Galactic Astronomy at the University of Hertfordshire
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Hertfordshire
Department Name: Science and Technology RI
Abstract
The Milky Way is our home galaxy. It is accompanied by smaller satellite galaxies, the most important ones are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The evolution of galaxies is closely linked to the evolution of the stars they contain. The matter in galaxies in the form of gas is the raw material for the formation of stars and planetary systems. Our group investigates the first stars born in the Milky Way over 10 billion years ago - a phase only directly observable now in very distant galaxies at high redshift. Also with a view to understanding what the young Milky Way was like, we study stars known as white dwarfs that are the extremely faint stellar remnants from these early days. Some white dwarfs reside in binaries, which are expected to be important sources of gravitational waves, and a few of them will eventually merge and explode as supernovae (another path way by which stars feed back into the chemistry and dynamics of interstellar matter). To solve problems in how stars age to become these stellar remnants, our group investigates stars passing through the preceding extreme red giant evolutionary phase, both in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds -- this is the moment when stars return matter to the interstellar gas during a strong superwind phase. The returned gas is chemically enriched by nuclear fusion that has gone on inside the stars and will be re-cycled to form the next generation of stars. The Milky Way and its satellites are our only chance to have a close-up look at these processes. Long wavelength observations (made in the sub-mm and infrared) allow us to investigate the birth of stars and brown dwarfs. We are leading a new generation of surveys of our Milky Way Galaxy that are to designed to study the formation of stars from their initial condensation under gravity from vast clouds of cold gas to their emergence as stars powered by nuclear fusion reactions. The new surveys will detect hundreds of regions where stars are being formed, both in large clusters and in isolation. With this large dataset we can use a statistical approach to determine the different ways that stars can form in the Galaxy as a whole and the timescales involved in the process. We perform systematic radial velocity searches of nearby stars to discover planets and then follow some of these up with high resolution imaging and spectroscopy in order to discern their atmospheric properties. We especially target low mass stars both using Doppler Wobble and by looking for planets periodically eclipsing their parent star. During the period of the grant we expect to make the first detections of Earth-mass planets in the habitable zones of the closest stars. In addition we are identifying populations of nearby youthful M stars which we will target with existing and new high resolution facilities to open up potential to directly image the details of other Solar Systems at separations as small as that of the Earth to Sun distance. We also discover, follow-up and model the properties of the coolest failed stars (brown dwarfs) whose temperatures and properties offer substantial overlap with Solar System planets and insight into planets in orbit around other stars as well as on their own.
Organisations
- University of Hertfordshire (Lead Research Organisation)
- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (Collaboration)
- Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (Collaboration)
- Observatory of Turin (Collaboration)
- Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (Collaboration)
- KEELE UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Collaboration)
- University of Warwick (Collaboration)
- Paris Institute of Astrophysics (Collaboration)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Collaboration)
- University of Zurich (Collaboration)
- The Open University (Collaboration)
- University of Hawaii (Collaboration)
- Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (Collaboration)
- LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (Collaboration)
- University of Graz (Collaboration)
- Observatory of Paris (Collaboration)
- Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences (Collaboration)
- University of Florida (Collaboration)
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Astrophysics (Collaboration)
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Collaboration)
- Australian National University (ANU) (Collaboration)
- Joint Astronomy Centre (Collaboration)
- Royal Observatory of Belgium (Collaboration)
- Armagh Observatory (Collaboration)
- Heidelberg University (Collaboration)
- Airbus Group (Collaboration)
- Australian Astronomical Observatory (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Collaboration)
- University of Chile (Collaboration)
- Universität Hamburg (Collaboration)
- Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 (UCBL) (Collaboration)
- Uppsala University (Collaboration)
- National Institute of Aerospace Technology (Collaboration)
- Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS) (Collaboration)
- Space Telescope Science Institute (Collaboration)
- University of La Serena (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (Collaboration)
- Valparaiso University (Collaboration)
- Anglo Australian Observatory (Collaboration)
- Observatory National (Collaboration)
- Observatory of Grenoble (Collaboration)
- Royal Observatory Edinburgh (Collaboration)
- Kiel University (Collaboration)
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- University of Göttingen (Collaboration)
- Institute of Astrophysics in the Canaries (Collaboration)
- National Autonomous University of Mexico (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- UNSW Sydney (Collaboration)
- University of Concepcion (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- Australia Telescope National Facility (Collaboration)
- European Southern Observatory (ESO) (Collaboration)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER (Collaboration)
- University of Groningen (Collaboration)
- University of Virginia (UVa) (Collaboration)
- Peking University (Collaboration)
- Russian Academy of Sciences (Collaboration)
- University of Turku (Collaboration)
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- University of Queensland (Collaboration)
- UK Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENT (Collaboration)
- Gemini Observatory (Collaboration)
Publications
Nishiyama S
(2009)
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATION AT THE GALACTIC CENTER INVESTIGATED BY WIDE FIELD NEAR-INFRARED POLARIMETRY
in The Astrophysical Journal
Lodieu N
(2009)
Identifying nearby field T dwarfs in the UKIDSS Galactic Clusters Survey
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cioni M
(2009)
The metallicity gradient as a tracer of history and structure: the Magellanic Clouds and M33 galaxies
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Latham D
(2009)
DISCOVERY OF A TRANSITING PLANET AND EIGHT ECLIPSING BINARIES IN HATNet FIELD G205
in The Astrophysical Journal
Viironen K
(2009)
New young planetary nebulae in IPHAS
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gledhill T
(2009)
Near-infrared polarimetry of the Red Rectangle
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gálvez M
(2009)
MULTIWAVELENGTH OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS OF TWO CHROMOSPHERICALLY ACTIVE BINARY SYSTEMS: V789 MON AND GZ LEO
in The Astronomical Journal
Davis C
(2009)
A census of molecular hydrogen outflows and their sources along the Orion A molecular ridge Characteristics and overall distribution
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Green J
(2009)
The 6-GHz multibeam maser survey - I. Techniques
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | This award has funded a wide range of fundamental research in astrophysics resulting in 288 original publications. In particular, it includes many of the key surveys which underpin modern astrophysics including work within the core team of the Kepler space mission which has provided thousands of new extra-solar planets and characterisations of them and their stars. |
