Physics and Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy

Academic staff

Prof. John Hearnshaw

  • Stellar astrophysics
  • Radial-velocity variables.
  • Stellar radial velocities.
  • Spectroscopy of late-type stars.
  • Astronomical spectrograghs.
  • The history of astrophysics.
  • Active chromosphere stars.

Associate Prof. Peter Cottrell

Dr Michael Albrow

  • Stellar pulsation and pulsating variable stars.
  • Stellar atmospheres, post-asymptotic giant branch stars and the late stages of stellar evolution.
  • Gravitational microlensing and the search for extra-solar planets.
  • High resolution spectroscopy.
  • Radial velocities.
  • Chemical abundances.
  • SALT.

Dr Karen Pollard

  • The evolutionary status of RV Tauri variables.
  • An investigation of post-AGB stars.
  • PLANET: Probing Lensing Anomalies NETwork