Astrophysics and Cosmology - Sussex Consolidated Grant
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sussex
Department Name: Sch of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Abstract
This proposal seeks funds to continue an extensive programme of research into extragalactic astrophysics and cosmology, by addressing some of the most pressing astronomical questions of our time, such as "What are the fundamental constituents of the Universe?", "What is the nature of inflation and dark energy, believed to drive accelerated expansion in the early and late universe", "What processes govern the formation of the largest objects and structure in our universe?, and "how do galaxies form and evolve"? We will do this by combining theoretical work, much of it using high-performance computers, with multi-wavelength observational surveys. We will apply advanced techniques for making numerical predictions, data analysis and modelling, and deploy our skills through a series of international projects.
The research consists of ten varied but interconnected projects, each involving one or more faculty members and researchers, that can be collected into three broad themes: Early and late universe cosmology; Galaxy simulation and modelling; Galaxy and cluster observations. In summary:
Early and late universe cosmology: a series of projects will address theoretical predictions and observational constraints on inflation, dark energy and large scale structure. A particular focus of our work is the use of non-Gaussianity as an observational probe. We will be making new detailed predictions for large-scale structure non-Gaussiannity shapes from inflation and defects, and also study in detail a series of non-linear effects that are known to be important even if there is no primordial signal. This work will advance knowledge in how to extract information about new physics from cosmological observations as well as enabling precision studies of the late universe. These projects exploit STFC involvement in the Planck Surveyor Satellite and the COSMOS supercomputer.
Galaxy simulation and modelling: we will use new Petascale computing facilities to carry out detailed studies of the formation and evolution of the first structures, and make statistical predictions that can be used in the exploitation of new observational facilities such as LOFAR, ALMA and SKA. As well as detailed reionization and galaxy modelling, we will also use simulations and semi-analytic models to simulate sky data to optimize techniques for signal extraction, in particular for our involvement with Euclid.
Galaxy and cluster observations: We will use the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) database to resolve various questions about dwarf galaxies, such as where they are formed, and the star formation rate varies. Using data from VISTA-VIDEO and HerMES surveys we will answer questions about the different forces at play in star formation and galaxy activity. Using observations from Herchel and ALMA we will study the formation of stars in the early universe, exploiting simulations of galaxy populations to make predictions for detailed comparison. Using data from the Dark Energy Survey, we will develop a new catalogue of galaxy clusters that we will use to measure a fundamental cosmological parameter, the amplitude of matter fluctuations.
The research consists of ten varied but interconnected projects, each involving one or more faculty members and researchers, that can be collected into three broad themes: Early and late universe cosmology; Galaxy simulation and modelling; Galaxy and cluster observations. In summary:
Early and late universe cosmology: a series of projects will address theoretical predictions and observational constraints on inflation, dark energy and large scale structure. A particular focus of our work is the use of non-Gaussianity as an observational probe. We will be making new detailed predictions for large-scale structure non-Gaussiannity shapes from inflation and defects, and also study in detail a series of non-linear effects that are known to be important even if there is no primordial signal. This work will advance knowledge in how to extract information about new physics from cosmological observations as well as enabling precision studies of the late universe. These projects exploit STFC involvement in the Planck Surveyor Satellite and the COSMOS supercomputer.
Galaxy simulation and modelling: we will use new Petascale computing facilities to carry out detailed studies of the formation and evolution of the first structures, and make statistical predictions that can be used in the exploitation of new observational facilities such as LOFAR, ALMA and SKA. As well as detailed reionization and galaxy modelling, we will also use simulations and semi-analytic models to simulate sky data to optimize techniques for signal extraction, in particular for our involvement with Euclid.
Galaxy and cluster observations: We will use the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) database to resolve various questions about dwarf galaxies, such as where they are formed, and the star formation rate varies. Using data from VISTA-VIDEO and HerMES surveys we will answer questions about the different forces at play in star formation and galaxy activity. Using observations from Herchel and ALMA we will study the formation of stars in the early universe, exploiting simulations of galaxy populations to make predictions for detailed comparison. Using data from the Dark Energy Survey, we will develop a new catalogue of galaxy clusters that we will use to measure a fundamental cosmological parameter, the amplitude of matter fluctuations.