| Exploitation Route | Many of the databasing and analysis techniques developed in this research may find uses outside of astrophysics. This information is available in the academic literature but often flows into wider domains best through post-graduate students moving into a wide range of relevant industries. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education |
| Description | Much of the new knowledge gained as part of this award has been disseminated to the general public through six large scale open evenings at our local Observatory attracting a monthly audience of 400 as well as 80 or so visits by community groups, 350 gifted and talented children from across the UK, an active staff programme of external speaking visits, responsibility for Dark Sky East and hosting the astronomy node of the national science learning centre. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
| Sector | Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
| Description | European Commission FP7 Intra-European Fellowships (GALFOS) |
| Amount | £112,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 237718 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2009 |
| End | 04/2011 |
| Description | FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IRSES (IPERCOOL) |
| Amount | £34,200 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 247593 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 11/2010 |
| End | 10/2014 |
| Description | Natural England - Access to Nature (Dark Sky Discovery) |
| Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Big Lottery Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2011 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | STFC Long Term Attachment award |
| Amount | £5,820 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2009 |
| End | 12/2009 |
| Title | IPHAS DR2 |
| Description | 219-million line catalogue presenting r/i/H-alpha uniformly-calibrated digital photometry of stars in the northern Galactic Plane, to a faint limit of 20th magnitude. The data obtained are drawn from a sky area of 1800 sq.deg. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The catalogue has been ingested by CDS Strasbourg to make it world-accessible (linked): it is now being accessed there by the world community >10000 times per calendar month. Some users also access data on the IPHAS website (www.iphas.org). |
| URL | http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?II/321 |
| Description | Anglo-Australian Planet Search |
| Organisation | Australian Astronomical Observatory |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Radial velocity analysis Bayesian statistics and parameter search modelling Programme management |
| Collaborator Contribution | Photometric follow-up Access to Magellan consortium |
| Impact | Discovery of many of the closest extra-solar planets to the Earth Widespread media coverage of a number of stories including the best examples Jupiter-like planets around Sun-like stars and M dwarfs, highest eccentricity extra-solar planet, multi-planet systems, first Super-Earth around Sun-like star, 100th extra-solar planet |
| Description | Anglo-Australian Planet Search |
| Organisation | Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS) |
| Department | Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Radial velocity analysis Bayesian statistics and parameter search modelling Programme management |
| Collaborator Contribution | Photometric follow-up Access to Magellan consortium |
| Impact | Discovery of many of the closest extra-solar planets to the Earth Widespread media coverage of a number of stories including the best examples Jupiter-like planets around Sun-like stars and M dwarfs, highest eccentricity extra-solar planet, multi-planet systems, first Super-Earth around Sun-like star, 100th extra-solar planet |
| Description | Anglo-Australian Planet Search |
| Organisation | University of New South Wales |
| Department | School of Physics |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Radial velocity analysis Bayesian statistics and parameter search modelling Programme management |
| Collaborator Contribution | Photometric follow-up Access to Magellan consortium |
| Impact | Discovery of many of the closest extra-solar planets to the Earth Widespread media coverage of a number of stories including the best examples Jupiter-like planets around Sun-like stars and M dwarfs, highest eccentricity extra-solar planet, multi-planet systems, first Super-Earth around Sun-like star, 100th extra-solar planet |
| Description | Anglo-Australian Planet Search |
| Organisation | University of Queensland |
| Department | Faculty of Science |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Radial velocity analysis Bayesian statistics and parameter search modelling Programme management |
| Collaborator Contribution | Photometric follow-up Access to Magellan consortium |
| Impact | Discovery of many of the closest extra-solar planets to the Earth Widespread media coverage of a number of stories including the best examples Jupiter-like planets around Sun-like stars and M dwarfs, highest eccentricity extra-solar planet, multi-planet systems, first Super-Earth around Sun-like star, 100th extra-solar planet |
| Description | CHEPS |
| Organisation | University of Chile |
| Department | Department of Astronomy (DAS) |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Radial velocity analysis of data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leaders of the observing and paper writing |
| Impact | 5 publications |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Complete studies of massive star formation in large complexes |
| Organisation | Open University |
| Department | School of Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of mm and sub-mm imaging data and its analysis. Expertise in molecular line and mm/sub-mm continuum analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on optical/IR data reduction and analysis |
| Impact | Refereed publications: Clark et al 2009, A&A 504, 429 Hindson et al 2010, MNRAS 408, 1438 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Complete studies of massive star formation in large complexes |
| Organisation | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Department | Chester F. Carlson Centre for Imaging Science |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of mm and sub-mm imaging data and its analysis. Expertise in molecular line and mm/sub-mm continuum analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on optical/IR data reduction and analysis |
| Impact | Refereed publications: Clark et al 2009, A&A 504, 429 Hindson et al 2010, MNRAS 408, 1438 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Complete studies of massive star formation in large complexes |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of mm and sub-mm imaging data and its analysis. Expertise in molecular line and mm/sub-mm continuum analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on optical/IR data reduction and analysis |
| Impact | Refereed publications: Clark et al 2009, A&A 504, 429 Hindson et al 2010, MNRAS 408, 1438 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Exploitation of CanariCam on GranteCan |
| Organisation | University of Florida |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Designed the polarimetry for CanariCam. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to CanariCam, a state-of-the art mid-IR imager spectrometer with polarimetry, to study debris discs and interstellar dust grains. Membership of the core instrument and science teams, with guaranteed time on GranteCan. |
| Impact | Three conference papers. |
| Description | Heidelberg 3D Stellar Atmospheres |
| Organisation | Heidelberg University |
| Department | Center for Astronomy- Observatory |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of observational data, spectral analysis, computing resources |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of 3D atmospheres and radiative transfer codes, knowledge of 3D radiative transfer |
| Impact | PhD thesis; papers in preparation |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | IPERCOOL |
| Organisation | National Institute for Nuclear Physics |
| Department | National Institute for Nuclear Physics - Torino |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Programme management Scientific leadership Selection and follow-up of new targets Authorship of telescope proposals |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of skilled labour Access to LAMOST and CFHT telescopes |
