Steve Deems

What Steve Deems does

DSSU Research, operating the Cellular Universe website (cellularuniverse.org), is an individual research endeavor that develops and publishes alternative cosmology and physics theory centered on the Dynamic Steady State Universe (DSSU) model. Established in 2005 by Conrad Ranzan, the operation is structured as an open-access research and educational website presenting original theoretical work — including the Dynamic Aether Theory of Gravity and related cosmological frameworks — alongside research articles, books, and educator-oriented resources in cosmology, astrophysics, and aether physics. Recent activity includes peer-reviewed and under-review journal publications in venues such as SCIREA Journal of Physics and the International Journal of Astrophysics and Space Science.

The underlying "product" is a body of proprietary theoretical content rather than any software, service, or commercial offering. Distribution is via the cellularuniverse.org website, a complementary DSSU.info domain acquired in August 2025, and selected open-access and journal-mediated publication channels. There is no evidence of a commercial revenue model, pricing structure, institutional or external funding, or paid customers; the operation appears to be self-funded and managed solely by Conrad Ranzan from a listed location variously identified in source data as Miami, United States and Niagara Falls, Canada. Headcount is reported at 1–10, though functional operation is single-individual.

Customer-facing positioning is non-transactional: the site includes sections for educators, published articles, a directory, search, and a FAQ, suggesting an academic, educational, and lay-curious readership rather than a paying customer base. No app, API, SDK, integrations, certifications, partnerships, M&A activity, awards, patents, trademarks, investments, or management-team disclosures exist in the source data, reinforcing the characterization of DSSU Research as a personal research publishing venture rather than an investable commercial entity.

Name

Steve Deems

Legal name

DSSU Research (Conrad Ranzan)

Website

https://cellularuniverse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Steve Deems / DSSU Research operates the Cellular Universe website, an individual non-commercial research platform where Conrad Ranzan develops and publishes alternative cosmology theory centered on the Dynamic Steady State Universe model for academic and educational audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Cosmology Research & Publishing

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

STM Publishing (Science, Technical & Medical) (MPAJABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Alternative cosmology research
• Dynamic steady state universe
• Aether physics theory
• Theoretical physics publishing
• Gravitational aether theory

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Infrastructure, Others

Core offering

DSSU Research develops and publishes alternative cosmology and physics theory centered on the Dynamic Steady State Universe (DSSU) model. The output consists of research papers, articles, and books covering aether theory, gravity, and cosmological phenomena, made available through a personal research website and affiliated online platforms.

Product overview

The source data pertains to the Cellular Universe website (cellularuniverse.org), which presents DSSU (Dynamic Steady State Universe) cosmology research by Conrad Ranzan, not Steve Deems. The website publishes academic research papers, books, and educational resources about cosmology, aether theory, and astrophysics. No commercial products or services are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• IOP Publishing: Major established publisher of peer-reviewed physics and cosmology journals (Classical and Quantum Gravity, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, etc.). Comparable as a publisher serving the cosmology research audience, but operating at the institutional mainstream end of the spectrum.
• Elsevier: Major commercial STM publisher with leading cosmology and astrophysics journals (Physics of the Dark Universe, Astroparticle Physics). Comparable as an established cosmology-publishing incumbent, though its selective mainstream editorial process is the opposite end of the spectrum from DSSU Research's publishing approach.
• Springer Nature: Large academic publisher of journals and monographs across the physical sciences, including cosmology and astrophysics titles (European Physical Journal C, Astrophysical Space Science). Comparable as a venue for STM cosmology content, but institutional-scale rather than individual-researcher scale.
• MDPI: Large open-access academic publisher with cosmology and astronomy titles (Universe, Galaxies, Astronomy). Comparable as an open-access venue for cosmology research, operating at much greater scale and broader scope than DSSU Research's individual-platform model.
• World Scientific Publishing: Publisher of physics, cosmology, and astronomy journals and books (International Journal of Modern Physics D, etc.). Comparable as an STM publisher serving cosmology researchers, though it operates at institutional scale and through mainstream editorial channels.

Direct peers

• SCIREA: Publisher of the SCIREA Journal of Physics, which published DSSU's 'Dynamic Aether Theory of Gravity' paper in 2025. Comparable as a small-scale open-access physics journal venue that accepts alternative-theory submissions in cosmology and fundamental physics.
• viXra: Open e-print archive explicitly positioned as an alternative to arXiv for non-mainstream physics, mathematics, and cosmology papers. viXra hosts many of the same kind of alternative-cosmology submissions DSSU Research produces, making it the most directly comparable venue for the company's publishing activity.
• Science Publishing Group: Publisher of the International Journal of Astrophysics and Space Science (IJASS), where DSSU Research's 2025 'Nature's Maximal Mass Density' paper appeared. Comparable as an open-access publisher of astronomy and cosmology content that accepts submissions outside the mainstream theoretical consensus.

Others

• arXiv: Cornell-operated open e-print archive for physics, mathematics, and cosmology preprints. Adjacent as the mainstream parallel to DSSU Research's publishing model, but inaccessible to DSSU's alternative-theory content due to mainstream endorsement screening.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cellular-universe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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