Planned Impact
There are three main strands to the expected impact of the astronomy research we carry out at Sussex.
The first strand is through the communication of the science results themselves. This is of benefit to the general public. Specifically: local and national news and documentary audiences, science festival attendees (notably at the Brighton science festival), theatre and cinema goers, popular science book readers and school children, school teachers, local community. These groups benefit either through a cultural enrichment and/or through increased awareness and understanding of science issues.
The second is through the development and utilisation of new and innovative statistical and computational methodologies that we will transfer from astronomy to other socio economic areas of impact. Specific beneficiaries are expected to include: people living with Cystic Fibrosis or Alzheimer's disease who would benefit from enhanced health and well being through applications of improved statistical techniques to improve diagnosis and treatment methods. People in areas affected by flooding would benefit from improved environmental impact reduction through new computational models for water flow. There is also the potential benefit to the local and national economy through the commercialisation and exploitation of these techniques perhaps through spin out companies.
The third strand is a benefit to the local and national economy (e.g. the health service, the finance industry, IT sector and education) through the training of skilled people for non-academic professions.
The first strand is through the communication of the science results themselves. This is of benefit to the general public. Specifically: local and national news and documentary audiences, science festival attendees (notably at the Brighton science festival), theatre and cinema goers, popular science book readers and school children, school teachers, local community. These groups benefit either through a cultural enrichment and/or through increased awareness and understanding of science issues.
The second is through the development and utilisation of new and innovative statistical and computational methodologies that we will transfer from astronomy to other socio economic areas of impact. Specific beneficiaries are expected to include: people living with Cystic Fibrosis or Alzheimer's disease who would benefit from enhanced health and well being through applications of improved statistical techniques to improve diagnosis and treatment methods. People in areas affected by flooding would benefit from improved environmental impact reduction through new computational models for water flow. There is also the potential benefit to the local and national economy through the commercialisation and exploitation of these techniques perhaps through spin out companies.
The third strand is a benefit to the local and national economy (e.g. the health service, the finance industry, IT sector and education) through the training of skilled people for non-academic professions.
Organisations
- University of Sussex (Lead Research Organisation)
- California Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- University of Michigan (Collaboration)
- University of Portsmouth (Collaboration)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (Collaboration)
- University of Groningen (Collaboration)
- 4Most Europe Ltd (Collaboration)
- Uppsala University (Collaboration)
- LSST Corporation (Collaboration)
- Paris Institute of Astrophysics (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- DURHAM UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Cardiff University (Collaboration)
- European University Cyprus (Collaboration)
- UK Space Agency (Collaboration)
- Stanford University (Collaboration)
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) (Collaboration)
- Saclay Nuclear Research Centre (Collaboration)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- Leiden University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (Collaboration)
- Lancaster University (Collaboration)
- University of Porto (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE (Collaboration)
- International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) (Collaboration)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- LOFAR (Collaboration)
- Liverpool John Moores University (Collaboration)
- Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Collaboration)
Publications
Yu Zhefu
(2018)
Quasar Accretion Disk Sizes from Continuum Reverberation Mapping in the DES Standard Star Fields
in arXiv e-prints
Penton Andrew
(2021)
OzDES Reverberation Mapping Program: Lag recovery reliability for 6-year CIV analysis
in arXiv e-prints
Gruen D.
(2018)
Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: The effect of intra-cluster light on photometric redshifts for weak gravitational lensing
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration P
(2018)
Planck 2018 results. I. Overview and the cosmological legacy of Planck
in arXiv e-prints
D'Andrea C. B.
(2018)
First Cosmology Results Using Type Ia Supernovae From the Dark Energy Survey: Survey Overview and Supernova Spectroscopy
in arXiv e-prints
Bleem L. E.
(2019)
The SPTpol Extended Cluster Survey
in arXiv e-prints
Toy M.
(2023)
Rates and properties of type Ia supernovae in galaxy clusters within the Dark Energy Survey
in arXiv e-prints
Brout D.