| Impact | Distance determinations for the closest stars. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | IPERCOOL |
| Organisation | Observatory National |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Programme management Scientific leadership Selection and follow-up of new targets Authorship of telescope proposals |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of skilled labour Access to LAMOST and CFHT telescopes |
| Impact | Distance determinations for the closest stars. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | IPERCOOL |
| Organisation | Shanghai Astronomical Observatory |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Programme management Scientific leadership Selection and follow-up of new targets Authorship of telescope proposals |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of skilled labour Access to LAMOST and CFHT telescopes |
| Impact | Distance determinations for the closest stars. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | Harvard University |
| Department | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| Department | Department of Astrophysics |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Institute of Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | University of Graz |
| Department | Institute of Physics |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | IPHAS |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Principal Investigator institute All observing requests since the survey's 2003 inception written by PI. UH has taken prominent roles in science exploitation and is in charge of major catalogue releases (e.g. DR2 in 2014, and another major release being prepared for late 2018 merging data from IPHAS and its companion survey UVEX). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have contributed to observing effort, formulation of policy and science exploitation. Not all partners listed (see website for complete list). Data collection finally end in the second half of 2017. |
| Impact | Publications including a world-accessible database of astronomical photometry - see publications area on iphas website, www.iphas.org. |
| Description | Kepler |
| Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Department | NASA Ames Exploration Center |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I have provided data from a British telescope (UKIRT) which has greatly assisted the project. |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partner leads and manages the project. |
| Impact | 10.1088/0004-637X/736/1/19 10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/2 10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/7 10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/9 10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/13 10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/14 10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/1 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20467.x 10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/113 10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/114 10.1038/nature11121 10.1088/0067-0049/201/2/15 10.1088/0067-0049/204/2/24 10.1088/0067-0049/210/2/20 10.1088/0004-637X/795/2/151 |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Leading the RoPACS Initial Training Network |
| Organisation | Airbus Group |
| Department | Airbus Defence & Space |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | I am the coordinator of the RoPACS network, an EC funded Initial Training Network in the area of "Rocky Planets Around Cool Stars". My institute is the coordinating node amongst the 6 beneficiary institutes. RoPACS is training 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral researchers in total. 3 PhD students and 1 post-doctoral researcher are based at my institute. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We collaborate on technology development and realising science requirements for proposed European Space Agency missions in the Cosmic Vision Initiative. |
| Impact | RoPACS employs 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral fellows. Their research has to-date produced 29 talks, 10 conference posters, 24 papers/proceedings, and 12 press releases. We have also been awarded 80 nights of observing time on 2-4m telescopes, and 20 nights on 8m telescopes. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Leading the RoPACS Initial Training Network |
| Organisation | Institute of Astrophysics in the Canaries |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the coordinator of the RoPACS network, an EC funded Initial Training Network in the area of "Rocky Planets Around Cool Stars". My institute is the coordinating node amongst the 6 beneficiary institutes. RoPACS is training 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral researchers in total. 3 PhD students and 1 post-doctoral researcher are based at my institute. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We collaborate on technology development and realising science requirements for proposed European Space Agency missions in the Cosmic Vision Initiative. |
| Impact | RoPACS employs 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral fellows. Their research has to-date produced 29 talks, 10 conference posters, 24 papers/proceedings, and 12 press releases. We have also been awarded 80 nights of observing time on 2-4m telescopes, and 20 nights on 8m telescopes. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Leading the RoPACS Initial Training Network |
| Organisation | Max Planck Society |
| Department | Max Planck Institute For Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the coordinator of the RoPACS network, an EC funded Initial Training Network in the area of "Rocky Planets Around Cool Stars". My institute is the coordinating node amongst the 6 beneficiary institutes. RoPACS is training 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral researchers in total. 3 PhD students and 1 post-doctoral researcher are based at my institute. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We collaborate on technology development and realising science requirements for proposed European Space Agency missions in the Cosmic Vision Initiative. |
| Impact | RoPACS employs 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral fellows. Their research has to-date produced 29 talks, 10 conference posters, 24 papers/proceedings, and 12 press releases. We have also been awarded 80 nights of observing time on 2-4m telescopes, and 20 nights on 8m telescopes. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Leading the RoPACS Initial Training Network |
| Organisation | National Institute of Aerospace Technology |
| Department | LAEX-CAB |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the coordinator of the RoPACS network, an EC funded Initial Training Network in the area of "Rocky Planets Around Cool Stars". My institute is the coordinating node amongst the 6 beneficiary institutes. RoPACS is training 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral researchers in total. 3 PhD students and 1 post-doctoral researcher are based at my institute. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We collaborate on technology development and realising science requirements for proposed European Space Agency missions in the Cosmic Vision Initiative. |
| Impact | RoPACS employs 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral fellows. Their research has to-date produced 29 talks, 10 conference posters, 24 papers/proceedings, and 12 press releases. We have also been awarded 80 nights of observing time on 2-4m telescopes, and 20 nights on 8m telescopes. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Leading the RoPACS Initial Training Network |
| Organisation | Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences |
| Department | Main Astronomical Observatory |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the coordinator of the RoPACS network, an EC funded Initial Training Network in the area of "Rocky Planets Around Cool Stars". My institute is the coordinating node amongst the 6 beneficiary institutes. RoPACS is training 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral researchers in total. 3 PhD students and 1 post-doctoral researcher are based at my institute. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We collaborate on technology development and realising science requirements for proposed European Space Agency missions in the Cosmic Vision Initiative. |
