Damien Easson
Director of Graduate Studies & Associate Professor,
Department of Physics
Other ASU affiliations
The Beyond Center
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Phone: 480-965-3561
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GWC 522 Tempe, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 1504Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Damien Easson is a theoretical physicist whose research explores the intersection of fundamental particle physics and cosmology. He serves as Director of Cosmology at Arizona State University. Dr. Easson earned his Ph.D. from Brown University and has held research and faculty positions at several leading institutions, including McGill University, Syracuse University, Durham University, and the University of Tokyo.
Education
Ph.D. Brown University, M.S. Brown University, B.A. Vassar College
Research Interests
Damien Easson's research interests include the very early universe, inflation, dark energy, modified gravity, black hole physics and connections between string theory, quantum gravity and cosmology.
Research Group
Cosmology Initiative, Director
Publications
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 310 | Classical Parts/Field/Matter I |
| PHY 311 | Classical Part/Field/Matter II |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 584 | Internship |
| PHY 790 | Reading and Conference |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 790 | Reading and Conference |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 792 | Research |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 111 | General Physics |
| PHY 113 | General Physics Laboratory |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 111 | General Physics |
| PHY 113 | General Physics Laboratory |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 310 | Classical Parts/Field/Matter I |
| PHY 311 | Classical Part/Field/Matter II |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 523 | General Relativity |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 523 | General Relativity |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 523 | General Relativity |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 113 | General Physics Laboratory |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
| PHY 113 | General Physics Laboratory |
| PHY 111 | General Physics |
| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 523 | General Relativity |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 113 | General Physics Laboratory |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 132 | University Physics Lab II |
| PHY 113 | General Physics Laboratory |
| PHY 111 | General Physics |
| PHY 131 | Univ Physics II: Elctrc/Magnet |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 495 | Project Research |
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 795 | Continuing Registration |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| PHY 792 | Research |
| PHY 799 | Dissertation |
| PHY 523 | General Relativity |
| PHY 121 | Univ Physics I: Mechanics |