(2018)
First Cosmology Results Using Type Ia Supernovae From the Dark Energy Survey: Analysis, Systematic Uncertainties, and Validation
in arXiv e-prints
Shin T.
(2018)
Measurement of the Splashback Feature around SZ-selected Galaxy Clusters with DES, SPT and ACT
in arXiv e-prints
Prat J.
(2018)
Cosmological lensing ratios with DES Y1, SPT and Planck
in arXiv e-prints
Title | Constellations |
Description | Science consultant for Constellations, a new play by Nick Payne |
Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
Year Produced | 2011 |
Impact | sold out West End play, Best New Play Award from Evening Standard, successful run on Broadway, successful UK tour |
Title | DES artwork |
Description | A print of Brighton Pier with the first light galaxy from DES featured (by Michelle Dawson) |
Type Of Art | Artwork |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | Increased sales for artist |
Title | DES artwork |
Description | A print of Worthing Pier with DES "Christmas Comet" featured (by Michelle Dawson) prints and greetings cards |
Type Of Art | Artwork |
Year Produced | 2015 |
Impact | Increased sales for artist |
Title | DES pewter phone charm |
Description | Pewter artist Fleur Grenier made a phone charm with the DES symbol and an equation. These were handed out to all participants at the DES@sussex meeting. |
Type Of Art | Artwork |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Impact | Fleur made sales of her other artworks |
Title | Dark Energy Glove |
Description | Dark Energy gloves (by LoveLoli) |
Type Of Art | Artwork |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Impact | increased knowledge of LoveLoli products |
Description | Research into Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics: With the Planck 2015 team we have produced the best full-sky lensing reconstruction and likelihood, measured cosmological parameters to unprecedented precision and placed the best limits on primordial gravitational waves. We also released new and updated public codes for MCMC sample analysis and sample generation, made a first detection of CMB polarization delensing. We have shown how a theoretical model of galaxy formation, built on top of a large simulation of the growth of cosmic structure, can explain the observed distribution and properties of galaxies across cosmic time. That model highlights the importance of accretion of matter onto supermassive black holes for limiting the growth of the largest galaxies. High redshift galaxies can explain the reionisation of the Universe provided that emission from binary star systems is properly accounted for. We have helped to design, run and analyse EAGLE, that simulates galaxy formation through to the present day. It provides the most accurate representation of galaxy formation and evolution over cosmic history to date and is a vital tool to test galaxy formation models. We have also helped to design, run and analyse BLUETIDES, one of the largest (by particle number) hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation ever attempted. The BLUETIDES project has simulated the formation and evolution of galaxies through the first billion years of the Universe's history. It provides excellent agreement with existing observational constraints making it the ideal model on which to make predictions for the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope. We performed the first ever realistic simulations of ultra-compact minihaloes, clumps of dark matter gravitationally bound into tight clumps. We showed that their densities were not nearly as large as previously expected, which changes our picture of how the first dense structures formed through gravitational attraction. The Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey is compiling spectroscopic and multi-wavelength imaging observations for a representative and highly complete sample of galaxies in the nearby Universe. This survey is being used to understand how galaxies form and evolve, and to constrain the properties of the principal constituents of the Universe. To date, the GAMA survey has produced 138 papers with 4041 citations (h-index of 30). We developed the first simulations to self-consistently evolved both the radiation field and gas to constrain the halo baryon fraction during cosmic reionization, deriving the corresponding characteristic mass for halos with baryon fraction half of the cosmic mean. We showed for the first time that the earliest stages of reionization could be directly imaged by the Square Kilometre Array. We have also found that the redshifted 21-cm signal from the X-ray heating Epoch (z>12) exhibits characteristic strongly non-gaussian features, which should aid detection. We published the first joint X-ray optical paper on clusters from the dark energy survey (DES), plus a test of gravity on large scales. Major achievements by the Dark Energy Survey in the last 12 months include the publication of the first combined probe cosmology results, the EM confirmation of the first binary neutron star collision, and the public release of 5000 sq. degrees of multi-band photometry. |
Exploitation Route | Ongoing research. |
Sectors | Education |
URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/astronomy/research |
Description | The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Sussex runs an intense outreach programme, closely link to the research carried out within the Department. Our activities not only involve research talks, but also hands on activities that introduce the basics of our research to the public. During 2013/4, we worked with 16,000 people - 2,000 members of the general public, 5,000 school and college students at our stands at various science fairs across the South-East, and 9,000 school and college students in a classroom-type setting (including our travelling planetarium). Breakdown by number: Public = 1943 KS1 = 395 [key stage 1; 5-7 year olds] KS2 = 2306 [aged 7-11] KS3 = 4256 [11-14's] KS4 = 3932 [14-16, GCSE] KS5 = 3287 [16-18 A-level students] Total = 16,119 Total children = 14,000 During 2014/5, we worked with 12,579 people - 4207 members of the general public, 2411 school and college students at our stands at various science fairs across the South-East, and 