| Impact | RoPACS employs 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral fellows. Their research has to-date produced 29 talks, 10 conference posters, 24 papers/proceedings, and 12 press releases. We have also been awarded 80 nights of observing time on 2-4m telescopes, and 20 nights on 8m telescopes. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Leading the RoPACS Initial Training Network |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Institute of Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am the coordinator of the RoPACS network, an EC funded Initial Training Network in the area of "Rocky Planets Around Cool Stars". My institute is the coordinating node amongst the 6 beneficiary institutes. RoPACS is training 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral researchers in total. 3 PhD students and 1 post-doctoral researcher are based at my institute. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We collaborate on technology development and realising science requirements for proposed European Space Agency missions in the Cosmic Vision Initiative. |
| Impact | RoPACS employs 11 PhD students and 4 post-doctoral fellows. Their research has to-date produced 29 talks, 10 conference posters, 24 papers/proceedings, and 12 press releases. We have also been awarded 80 nights of observing time on 2-4m telescopes, and 20 nights on 8m telescopes. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Molecular hydrogen Galactic plane survey |
| Organisation | University of Kent |
| Department | Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Post-main sequence science programs for survey exploitation. Survey observation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Coordination of H2 Galactic plane survey, data processing and setting up survey web site |
| Impact | First survey paper published. Listed under publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Mt Stromlo Observatory Metal-Poor Stars Programme |
| Organisation | Australian National University (ANU) |
| Department | Mt. Stromlo Observatory |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Observation and interpretation of spectra of extremely metal-poor stars |
| Collaborator Contribution | Observation, reduction and analysis of data; lead authoring of papers |
| Impact | Series of four papers in 2012/13, listed in publications. |
| Description | Multiwavelength study of triggered star formation regions |
| Organisation | Australia Telescope National Facility |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Analysis of mm/sub-mm data, expertise on multiwavelength observational studies, access to maser and FIR survey data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of molecular line data |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Morgan et al 2010, MNRAS 408, 157 Morgan et al 2009, MNRAS 400, 1726 Miao et al 2009, ApJ, 692, 382 Urquhart et al 2009, A&A 497, 789 Morgan et al 2008, A&A 477, 557 Urquhart et al 2007, A&A 467, 1125 Morgan et al 2006, A&A 457, 207 Miao et al 2006, MNRAS 369, 143 Urquhart et al 2006, 450, 625 |
| Description | Multiwavelength study of triggered star formation regions |
| Organisation | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Department | Astrophysics Research Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Analysis of mm/sub-mm data, expertise on multiwavelength observational studies, access to maser and FIR survey data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of molecular line data |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Morgan et al 2010, MNRAS 408, 157 Morgan et al 2009, MNRAS 400, 1726 Miao et al 2009, ApJ, 692, 382 Urquhart et al 2009, A&A 497, 789 Morgan et al 2008, A&A 477, 557 Urquhart et al 2007, A&A 467, 1125 Morgan et al 2006, A&A 457, 207 Miao et al 2006, MNRAS 369, 143 Urquhart et al 2006, 450, 625 |
| Description | Multiwavelength study of triggered star formation regions |
| Organisation | Open University |
| Department | School of Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Analysis of mm/sub-mm data, expertise on multiwavelength observational studies, access to maser and FIR survey data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of molecular line data |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Morgan et al 2010, MNRAS 408, 157 Morgan et al 2009, MNRAS 400, 1726 Miao et al 2009, ApJ, 692, 382 Urquhart et al 2009, A&A 497, 789 Morgan et al 2008, A&A 477, 557 Urquhart et al 2007, A&A 467, 1125 Morgan et al 2006, A&A 457, 207 Miao et al 2006, MNRAS 369, 143 Urquhart et al 2006, 450, 625 |
| Description | Multiwavelength study of triggered star formation regions |
| Organisation | University of Kent |
| Department | School of Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Analysis of mm/sub-mm data, expertise on multiwavelength observational studies, access to maser and FIR survey data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of molecular line data |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Morgan et al 2010, MNRAS 408, 157 Morgan et al 2009, MNRAS 400, 1726 Miao et al 2009, ApJ, 692, 382 Urquhart et al 2009, A&A 497, 789 Morgan et al 2008, A&A 477, 557 Urquhart et al 2007, A&A 467, 1125 Morgan et al 2006, A&A 457, 207 Miao et al 2006, MNRAS 369, 143 Urquhart et al 2006, 450, 625 |
| Description | Multiwavelength study of triggered star formation regions |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Analysis of mm/sub-mm data, expertise on multiwavelength observational studies, access to maser and FIR survey data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of molecular line data |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Morgan et al 2010, MNRAS 408, 157 Morgan et al 2009, MNRAS 400, 1726 Miao et al 2009, ApJ, 692, 382 Urquhart et al 2009, A&A 497, 789 Morgan et al 2008, A&A 477, 557 Urquhart et al 2007, A&A 467, 1125 Morgan et al 2006, A&A 457, 207 Miao et al 2006, MNRAS 369, 143 Urquhart et al 2006, 450, 625 |
| Description | Polarimetry for CanariCam |
| Organisation | University of Florida |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Design and scientific justification for adding polarimetry to CanariCam, a mid-IR imager for GranTecan. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided the imager/spectrometer |
| Impact | Guaranteed time on GranTecan telescope, resulting in publications |
| Description | Polarization survey of star-forming regions |
| Organisation | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provided the polarimetry optics (linear and circular) for a three channel IR camera. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided data sets not otherwise available and a number of new collaborators |
| Impact | Thirteen refereed papers, listed under Publications. |
| Description | Properties of interstellar dust grains in various environments |
| Organisation | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Department | Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provided instrumentation used on various telescopes and modelling to understand the properties of mantled grains |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided considerable expertise and access to data sets |
| Impact | Two refereed papers, included under publications. |
| Description | RApid Temporal Survey |
| Organisation | Armagh Observatory and Planetarium |
| Department | Armagh Observatory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Spectral modeling. Stellar population aspects. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of variable stars. Cataclysmic variables. |
| Impact | 3 articles in refereed journals |
| Description | RApid Temporal Survey |
| Organisation | University of Turku |
| Department | Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA) |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Spectral modeling. Stellar population aspects. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of variable stars. Cataclysmic variables. |
| Impact | 3 articles in refereed journals |
| Description | Shock modelling |
| Organisation | University of Kent |
| Department | School of Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Observational constraints on MHD shock models Bayesian parameter space exploration techniques |
