Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics

Understanding the origin and evolution of the universe.

BCCP is a joint center of UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, bringing together researchers to answer fundamental questions in cosmology.

Our programs define the observations, experiments, concepts, and simulations needed to do so. By combining experiment, computation, and theory, we aim to build an accurate, reliable model of the cosmos and test it against observations.

The UC Berkeley Campanile at sunset, rising above the campus and trees with the hazy San Francisco Bay and a bridge in the distance