5961 school and college students in a classroom-type setting (including our travelling planetarium). Breakdown by number: Public = 4,207 KS1 = 508 [key stage 1; 5-7 year olds] KS2 = 1595 [aged 7-11] KS3 = 3154 [11-14's] KS4 = 2399 [14-16, GCSE] KS5 = 716 [16-18 A-level students] Total = 12,579 Total children = 8,372 During 2015/6, we worked with 10,000 people - 3,000 members of the general public, 2,400 school and college students at our stands at various science fairs across the South-East, and 4,600 school and college students in a classroom-type setting (including our travelling planetarium). Breakdown by number: Public = 3000 Teachers = 200 KS1 = 500 [key stage 1; 5-7 year olds] KS2 = 1400 [aged 7-11] KS3 = 2300 [11-14's] KS4 = 1500 [14-16, GCSE] KS5 = 700 [16-18 A-level students] Total = 9,600 Total children = 6,400 During 2016/7, we worked with over 14,500 people - 5,000 members of the general public, 3,300 school and college students at our stands at various science fairs across the South-East, and 6,200 school and college students in a classroom-type setting (including our travelling planetarium). Breakdown by number: Public = 5000 Teachers = 150 KS1 = 700 [key stage 1; 5-7 year olds] KS2 = 1500 [aged 7-11] KS3 = 4000 [11-14's] KS4 = 2300 [14-16, GCSE] KS5 = 1200 [16-18 A-level students] Total children = 9,500 |
Sector | Education |
Impact Types | Cultural |
Title | DES DR1 |
Description | first data release |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | many many papers |
Title | DES DR2 |
Description | DES DR2 |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2021 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | lots of papers |
Title | DES-DR1 |
Description | first data release from DES (5000 sq. degree of multi-band optical/IR data) |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | everyone in the world can now use DES data |
URL | https://des.ncsa.illinois.edu/releases/dr1 |
Title | DESSV |
Description | DES-SV public data release |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2016 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Facilitated research by people outside DES. |
URL | https://des.ncsa.illinois.edu/releases/sva1 |
Title | GAMA database |
Description | Panchromatic (X-ray - radio) on a representative sample of ~300,000 galaxies. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | 49 refereed publications as of October 2014 |
URL | http://www.gama-survey.org |
Title | L-Galaxies databases |
Description | Semi-analytic galaxy catalogues using the L-Galaxies SAM. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2010 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | The L-Galaxies SAM is pre-eminent in the field and has attracted thousands of citations. |
URL | http://gavo.mpa-garching.mpg.de/MyMillennium/ |
Title | XCS-DR1 |
Description | XCS first data release |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2012 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | allowed people outside XCS to use our data products |
URL | http://www.astro.ljmu.ac.uk/~xcs/DR1/XCSDataRelease.html |
Description | 4MOST |
Organisation | 4Most Europe Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Member: WAVES and Cosmology Surveys; Infrastructure Working Group 4 (Survey selection functions) |
Collaborator Contribution | Build new spectrograph for VISTA t;lescope |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | COSMOS |
Organisation | California Institute of Technology |
Department | Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS) |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Astronomical survey maps and catalogues |
Collaborator Contribution | Astronomical survey maps and catalogues |
Impact | Academic papers and data products |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | Dark Energy Survey |
Organisation | Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
Country | United States |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
Description | Dark Energy Survey |
Organisation | Stanford University |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
Description | Dark Energy Survey |
Organisation | University of California, Santa Cruz |
Department | Physics Department |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
Description | Dark Energy Survey |
Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
Description | Dark Energy Survey |
Organisation | University of Michigan |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
Description | Dark Energy Survey |
Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I lead the Cluster Working Group (and make many other contributions eg EPO, survey strategy, membership...). |
Collaborator Contribution | The partners are responsible for other science areas, for building, running and maintaining the camera, for data processing. I have only listed the institutes where I have close collaborators. There are many other institutes that contribute to DES. |
Impact | Papers, public outreach, a facility instrument, PhD theses |
Description | Euclid |
Organisation | UK Space Agency |
Department | Euclid Consortium |
Country | France |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Member: galaxy clustering working group; Independent legacy science team. |
Collaborator Contribution | Build and launch Euclid satellite |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | GAMA |
Organisation | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) |
Country | Australia |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Member of Scientific and Strategic Advisory Council Spectroscopic flux calibration |
Collaborator Contribution | Project management |
Impact | Numerous publications |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | HELP: Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Survey |
Organisation | Cardiff University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership, data and software |
Collaborator Contribution | data and software |
Impact | data |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | HELP: Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Survey |
Organisation | European University Cyprus |
Country | Cyprus |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership, data and software |
