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About Me
Eliza Diggins is a theoretical astrophysicist and Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley studying supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and tidal disruption events, and an advocate for LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse communities in STEM.
Social Work and Activism
Eliza Diggins’ advocacy and community work supporting LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent communities in science, including outreach, mentorship, and peer support.
CV
Curriculum vitae for Eliza Diggins, theoretical astrophysicist and Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley.
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles, collaborative research, and conference abstracts by Eliza Diggins in computational astrophysics and biomedical data science.
Research
Research by Eliza Diggins on astrophysical transients—supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and tidal disruption events—and X-ray astrophysics of galaxy clusters and AGN.
Code
Scientific software and astrophysics codes used and developed by Eliza Diggins, including simulation, analysis, and modeling tools.
Teaching
Courses, classroom resources, and demos from Eliza Diggins’ teaching in astronomy and physics, from introductory courses to advanced astrophysics and cosmology.
Posts
factposts
portfolio
3 Body Problem Presentation
Video about the 3 body problem, chaos, and its significance in astronomy.
Fluid Dynamics Notes
Living notes compiled from ASTRON C202: Fluid Dynamics at UC Berkeley.
High Energy Astrophysics Notes
Living notes compiled from ASTRON C254: High Energy Astrophysics at UC Berkeley.
publications
Constraining Modified Gravity Using Galaxy Cluster Dynamics
Published in University of Utah Marriott Library, 2024
In this work, two branches of modified dynamics - EMOND and MOND plus Dark Matter (MOND+DM) - are challenged using observational and theoretical constraints which emerge from galaxy clusters.
Recommended citation: Diggins, Eliza C. (2024). "Constraining Modified Gravity Using Galaxy Cluster Dynamics." Retrieved from eliza-diggins.github.io http://eliza-diggins.github.io/files/Honors_Thesis.pdf
Galaxy Cluster Constraints on Extensions of Modified Gravity
Published in The Astrophysical Journal, 2025
In this work, we investigate the viability of EMOND and MOND + DM in the context of galaxy clusters using both observational and theoretical constraints…
Recommended citation: Diggins, E. C., & Wik, D. R. (2025). Galaxy Cluster Constraints on Extensions of Modified Gravity. The Astrophysical Journal, 989(1), 17. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adea3f/pdf
PyMetric: A Geometry Informed Array Mathematics Package
Published in Journal of Open Source Software, 2026
PyMetric is a lightweight Python library that streamlines differential geometry and vector calculus operations in user-defined coordinate systems, with a focus on applications in astrophysics and computational physics…
Recommended citation: Diggins, E. C., & Wik, D. R. (2026). PyMetric: A Geometry Informed Array Mathematics Package. Journal of Open Source Software, 11(117), 8901. https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.08901.pdf
Hormonal transitions across the lifespan shape susceptibility to Sjogren’s disease
Published in Rheumatology, 2026
Using electronic health records from over 100,000 patients with Sjogren’s disease and 1.33 million controls, we show that age-dependent hormonal transitions across the lifespan correspond with shifting sex bias in disease susceptibility…
Recommended citation: Diggins, E. C., & Weller, M. L. (2026). Hormonal transitions across the lifespan shape susceptibility to Sjogren's disease. Rheumatology, 65(3), keag087. https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/keag087/8489784
talks
The Philosophy of Science and Modified Newtonian Dynamics
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This talk was given in the format of a mini-lecture (45 minutes) to the undergraduate cosmology class at the University of Utah. In it, I described the role that scientific skepticism plays in our work as scientists and described in detail the differences between MOND and the standard CDM cosmological picture. The basic theory of MOND was covered along with its many faults. Some discussion was made as to the successes of MOND and their implications for probing new physics.
Constraining Modified Newtonian Dynamics Using Galaxy Clusters
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This talk was given during the Four-Corners meeting of the American Physical Society (2023) and some of the core findings from my work with galaxy clusters as constraints on modified dynamics. This talk was awarded a speaker’s award at the event.
Constraining Modified Gravity Using Galaxy Cluster Dynamics
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This talk was given as part of the Honor’s Showcase at the University of Utah.
Cosmological Test Kitchen: How to Make the Milky Way in a Box
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What does it take to cook up a galaxy like the Milky Way?
Collisions in the Cosmos: How Impacts Shaped our Universe
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How did we get stars, planets… and beer? Cosmic collisions.
Encircle Staff Speaker @ Only Love Gala
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On April 26th, 2025, I was honored to speak as a staff member at Encircle’s Only Love Gala, held at Adobe in Lehi, Utah. This wasn’t just a fundraiser—it was a night filled with vulnerability, celebration, and truth-telling from LGBTQ+ youth, families, and community members across the state.
A Brief Introduction to Gravitational Waves
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How can we use gravitational waves to answer questions about the cosmos?
Popping the Science Bubble
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Why does so much of science stay trapped inside the lab?
AOT East Bay
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Taking astrophysics on the road—straight into a taproom in Oakland.
teaching
Philosophy of Science
Student Lecture Series Seminar, University of Utah, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2024
This talk was presented as the inaugural talk in the University of Utah’s Physics and Astronomy Student Lecture Series.