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Amanda Weltman

University of Cape TownRef: https://uct.ac.za/contacts/amanda-weltman

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Collected on 31 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a webpage-style profile for Prof Amanda Weltman on the University of Cape Town (UCT) website. It describes her role as the DSTI/NRF Chair in Physical Cosmology and summarises her research focus in theoretical cosmology and astrophysics, including fast radio bursts, dark energy, gravity, and modified gravity (chameleon gravity). It also lists her affiliation with UCT’s Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and provides UCT contact/address details and an email address.

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City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Reference

https://uct.ac.za/contacts/amanda-weltman

Key Takeaways

  • Prof Amanda Weltman
  • DSTI/NRF Chair in Physical Cosmology
  • Affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town
  • Research focus: fast radio bursts, dark energy, gravity, large-scale evolution of the Universe
  • Co-developed the chameleon gravity mechanism (screening mechanism for modified gravity)
  • Uses/mentions: HIRAX and Square Kilometre Array; cosmological surveys; gravitational waves; multi-messenger astronomy
  • Email: amanda.weltman@uct.ac.za
  • UCT address: Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
  • Phone: +27 (0)21 650 9111
  • Prof Amanda Weltman
  • University of Cape Town (UCT)
  • DSTI/NRF
  • Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics (UCT)
  • HIRAX
  • Square Kilometre Array
  • Fast Radio Bursts
  • chameleon gravity mechanism