Collaborator Contribution | data and software |
Impact | data |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | HELP: Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Survey |
Organisation | Leiden University |
Department | Leiden Observatory |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership, data and software |
Collaborator Contribution | data and software |
Impact | data |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | HELP: Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Survey |
Organisation | National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) |
Department | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Marseille |
Country | France |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership, data and software |
Collaborator Contribution | data and software |
Impact | data |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | HELP: Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Survey |
Organisation | Saclay Nuclear Research Centre |
Country | France |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Leadership, data and software |
Collaborator Contribution | data and software |
Impact | data |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | HELP: Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Survey |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Department | Institute of Astronomy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership, data and software |
Collaborator Contribution | data and software |
Impact | data |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | HELP: Herschel Extragalactic Legacy Survey |
Organisation | University of the Western Cape |
Country | South Africa |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Leadership, data and software |
Collaborator Contribution | data and software |
Impact | data |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | L-Galaxies |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Ongoing design development of the L-Galaxies semi-analytic model |
Collaborator Contribution | Ongoing design development of the L-Galaxies semi-analytic model; hosting a database of model galaxy data mad available to the astronomical community. |
Impact | I am not going to list all my relevant publications again here. There should be an option to link to them. |
Start Year | 2012 |
Description | LOFAR Epoch of Reionization Key Science Project (2015-ongoing) |
Organisation | LOFAR |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I am core member of the Key Science Project with responsibilities in simulation and modelling support. |
Collaborator Contribution | The project has been awarded over 1600 hours of observation with the LOFAR telescope since it began operations (some of these are completed, some are ongoing). A number of papers have been published on the results, including the first upper limits on the redshifted 21-cm power spectra from reionization. |
Impact | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ...838...65P and many other papers |
Description | LOFAR Epoch of Reionization Key Science Project (2015-ongoing) |
Organisation | University of Groningen |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I am core member of the Key Science Project with responsibilities in simulation and modelling support. |
Collaborator Contribution | The project has been awarded over 1600 hours of observation with the LOFAR telescope since it began operations (some of these are completed, some are ongoing). A number of papers have been published on the results, including the first upper limits on the redshifted 21-cm power spectra from reionization. |
Impact | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ...838...65P and many other papers |
Description | LOFAR Key Surveys |
Organisation | Leiden University |
Department | Astronomy |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Co-I Survey Design |
Collaborator Contribution | Huub Rottgering leads |
Impact | Survey proposal Survey observing plan Early data |
Start Year | 2006 |
Description | LSST |
Organisation | LSST Corporation |
Country | United States |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | LSST:UK large-scale structure point of contact; LSST:UK Co-investigator; Member: Dark energy Science Collaboration; Member: Galaxies Collaboration. |
Collaborator Contribution | LSST Corporation is overseeing telescope construction and operations |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | LSST-DESC |
Organisation | LSST Corporation |
Country | United States |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Taken part in activities related to cluster cosmology |
Collaborator Contribution | An enormous telescope! |
Impact | Part of an LSST:UK bid for funding for EPO |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Planck collaboration |
Organisation | Paris Institute of Astrophysics |
Country | France |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Cosmological parameters, likelihood, CMB lensing, Non-Gaussianity and Doppler. |
Collaborator Contribution | satellite, instruments, data, analysis, other cosmology topics |
Impact | Planck Collaboration 2013 papers (see paper list) |
Description | Planck collaboration |
Organisation | University of Cambridge |
Department | Institute of Astronomy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Cosmological parameters, likelihood, CMB lensing, Non-Gaussianity and Doppler. |
Collaborator Contribution | satellite, instruments, data, analysis, other cosmology topics |
Impact | Planck Collaboration 2013 papers (see paper list) |
Description | Virgo Supercomputing Consortium |
Organisation | Durham University |
Department | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Founding member; steering group member; code development; project lead. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provision of supercomputer facilities; joint steering rout membership; code development; multiple project leadership. |
Impact | Many of the outputs listed separately in this report (I am not going to list them all again here). They will each have an appropriate acknowledgement. |
Description | Virgo Supercomputing Consortium |
Organisation | Leiden University |