| Collaborator Contribution | Advice on MHD shock codes and co-supervision of a PhD student |
| Impact | Publication: Discovery of shocked H$_{2}$ around OH 231.8+4.2. STFC student project (PhD awarded). |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | European Southern Observatory (ESO) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Department | Dr. Karl Remeis-Observatory |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | Heidelberg University |
| Department | Center for Astronomy- Observatory |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| Department | Department of Astrophysics |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Department | Institute of Astronomy |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | University of Göttingen |
| Department | Faculty of Physics |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | University of Hamburg |
| Department | Hamburg Observatory |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | University of Kiel |
| Department | Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics and Astrophysics |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | Supernova Progenitor Survey |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Team leadership. Analysis software. Radial velocity analysis. Population studies. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Population modelling. Follow-up observations |
| Impact | 20 articles in refereed journals. |
| Description | TS01 collaboration |
| Organisation | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen |
| Department | Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Spectral and photometric analysis. Photometric observations and data reduction. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of X-ray data |
| Impact | 3 articles in refereed journals |
| Description | TS01 collaboration |
| Organisation | Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Department | Dr. Karl Remeis-Observatory |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Spectral and photometric analysis. Photometric observations and data reduction. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of X-ray data |
| Impact | 3 articles in refereed journals |
| Description | TS01 collaboration |
| Organisation | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Department | Radio Astronomy |
| Country | Mexico |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Spectral and photometric analysis. Photometric observations and data reduction. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of X-ray data |
| Impact | 3 articles in refereed journals |
| Description | TS01 collaboration |
| Organisation | Observatory of Paris |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Spectral and photometric analysis. Photometric observations and data reduction. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of X-ray data |
| Impact | 3 articles in refereed journals |
| Description | TS01 collaboration |
| Organisation | Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Department | Institute of Astronomy |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Spectral and photometric analysis. Photometric observations and data reduction. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Analysis of X-ray data |
| Impact | 3 articles in refereed journals |
| Description | The Composition of the Most Metal-Poor Stars |
| Organisation | Australian National University (ANU) |
| Department | Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Acquisition and analysis of high-resolution spectra of metal-poor stars |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in stellar spectral analysis |
| Impact | Contributions to the supervision of two UK PhD students at University of Hertfordshire Publication of 13 papers between 1 Jan 2006 and 1 Apr 2011 |
| Description | The Composition of the Most Metal-Poor Stars |
| Organisation | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Acquisition and analysis of high-resolution spectra of metal-poor stars |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in stellar spectral analysis |
| Impact | Contributions to the supervision of two UK PhD students at University of Hertfordshire Publication of 13 papers between 1 Jan 2006 and 1 Apr 2011 |
| Description | The Composition of the Most Metal-Poor Stars |
| Organisation | University of Virginia (UVa) |
| Department | Department of Astronomy |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Acquisition and analysis of high-resolution spectra of metal-poor stars |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in stellar spectral analysis |
| Impact | Contributions to the supervision of two UK PhD students at University of Hertfordshire Publication of 13 papers between 1 Jan 2006 and 1 Apr 2011 |
| Description | The Composition of the Most Metal-Poor Stars |
| Organisation | Uppsala University |
| Department | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Acquisition and analysis of high-resolution spectra of metal-poor stars |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in stellar spectral analysis |
| Impact | Contributions to the supervision of two UK PhD students at University of Hertfordshire Publication of 13 papers between 1 Jan 2006 and 1 Apr 2011 |
| Description | The Kepler Mission |
| Organisation | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Department | NASA Ames Exploration Center |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Infrared imaging of the Kepler field |
| Collaborator Contribution | They lead the Kepler Mission, which includes a large number of American universities. |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | The Methanol Multi-Beam (MMB) Survey |
| Organisation | Australia Telescope National Facility |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Observing support for survey, data analysis & checking. Obtained infrared counterparts to detected masers. Provided wide-field ammonia mapping data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Observing support, data analysis |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Green et al 2010, MNRAS 409, 913 Caswell et al 2010, MNRAS, 404, 1029 Green et al 2009, MNRAS 392, 783 Green et al 2008, MNRAS 385, 948 |
| Description | The Methanol Multi-Beam (MMB) Survey |
| Organisation | Cardiff University |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Observing support for survey, data analysis & checking. Obtained infrared counterparts to detected masers. Provided wide-field ammonia mapping data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Observing support, data analysis |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Green et al 2010, MNRAS 409, 913 Caswell et al 2010, MNRAS, 404, 1029 Green et al 2009, MNRAS 392, 783 Green et al 2008, MNRAS 385, 948 |
| Description | The Methanol Multi-Beam (MMB) Survey |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Observing support for survey, data analysis & checking. Obtained infrared counterparts to detected masers. Provided wide-field ammonia mapping data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Observing support, data analysis |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Green et al 2010, MNRAS 409, 913 Caswell et al 2010, MNRAS, 404, 1029 Green et al 2009, MNRAS 392, 783 Green et al 2008, MNRAS 385, 948 |
| Description | The Methanol Multi-Beam (MMB) Survey |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Observing support for survey, data analysis & checking. Obtained infrared counterparts to detected masers. Provided wide-field ammonia mapping data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Observing support, data analysis |
| Impact | A number of refereed publications: Green et al 2010, MNRAS 409, 913 Caswell et al 2010, MNRAS, 404, 1029 Green et al 2009, MNRAS 392, 783 Green et al 2008, MNRAS 385, 948 |
| Description | The circular polarization of light scattered from biological organisms |
| Organisation | Space Telescope Science Institute |
| Department | Instrumentation Division |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Originally identified the usefulness of the series of laboratory experiments. A customized laboratory was set up to carry out the work at UH. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallel laboratory programmes have been run at StScI and at UH helping to confirm identification of biosignatures |
