Robert van den Hoogen as a Researcher
Description of Research
My research involves the investigation into building and analyzing mathematical models of the universe; otherwise known as Mathematical Cosmology. Cosmology is the study of the large scale structure of the universe and how it evolves. (Note, this is not to be confused with cosmetology.) In the past my research employed techniques from dynamical systems theory and applied them to the study of cosmological models. Typical questions that can be answered using these techniques include for example: "Is the standard widely accepted cosmological model sufficient to describe the entire evolution of our universe?"
Recently, my research focus has evolved to include the study of alternative theories of gravity, in particular tele-parallel theories of gravity. I am also working on the averaging problem in General Relativity by employing an equivalence between General relativity and tele-parallel gravity. A typical question that one would like to answer might be: "Is the averaged evolution of the lumpy (inhomogeneous) universe the same as the evolution of the averaged or smooth (homogeneous) universe?" The answer is certainly not obvious.
If you're still interested in my research, take a look at my Publications most of which have been published in scientific journals.
Alternatively, my research profile is available here 
orcid.org/0000-0003-2403-3176
Research Opportunities
Undergraduate students interested in working in my research group are encouraged to contact me. Past students have come from Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Aquatic Resources, and even Computer Science.
Research Students -- Summer 2025
| Hudson Forance | Lydia Taylor | Mathew Lawton |
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Research Students -- Summer 2024
| Hudson Forance | Lauren MacDougall |
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Research Students -- Summer 2023
| Hudson Forance |
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Research Students -- Summer 2022
| Tyler Cook | Miranda Wallace | Simon Maltby |
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Research Students -- Summer 2021
| Daniel Winters | Miranda Wallace | Simon Maltby |
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Research Students -- Summer 2020
| Daren Roorda | Daniel Winters |
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Research Students -- Summer 2019
| Sachin Mohandas | Daniel Winters | Madee Dala |
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Research Students -- Summer 2018
| Sachin Mohandas | Emilie Knighton |
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