Department | Leiden Institute of Physics |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Founding member; steering group member; code development; project lead. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provision of supercomputer facilities; joint steering rout membership; code development; multiple project leadership. |
Impact | Many of the outputs listed separately in this report (I am not going to list them all again here). They will each have an appropriate acknowledgement. |
Description | Virgo Supercomputing Consortium |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Founding member; steering group member; code development; project lead. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provision of supercomputer facilities; joint steering rout membership; code development; multiple project leadership. |
Impact | Many of the outputs listed separately in this report (I am not going to list them all again here). They will each have an appropriate acknowledgement. |
Description | Virgo Supercomputing Consortium |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Department | Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Founding member; steering group member; code development; project lead. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provision of supercomputer facilities; joint steering rout membership; code development; multiple project leadership. |
Impact | Many of the outputs listed separately in this report (I am not going to list them all again here). They will each have an appropriate acknowledgement. |
Description | Virgo Supercomputing Consortium |
Organisation | University of Nottingham |
Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Founding member; steering group member; code development; project lead. |
Collaborator Contribution | Provision of supercomputer facilities; joint steering rout membership; code development; multiple project leadership. |
Impact | Many of the outputs listed separately in this report (I am not going to list them all again here). They will each have an appropriate acknowledgement. |
Description | XCS |
Organisation | Liverpool John Moores University |
Department | Astrophysics Research Institute |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
Description | XCS |
Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
Department | School of Physics and Astronomy |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
Description | XCS |
Organisation | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Department | Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit |
Country | South Africa |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
Description | XCS |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Department | School of Physics and Astronomy Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
Description | XCS |
Organisation | University of Michigan |
Department | Department of Astronomy |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
Description | XCS |
Organisation | University of Oxford |
Department | Department of Physics |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
Description | XCS |
Organisation | University of Porto |
Department | Physics |
Country | Portugal |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
Description | XCS |
Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
Department | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | XCS is led by myself from Sussex |
Collaborator Contribution | XCS is a collaboration, my partners play vital science and infrastructure roles |
Impact | papers, public outreach and PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
Department | FNAL - Other |
Country | United States |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | Lancaster University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | Liverpool John Moores University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | University of California, Santa Cruz |
Department | Physics Department |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
Department | Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Department | Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit |
Country | South Africa |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | University of Michigan |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | University of Porto |
Country | Portugal |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | University of Portsmouth |
Department | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Description | XMM Cluster Survey |
Organisation | Uppsala University |
Country | Sweden |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Scientific leadership and collaboration |
Collaborator Contribution | Scientific collaboration |
Impact | ~25 journal articles, 12 PhD theses |
Title | CAMB |
Description | Calculates numerical predictions for cosmological power spectra |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
Impact | Used for most cosmological parameter analyses, including WMAP and Planck. |
URL | http://camb.info/ |
Title | Cosmomc |
Description | Cosmological (and more general) parameter estimation by Markov Chain Monte Carlo |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
Impact | Widely used internationally, e.g. in Planck results |
URL | http://cosmologist.info/cosmomc/ |
Description | Adler after dark June 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Adler After Dark - Q&A and talk to general public |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/adler-after-dark/ |
Description | Admissions materials for Sussex physics department |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Hundreds of people (prospective students and parents) have accessed materials that feature photographs from the supported activity (telescope run in Arizona in 2008). The reason these photographs are used is because I took an undergraduate with me to the telescope. Our UG applications have increased 50% year on year for 2 years. This is NOT only due to the materials mentioned here, but everything plays a part. Please note my answer to 5.9 is not correct, since various method were used, but there is no "other" option. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009,2010,2011 |
