for surveys, algorithms for data mining
Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Research Description
Felipe Menanteau's research interests focus on Observational Cosmology, he uses clusters of galaxies discovered in Sunyaev-Zel’dovich (SZ) surveys as signposts to probe the growth of structure in the Universe. He has led the optical/infrared follow-up campaign for the first generation of SZ surveys from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT). He also led the discovery of "El Gordo," the most massive cluster known at high redshift. His research also centers on large optical surveys, algorithms for data mining. He led the analysis for the Blanco Cosmology Survey, and is currently working integrating image analysis algorithms for the Dark Energy Suvey (DES) Data Managment at NCSA.
Education
Ph.D (2000), Astronomy, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University,UK
Lic.(1996), Physics, Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Director, Data Stewardship and Computing, Prairie Research Institute
Research Associate Professor, Astronomy
Affiliate, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Recent Publications
Archipley, M., Hryciuk, A., Bleem, L. E., Kornoelje, K., Klein, M., Anderson, A. J., Ansarinejad, B., Aravena, M., Balkenhol, L., Barry, P. S., Benabed, K., Bender, A. N., Benson, B. A., Bianchini, F., Bocquet, S., Bouchet, F. R., Camphuis, E., Campitiello, M. G., Carlstrom, J. E., ... Zhou, D. (2026). Millimeter-wave observations of Euclid Deep Field South using the South Pole Telescope A data release of temperature maps and catalogs. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 706, Article A17. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202555798
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Team, Daues, G., Gower, M., Menanteau, F., & Pietrowicz, S. R. (2026). The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Preview 1. Astronomical Journal, 171(6), Article 360. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ae521f
ACT + SPT-3G Collaborations (2026). Unified and Consistent Structure Growth Measurements from Joint ACT, SPT, and Planck CMB Lensing. Physical review letters, 136(2), Article 021001. https://doi.org/10.1103/k5yr-3h6d
Chichura, P. M., Rahlin, A., Anderson, A. J., Ansarinejad, B., Archipley, M., Balkenhol, L., Benabed, K., Bender, A. N., Benson, B. A., Bianchini, F., Bleem, L. E., Bouchet, F. R., Bryant, L., Camphuis, E., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Chaubal, P., Chokshi, A., Chou, T. L., ... Zebrowski, J. A. (2025). Pointing Accuracy Improvements for the South Pole Telescope with Machine Learning. Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation, 14(1-2), Article 2550001. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2251171725500011
Coerver, A., Zebrowski, J. A., Takakura, S., Holzapfel, W. L., Ade, P. A. R., Anderson, A. J., Ahmed, Z., Ansarinejad, B., Archipley, M., Balkenhol, L., Barron, D., Benabed, K., Bender, A. N., Benson, B. A., Bianchini, F., Bleem, L. E., Bouchet, F. R., Bryant, L., Camphuis, E., ... Young, M. R. (2025). Measurement and Modeling of Polarized Atmosphere at the South Pole with SPT-3G. Astrophysical Journal, 982(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ada35d