| Impact | Three refereed papers, included under publications |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | UH-Japanese polarization survey |
| Organisation | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provided the polarization modules for the near-IR survey and scientific input |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided the survey telescope and three-channel camera near-IR camera |
| Impact | 2013ApJ...765L...6K 2012AAS...22052308K 2011ApJ...741...35K 2010ApJ...722L..23N 2010OLEB...40..335F 2009ApJ...692L..88F 2008AJ....136..621K 2008ApJ...677L..39H 2007PASJ...59..519N 2007PASJ...59..507S 2007PASJ...59..487K |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | Joint Astronomy Centre |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cambridge Astronomy Survey Unit (CASU) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | Institute for Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | University of Kent |
| Department | School of Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS |
| Organisation | University of Nottingham |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am head of the UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | It has been a team effort where partners have helped with planning, observing, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis |
| Impact | 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2011.01062.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18664.x 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19056.x 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/74 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20549.x 10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_26 10.1093/mnras/sts685 10.1093/mnras/stt740 10.1093/mnras/stt2156 10.1093/mnras/stt2463 10.1093/mnras/stu063 10.1093/mnras/stu184 10.1093/mnras/stu1295 10.1093/mnras/stv530 10.1093/mnras/stv586 |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 (UCBL) |
| Department | Astrophysics Research Centre of Lyon (CRAL) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Gemini Observatory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Institute of Astrophysics in the Canaries |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | National Institute for Astrophysics |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | National Institute for Nuclear Physics |
| Department | National Institute for Nuclear Physics - La Palma |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | National Institute of Aerospace Technology |
| Department | LAEX-CAB |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Observatory of Grenoble |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Royal Observatory Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences |
| Department | Main Astronomical Observatory |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Institute of Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Chile |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Hawaii |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | University of New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Cool Dwarf Science Working Group |
| Organisation | Valparaiso University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration works to exploit the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) for cool dwarf science. We lead the identification of cool brown dwarf candidates in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey. We lead much of the photometric follow-up observations for cool brown dwarf candidates, and also lead the Gemini + ESO/VLT spectroscopic confirmation programmes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in astrometry. |
| Impact | The collaboration has produced 21 refereed papers on UKIDSS cool dwarf science. |
| Description | UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Organisation | Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science expertise, galaxies in the zone of avoidance |
| Impact | 9 science papers. |
| Description | UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Organisation | Joint Astronomy Centre |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science expertise, galaxies in the zone of avoidance |
| Impact | 9 science papers. |
| Description | UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Organisation | Peking University |
| Department | Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science expertise, galaxies in the zone of avoidance |
| Impact | 9 science papers. |
| Description | UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Organisation | UK Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science expertise, galaxies in the zone of avoidance |
| Impact | 9 science papers. |
| Description | UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Organisation | University of Florida |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science expertise, galaxies in the zone of avoidance |
| Impact | 9 science papers. |
| Description | UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Organisation | University of Kent |
| Department | School of Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science expertise, galaxies in the zone of avoidance |
| Impact | 9 science papers. |
| Description | UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science expertise, galaxies in the zone of avoidance |
| Impact | 9 science papers. |
| Description | UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science expertise, galaxies in the zone of avoidance |
| Impact | 9 science papers. |
| Description | UKIDSS/GPS |
| Organisation | Open University |
| Department | School of Physical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PI Lucas based at UH - has organised the survey programme, overseeing its progress and checking data quality. Science exploitation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have helped with data pipelining and presentation. Science exploitation. |
| Impact | Refereed journal articles. A web interface presenting the survey data that is world accessible. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | UKIDSS/GPS |
| Organisation | UK Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PI Lucas based at UH - has organised the survey programme, overseeing its progress and checking data quality. Science exploitation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have helped with data pipelining and presentation. Science exploitation. |
| Impact | Refereed journal articles. A web interface presenting the survey data that is world accessible. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | UKIDSS/GPS |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cambridge Astronomy Survey Unit (CASU) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PI Lucas based at UH - has organised the survey programme, overseeing its progress and checking data quality. Science exploitation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have helped with data pipelining and presentation. Science exploitation. |
| Impact | Refereed journal articles. A web interface presenting the survey data that is world accessible. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | UKIDSS/GPS |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PI Lucas based at UH - has organised the survey programme, overseeing its progress and checking data quality. Science exploitation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Have helped with data pipelining and presentation. Science exploitation. |
| Impact | Refereed journal articles. A web interface presenting the survey data that is world accessible. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | Anglo Australian Observatory |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | Gemini Observatory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | Observatory of Turin |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Department | School of Mathematical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Institute of Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | University of Chile |
| Department | Department of Astronomy (DAS) |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | University of Groningen |