Description | Articles in magazines |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Romer's research has features in various publications including: Viva Lewis, Space magazine, Financial Times, Argus, Womanthology, WISE People Like Me, Daily Mail don't know |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
Description | AstroFest |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | AstroFest 2019 800+ people in the audience, including Brian May! Great response to talk by public afterwards, plus feedback from 3rd parties |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://europeanastrofest.com/2019/01/25/kathy-romer/ |
Description | Astronomy Master Class |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Romer's research has been featured at the Department's Astronomy Master Class (annual event in December, plus occasional repeats in other months for smaller groups). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016,2017 |
Description | BBC Sussex |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | talked about DES don't know |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
Description | BHASVIC IWD |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | IWD panel at BHASVIC ~50 people in the audience |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Brighton Astro talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk at Brighton Astro society in June 2018. ~70 people in audience |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://brightonastro.com |
Description | British Science Festival: Drawing on science |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | cartoons for science communcation |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/2017announcement |
Description | British Science Festival: Museum Night & Drawing Science |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Museum night with Daniel H: public shown how BVI people can engage with art and science through touch and sound. (~100 people engaged with at a table display) Drawing on Science: event with professional cartoonists to develop science cartoons with the public. ~8 people attended, but it led to a blog post in Germany. https://flugundzeit.blog/2017/09/17/british-science-festival-brighton-2017/ |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/news/2017announcement |
Description | Buses |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Bus with astronomy design - includes DES |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/41334 |
Description | DArchives 17/18 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | DArchive author for Y1 Cosmo and Grav Wave results. Plus DArchive editor/sub-editor on others. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://www.darkenergysurvey.org/news-and-results/darchives/ |
Description | DES end of nights |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Social media blitz related to the last nights observing for DES. 30 days of posts, >100 in total. Reach in 10,000s |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://www.darkenergysurvey.org/desendofnights/ |
Description | DES press release at Sussex |
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 | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Press Release related to DES end of nights |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/news/media-centre/press-releases/id/47262 |
Description | DES press releases (17/18 reporting round) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | DES press release: social media coordination - August 17, October 17, January 18 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
URL | https://www.darkenergysurvey.org/news-and-results/press-releases |
Description | Edinburgh Science Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | April 2018. Panel for Edinburgh Science Festival on Cosmology. ~200 people (ticketed) We were sent a poem afterwards Dark Matter You are a constellation of dark matter An utterance in a vast and sprawling universe Your potential by nature infinite But blue-red eyes filter out the light A trillion black holes Little whirlpools filling the expanse Bringing light to consciousness Like a trillion whirring cogs A pointillist picture With the points in constant motion Superimposing upon one another Seemingly unaware of each other's presence Yet Creating a whole. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.sciencefestival.co.uk |
Description | Euclid - schools activity |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Euclid schools workshop at Euclid conference |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://eucliduk.net/2017-consortium-meeting/ |
Description | Euclid evening event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Euclid evening event. Panel+comendy |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://eucliduk.net/2017-consortium-meeting/ |
Description | Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 60 people at talk. Multiple questions. Three school teachers contacted me about outreach activity in Physics at Sussex. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
Description | IoP evening talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | IoP evening lecture at University of Surrey |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | http://events.iop.org/branch-lecture-dark-energy-survey-and-beginning-industrial-revolution-cosmolog... |
Description | Lewes STEM fest |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Lewes STEMfest April 2018 - all the PhD students + JessicaK. 850 people visited the event |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Local Science Festivals 16/17 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Romer's research has been presented at Science Festivals (Brighton and Lewes) through hands on activities. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
Description | New Scientist master class |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Masterclass to ~500 people. They pay ~£1000 for the day. ~6 talks in total, plus a panel discussion |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.newscientist.com/science-events/ |
