Resume/CV (current Dec. 2024)
Physics
I am Zachary Picker, a postdoc researcher at UCLA in the astro-particle theory group (TEPAPP). I am interested in dark matter of all kinds—particularly primordial black holes, macroscopic dark matter, and axions, toeing the line between fundamental theory and astrophysical observation. Here is my PhD Thesis, accepted in 2022.
Writing
I am also Zachary Picker, a writer of somewhere-between-fiction-and-nonfiction, with work published in literary magazines and journals such as Overland, Going Down Swinging, Island, Soft Stir, and more. My work has been described as “gooey” and “huh?” and “shouldn’t you be applying for jobs right now.”
Et Cetera
I am also also Zachary Picker, RollerCoaster Tycoon Elite Parkmaker and world champion 2019, eccentric audiovisual coding project enthusiast, amateur guitarist, even-more-amateur kazooist, and person-who-likes-to-put-everything-they-do-on-one-website.
