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Special Interest Groups

  • Exochemistry: Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System and the Interstellar Medium

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Biography

Professor in Astrophysics at the University of Manchester

 

Previous appointments

 2010-2015 Director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics , The University of Manchester

 1997-2004  Lecturer/Reader, UMIST, Manchester

1992-1997 Fellow/international staff member, European Southern Observatory

1991  Senior Research Fellow, South Africa Astronomical Observatory

1987-1989 PhD student, University of Groningen

1985-1989 PhD student National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA 

Affiliations

Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Research interests

 Late stages of stellar evolution: mass loss, circumstellar matter; AGB stars; Planetary nebulae; Nearby galaxies

 Techniques: Observational astronomy: infrared, optical, radio. 

Facilities: VLT, VLTI, Spitzer Space Telescope, VLA  

Outputs: 293 refereed journal papers, 678 outputs in total (as of June 2018)
 

 

Research interests


 

Evolved stars; stellar winds; planetary nebulae; stellar population; space dust

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Philosophy, A radio study of Planetary Nebulae, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (University of Groningen)

Award Date: 15 Sept 1989

External positions

Hung Hing Ying Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong

1 Oct 201630 Sept 2022

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