| Department | Kapteyn Astronomical Institute |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VIKING Galactic Science Group |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We lead the collaboration. We provide scientific ideas, technical expertise and manpower. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Parallax work. Access to the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
| Impact | Discovery of the first 2 VIKING T dwarfs |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VISTA Hemisphere Survey Brown Dwarf Group |
| Organisation | Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Science ideas and expertise, technical expertise, manpower |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science ideas and technical expertise. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VISTA Hemisphere Survey Brown Dwarf Group |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Institute of Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Science ideas and expertise, technical expertise, manpower |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science ideas and technical expertise. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VISTA Hemisphere Survey Brown Dwarf Group |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | Institute for Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Science ideas and expertise, technical expertise, manpower |
| Collaborator Contribution | Science ideas and technical expertise. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea |
| Organisation | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Department | Institute of Astrophysics |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We co-lead the collaboration, which includes 38 universities in Chile, 5 Europea countries countries and the USA. |
| Collaborator Contribution | They co-lead the collaboration with us. They provide expertise in stellar populations and photometry in very crowded fields. |
| Impact | 1 paper. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | European Southern Observatory (ESO) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | Keele University |
| Department | Physics and Astrophysics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | National Institute for Astrophysics |
| Department | Bologna Observatory |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | National Institute for Astrophysics |
| Department | Naples Observatory |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | National Institute for Astrophysics |
| Department | Padova Observatory |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | Paris Institute of Astrophysics |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | Royal Observatory of Belgium |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | UK Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VMC |
| Organisation | University of Zurich |
| Department | Institute for Theoretical Physics |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Survey leadership. Preparation of observations. Investigation of post-AGB stars and planetary nebulae. Proper motions of stellar populations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Simulations of the Magellanic System |
| Impact | Two refereed publications. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | VVV |
| Organisation | European Southern Observatory (ESO) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | I am coPI of the survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners include the PI, and they have contributed to the planning, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis. |
| Impact | 10.1088/2041-8205/733/2/L43 10.1051/0004-6361/201116662 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/127 10.1051/0004-6361/201219756 10.1051/0004-6361/201219064 10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 10.1051/0004-6361/201118614 10.1051/0004-6361/201118407 10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_16 10.1088/2041-8205/741/2/L27 10.1051/0004-6361/201117488 10.1051/0004-6361/201424048 10.1051/0004-6361/201424056 10.1051/0004-6361/201322483 10.1051/0004-6361/201321045 10.1051/0004-6361/201322190 10.1051/0004-6361/201220046 10.1051/0004-6361/201220107 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | VVV |
| Organisation | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Department | Institute of Astrophysics |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am coPI of the survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners include the PI, and they have contributed to the planning, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis. |
| Impact | 10.1088/2041-8205/733/2/L43 10.1051/0004-6361/201116662 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/127 10.1051/0004-6361/201219756 10.1051/0004-6361/201219064 10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 10.1051/0004-6361/201118614 10.1051/0004-6361/201118407 10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_16 10.1088/2041-8205/741/2/L27 10.1051/0004-6361/201117488 10.1051/0004-6361/201424048 10.1051/0004-6361/201424056 10.1051/0004-6361/201322483 10.1051/0004-6361/201321045 10.1051/0004-6361/201322190 10.1051/0004-6361/201220046 10.1051/0004-6361/201220107 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | VVV |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cambridge Astronomy Survey Unit (CASU) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am coPI of the survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners include the PI, and they have contributed to the planning, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis. |
| Impact | 10.1088/2041-8205/733/2/L43 10.1051/0004-6361/201116662 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/127 10.1051/0004-6361/201219756 10.1051/0004-6361/201219064 10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 10.1051/0004-6361/201118614 10.1051/0004-6361/201118407 10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_16 10.1088/2041-8205/741/2/L27 10.1051/0004-6361/201117488 10.1051/0004-6361/201424048 10.1051/0004-6361/201424056 10.1051/0004-6361/201322483 10.1051/0004-6361/201321045 10.1051/0004-6361/201322190 10.1051/0004-6361/201220046 10.1051/0004-6361/201220107 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | VVV |
| Organisation | University of Chile |
| Department | Department of Astronomy (DAS) |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am coPI of the survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners include the PI, and they have contributed to the planning, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis. |
| Impact | 10.1088/2041-8205/733/2/L43 10.1051/0004-6361/201116662 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/127 10.1051/0004-6361/201219756 10.1051/0004-6361/201219064 10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 10.1051/0004-6361/201118614 10.1051/0004-6361/201118407 10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_16 10.1088/2041-8205/741/2/L27 10.1051/0004-6361/201117488 10.1051/0004-6361/201424048 10.1051/0004-6361/201424056 10.1051/0004-6361/201322483 10.1051/0004-6361/201321045 10.1051/0004-6361/201322190 10.1051/0004-6361/201220046 10.1051/0004-6361/201220107 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | VVV |
| Organisation | University of Concepcion |
| Department | Physics Department |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am coPI of the survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners include the PI, and they have contributed to the planning, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis. |
| Impact | 10.1088/2041-8205/733/2/L43 10.1051/0004-6361/201116662 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/127 10.1051/0004-6361/201219756 10.1051/0004-6361/201219064 10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 10.1051/0004-6361/201118614 10.1051/0004-6361/201118407 10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_16 10.1088/2041-8205/741/2/L27 10.1051/0004-6361/201117488 10.1051/0004-6361/201424048 10.1051/0004-6361/201424056 10.1051/0004-6361/201322483 10.1051/0004-6361/201321045 10.1051/0004-6361/201322190 10.1051/0004-6361/201220046 10.1051/0004-6361/201220107 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | VVV |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | Institute for Astronomy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am coPI of the survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners include the PI, and they have contributed to the planning, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis. |
