Tesla Jeltema

Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
Associate Director, Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics

Office: ISB 305
Address:
Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

E-mail: tesla at ucsc dot edu

APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at UCSC

Physics at UCSC: Department of Physics, Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics

Astronomy at UCSC: Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, UCO/Lick Observatories


Publication List (ADS)

Research Interests

  1. Cosmology with Large-Scale Structure (Clusters of Galaxies)
    1. Rubin Observatory LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC)
    2. Dark Energy Survey (DES)
    3. Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

  2. Indirect Detection of Dark Matter
    1. Multiwavelength Searches for DM Annihilation/Decay
    2. Constraints on Dark Matter Self-interaction

  3. Galaxy Evolution
    1. The Effects of Environment on Galaxies
    2. AGN populations as a function of environment
    3. Non-thermal Emission and Particle Acceleration


Selected Service

  1. LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration:
    1. Speaker's Bureau co-chair, 2021-present
    2. DESC Mentoring Committee, 2022-present

  2. Dark Energy Survey:
    1. Advisory Board, 2020-present
    2. Cluster Working Group co-Chair, 2017-2021
    3. Publication Board, 2014-2020
    4. Ombudsperson, 2016-2017
    5. Meeting Steering Committee Chair, 2015-2017

  1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
    1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for UCSC PBSci Division, 2020-2022
    2. Physics Department Diversity and Climate Committee, 2018-2020
    3. APS CUWiP 2023 and 2015 at UCSC, lead faculty organizer
    4. UCSC Women in Physics and Astrophysics, founder and faculty advisor, 2011-present
    5. UCSC Committee on Faculty Welfare, 2017-2020
    6. Cal-Bridge UC Summer Program Organizing Committee

  2. Mentoring:
    My research group cuurently includes three graduate students and seven undergraduate students. In addition, I act or have acted as a mentor in several internal and external programs:
    1. Cal-Bridge mentor, 2019-present
    2. DES mentor, 2020-present
    3. DESC mentor, 2022-present
    4. UCSC STEM Diversity Research mentor (CAMP and UC LEADS)
    5. UCSC Faculty Mentor Program

Teaching

  1. Physics 215: Introduction to Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics - Winter 2022, 2023
  2. Physics 135: Advanced Astrophysics Lab - Spring 2020, 20201, 2022, Fall 2020
  3. Physics 102: Modern Physics - Winter 2018, 2020, 2019, 2021, Fall 2018, 2021
  4. Physics 116A: Mathematical Methods for Physics - Winter 2015, 2016, 2017
  5. Physics 5D: Introductory Physics IV - Fall 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  6. ASTR 257: Modern Astronomical Techniques - Spring 2013, Winter 2012
  7. Physics 101A: Modern Physics - Fall 2012, 2013
  8. Physics 6A: Introductory Physics I - Spring 2012, Winter 2014


Personal

Most of my free time is spent with my family. I also swim (select swims and results). I train with the Santa Cruz Masters, and I particularly like open water swimming.