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Find out more about the members of the Astrophysics Research Group.
Staff and students
Head of Group
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Dr Alessia Gualandris
Associate Professor
Academic staff
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Dr Michelle Collins
Reader (Associate Professor)
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Dr Noelia Noel
Senior Lecturer, PhD in Astrophysics
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Dr Robert Izzard
Senior Lecturer
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Professor Justin Read
Early Career Researcher Lead and Chair of Astrophysics
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Dr Denis Erkal
Reader (Associate Professor) of Astrophysics
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Professor Bob Nichol
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (FEPS)
Research staff
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Dr Payel Das
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
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Dr Amery Gration
Research Fellow
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Dr Jason Hunt
Surrey Future Fellow
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Dr Janet Preston
Visiting Research Fellow
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Dr Mattia Sormani
Royal Society University Research Fellow
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Dr Eugene Vasiliev
STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow Astrophysics
Postgraduate research students
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Harry Addison
Postgraduate Research Student
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Astha Astha
Postgraduate Research Student
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Kate Attard
Postgraduate Research Student
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Julian Jun Yen Chan
Postgraduate Research Student
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Emmy Charles
Postgraduate Research Student
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Andrew Garner
Postgraduate Research Student
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David Douwe Hendriks
Postgraduate Research Student
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Tariq Hilmi
Postgraduate Research Student
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Noushin Karim
Postgraduate Research Student
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Nader Khonji
Postgraduate Research Student
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Sophia Lilleengen
Postgraduate Research Student
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Mahdieh Navabi
Postgraduate Research Student
Connor Pickett
Postgraduate Research Student
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Natalie Rees
Postgraduate Research Student
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Joanna Sakowska
Postgraduate Research Student
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Ethan Taylor
Postgraduate Research Student
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Madison Walder
Postgraduate Research Student