Description | Participation in BBC Nature programme |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | I don't know how large the audience was, but I have had more than 100 queries from members of the public (mostly UK and USA, but also India and Australia) I have been invited to give a public talks by a variety of organisations, including science festivals. These are mostly in the local area, but also in Cambridge, Oxford and Bath. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015 |
Description | Public talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk to Lewes astronomers, South Downs Astronomical Society, Vectis Astronomical Society, local schools, ... Report on most recent talk (22 Feb 2013) appeared in newsletter of Vectis Astronomical Society |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013 |
Description | RAL talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | talk at RAL. given twice to ~150 people each time |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://stfc.ukri.org/public-engagement/activities-for-the-public/visit-the-rutherford-appleton-labor... |
Description | STFC womens day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | STFC women's profiles (mine, plus suggested others to take part) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.stfc.ac.uk/news-events-and-publications/features/women-in-stem/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_me... |
Description | School talks |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Multiple (2-3 per year) talks/interactive sessions: At schools in the region As part of the Sussex Physics "Schools Lab" programme Disseminating results of research, linking to the curriculum and promoting physics as a career. May have contributed to large increase in Physics UG recruitment in the region (far above the national average). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015 |
Description | School visits |
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 | Presentation & discussion Regular visits |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/outreach/schoolslab |
Description | School visits/interactions various locations in SE England |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | total of ~300 pupils (in groups ranging in size from 10 to 100), plenty of discussions afterwards I helped a school attract speakers for their science enhancement programme. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
Description | Schools Lab |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Romer's research has been featured during at least once per year at the Department's regular Schools Lab events for Y11, Y12, Y13 physics pupils. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | Pre-2006,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
Description | Soap Box Science |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Soap Box Science - Newcastle 2015; London 2015; London 2017. Also part of organising committee for SBS Brighton 2017. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2017 |
Description | Soap Box Science - Sep 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | SBS art-science event in South London, Sep 17 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://soapboxscience.org/ |
Description | Star Gazing Live |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | SGL on campus: plenary talks in 2015, interactive activities in 2016 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015 |
Description | Star Gazing Live |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Romer's research on cosmology has been featured at Star Gazing Live. This includes, hands on activities, public talks and workshops with school groups. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016,2017 |
Description | Stargazing live |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | To engage the public in a debate about the future of astronomy. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Sussex Open Day June 2017 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | DarkBites Treasure Hunt at open day |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/community/get-involved/visit-campus/community-festival |
Description | Sussex Universe |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Sussex Universe talk (pre recorded) over Zoom with in person Q&A |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXPb5bfrHLk&t=9s |
Description | Sussex Universe 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Sussex Universe (on campus) talk. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/physics/outreach/public/publicevents |
Description | Sussex lecture series |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Public lecture on "The monster's fiery breath: black holes and galaxy formation" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | UoS Community Day - Talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Cluster talk at Community Day Event |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/community/get-involved/visit-campus/community-festival |
Description | media engagement |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Romer has interacted with the media in relation to her role in DES EPO: e.g. queries from Nature, Mail on line |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
Description | media regional (17/18 reporting round) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Argus "60 seconds with" article; Viva Brighton article; UoS Citizen Science article; UoS Impact Day profiles |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
Description | nerd nite (17/18 reporting round) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | nerd nite june 2017, jan 2018 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
URL | https://brighton.nerdnite.com/ |
Description | talks to members of the public (various locations in UK, also in Arizona, Michigan and Chile) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Romer has presented her research in public talks to a wide range of audiences (in groups ranging in size from 30 to 200): Astronomy Societies; Science Festivals; Astronomy Festivals; Science clubs (Cafe Scientifique etc.) none |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |