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- Professor of Astrophysics
- Dept of Physics & Astronomy
- Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
Some of the projects that I have been involved in while at UCL include the production and commissioning of the CGS3 mid-infrared spectrometer for UKIRT; the Ultra-High Resolution Facility (UHRF) for the Anglo-Australian Telescope; and Co-Investigatorship in the Long Wavelength Spectrometer Consortium for ESA's 1995-1999 Infrared Space Observatory. I was a member of the Science Team for the SPIRE far-IR/submm imager/spectrometer on ESA's 2009-2013 Herschel Space Observatory and I am a member of the European Science Team for the MIRI mid-infrared imager/spectrometer, one of the main instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope that was launched in December 2021. My current research interests include observational and theoretical studies aimed at elucidating whether supernovae are significant dust contributors to galaxies, supported by a 2016-2022 European Research Council Advanced Grant (SNDUST - 694520; www.sndust.org), as well as observational and numerical modelling studies of nebulae and evolved stars in our own and other galaxies.


1975 | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Sussex | |
1969 | Bachelor of Science (Honours) | Queen's University of Belfast |