| Impact | 10.1088/2041-8205/733/2/L43 10.1051/0004-6361/201116662 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/127 10.1051/0004-6361/201219756 10.1051/0004-6361/201219064 10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 10.1051/0004-6361/201118614 10.1051/0004-6361/201118407 10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_16 10.1088/2041-8205/741/2/L27 10.1051/0004-6361/201117488 10.1051/0004-6361/201424048 10.1051/0004-6361/201424056 10.1051/0004-6361/201322483 10.1051/0004-6361/201321045 10.1051/0004-6361/201322190 10.1051/0004-6361/201220046 10.1051/0004-6361/201220107 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | VVV |
| Organisation | University of La Serena |
| Department | Physics Department |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am coPI of the survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners include the PI, and they have contributed to the planning, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis. |
| Impact | 10.1088/2041-8205/733/2/L43 10.1051/0004-6361/201116662 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/127 10.1051/0004-6361/201219756 10.1051/0004-6361/201219064 10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 10.1051/0004-6361/201118614 10.1051/0004-6361/201118407 10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_16 10.1088/2041-8205/741/2/L27 10.1051/0004-6361/201117488 10.1051/0004-6361/201424048 10.1051/0004-6361/201424056 10.1051/0004-6361/201322483 10.1051/0004-6361/201321045 10.1051/0004-6361/201322190 10.1051/0004-6361/201220046 10.1051/0004-6361/201220107 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | VVV |
| Organisation | Valparaiso University |
| Department | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I am coPI of the survey |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners include the PI, and they have contributed to the planning, data reduction, archiving and scientific analysis. |
| Impact | 10.1088/2041-8205/733/2/L43 10.1051/0004-6361/201116662 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/127 10.1051/0004-6361/201219756 10.1051/0004-6361/201219064 10.1051/0004-6361/201219448 10.1051/0004-6361/201118614 10.1051/0004-6361/201118407 10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_16 10.1088/2041-8205/741/2/L27 10.1051/0004-6361/201117488 10.1051/0004-6361/201424048 10.1051/0004-6361/201424056 10.1051/0004-6361/201322483 10.1051/0004-6361/201321045 10.1051/0004-6361/201322190 10.1051/0004-6361/201220046 10.1051/0004-6361/201220107 |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Bayfordbury Open Evenings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Bayfordbury Open Evenings occur six times per year (during the winter months) and consistently attract 400-500 paying members of the public. Each evening has a different theme for example recent themes have been Herschel and Extra-Solar Planets. Common to each open evening is two themed talks given by members of staff. These are given twice each and are backed up by various other activities, demonstrations and workshops. We always receive an interesting variety of thank-you letters. The Open Evenings have been a primary route to receiving small and large donations for the Observatory. They are a significant undergraduate recruitment tool and ensure that we are well connected to science teachers in the region. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | Dark Sky East |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 50-500 participants at each event Integration of environmental and astronomy activities, e.g., events like "Things that don't go bump in the night" which include moth trapping, the English Falconry Cente and London Bat Group as well as clay and craft making activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | George Higginson Memorial talk at Overton School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A talk to 60 pupils at Overton School, Lancashire as a memorial to George Higginson, one of their former pupils who was a keen amateur astronomer. School has asked for further contact and advice re memorial telescope for George. The telescope has just been funded by Prof Brian Cox. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Gifted and Talented School's Day (JENAM) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 350 school children included range of activities on campus at Bayfordbury Observatory and at Astrium http://star.herts.ac.uk/ewass/schoolsday.html http://star.herts.ac.uk/ewass/press.html The RAS reported nearly 1000 media hits - a fourfold increase in press coverage for the 2008 NAM event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Hosting Nuffield/SetPoint summer project students (6th form pupils) 2006-10 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Hosting 6th form students for 4 week Summer research projects from 2006-present. Between 2 and 5 students participate each year. The majority of students received "Gold Crest Awards" for writing up and presenting their projects at a public celebration event (organised by SetPoint). Three of the students won through to present their project work at the UK's "Big Bang Science Fair" (BBSF). One of these students also won the prestigious "Nuffield Foundation's Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar Prize" at the BBSF. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 |
| Description | Institute of Physics public lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Attendance of around 200, ranging from school children upwards - many questions afterwards. Invitation to Hertfordshire Astronomical Society |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Invited talk at Physics for Fiction |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I gave a talk and participated in the group discussions at a meeting of scientists and science fiction authors organised by Imperial College. Approximately 20 of the UK's leading science fiction authors (Alistair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter, Ken McLeod, Paul McAuley...) were present. I discussed my current research in star formation, which sparked a lively discussion on habitability of planets. I have since provided scientific input to two novels to maintain their accuracy and plausibility, and have provided advice regarding the current knowledge of specific stellar systems. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | National Space week Stand at Stevenage Careers Fair |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A stand was manned at the National Space Week fair in Stevenage, organised by EADS Astrium. Over 100 pupils attended a series of demonstrations and careers talks Excellent feedback from students, several of whom expressed a desire to go on to university |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Radio interview DLR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview about research project carried out with UKIRT/INT in science magazin of Deutschlandradio (German national broadcaster). N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Science Learning Centre teacher training - bringing cutting edge science into the classroom (astrophysics) 2006-10 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A total of 71 teachers attended these 1 day courses consisting of presentations and practical exercises on astronomy and teaching related science. In many cases this provided input to their future GCSE teaching. Positive feedback from attending teachers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 |
| Description | Stephen Hawking Keynote lecture at St Albans school |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A talk on Herschel & sub-mm astronomy to over 100 pupils & teachers at St Albans school School reported higher than usual interest in this talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | evening-talks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talks delivered to amateur groups and as part of an Institute of Physics series. There are always questions after, either from amateurs or schoolchildren. Many staff members give one or two talks per year. Invitations come from across the SE and London. Staff are sometimes invited into schools also. Improved local contacts mainly and raised awareness of U of Hertfordshire astronomy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |