People

The personnel of the Astrophysics Research Institute are listed below.

To contact an individual:
Telephone: 0151 231 <Ext>

You can search for a person by first name and/or surname using the form below:

Staff

Doug Arnold

New Robotic Telescope DevOps Engineer

E-mail:D.M.Arnold@ljmu.ac.uk

Ivan Baldry

Professor of Astrophysics

E-mail: I.Baldry@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2915

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Nate Bastian

Professor

E-mail: N.J.Bastian@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2933

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Stuart Bates

Liverpool Telescope Engineering Manager

E-mail: S.D.Bates@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2904

David Bersier

Reader in Astrophysics

E-mail: D.F.Bersier@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2939

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Mike Bode

Emeritus Professor

E-mail:M.Bode@ljmu.ac.uk

Dave Carter

Emeritus Professor

E-mail: D.Carter@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2935

Ben Clark

IT Technician

E-mail:B.J.Clark@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2925

Jenny Claydon

NSO Development & Marketing Officer

E-mail:J.L.Claydon@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2905

Chris Collins

Professor of Cosmology

E-mail:C.A.Collins@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2918

LJMU Webpage

Danielle Coogan

Admin Assistant

E-mail:D.Coogan@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2941

Sally Cooper

NSO Manager (Maternity Cover)

E-mail:S.E.Cooper@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2954

David Copley

New Robotic Telescope Systems Engineer

E-mail:D.Copley@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2921

Chris Copperwheat

Reader in Time Domain Astrophysics | Liverpool Telescope Astronomer in Charge

E-mail:C.M.Copperwheat@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2914

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Rob Crain

Royal Society University Research Fellow

E-mail: R.A.Crain@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 904 6560

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Matt Darnley

Reader in Time Domain Astrophysics | Head of Teaching

E-mail:M.J.Darnley@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2906

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Ben Davies

Reader | Undergraduate Admissions Tutor

E-mail:B.Davies@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2930

LJMU Webpage

Andreea Font

Senior Lecturer

E-mail: A.S.Font@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2927

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Stacey Habergham-Mawson

NSO Manager | Ogden Science Officer

E-mail:S.M.Habergham@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2954

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Daniel Harman

Research Astronomer | Research Computing Manager

E-mail:D.J.Harman@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2902

LJMU Webpage

Joachim Harnois-Deraps

Ernest Rutherford Fellow

E-mail:J.HarnoisDeraps@ljmu.ac.uk

Éamonn Harvey

NRT Instrument Scientist

E-mail:E.J.Harvey@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2910

Anna Hodgkinson

Head of Institute's PA

E-mail:A.E.Hodgkinson@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2919

David Hyder

Senior Programme Administrator

E-mail: D.Hyder@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2900

Phil James

Head of Institute | Professor of Extragalactic Astrophysics

E-mail:P.A.James@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2916

LJMU Webpage

Helen Jermak

New Robotic Telescope Project Scientist

E-mail:H.E.Jermak@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2934

Alison Keen

NSO Marketing Officer

E-mail: A.Keen@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2905

Lee Kelvin

Visiting Research Fellow

E-mail: L.S.Kelvin@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2946

Personal Website

Shiho Kobayashi

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics | Postgraduate Admissions

E-mail:S.Kobayashi@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2901

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Marco Lam

Visiting Research Fellow

E-mail:C.Y.Lam@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2932

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Christopher Leigh

Strategic Projects' Coordinator

E-mail:C.Leigh@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2940

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Fraser Lewis

NSO Operations Officer

E-mail: F.W.Lewis@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2940

Steve Longmore

Professor of Astrophysics

E-mail: S.N.Longmore@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2929

LJMU Webpage

Witold Maciejewski

Senior Lecturer

E-mail: W.Maciejewski@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2913

LJMU Webpage

Jonathan Marchant

TMC Operations Support Scientist

E-mail:J.Marchant@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2903

LJMU Webpage

Marie Martig

Senior Lecturer

E-mail: M.Martig@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2924

LJMU Webpage

Paolo Mazzali

Professor

E-mail: P.Mazzali@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2937

LJMU Webpage

Ian McCarthy

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

E-mail:I.G.McCarthy@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2931

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Adrian McGrath

New Robotic Telescope - Project Manager

E-mail:A.M.McGrath@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2928

Toby Moore

Reader in Astrophysics

E-mail: T.J.Moore@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2908

LJMU Webpage

Chris Mottram

Telescope Software Engineer

E-mail:C.Mottram@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 904 6591

Andrew Newsam

Professor of Astronomy Education and Engagement

E-mail: A.Newsam@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2909

LJMU Webpage

Maureen Pattullo

Finance Officer

E-mail:M.Pattullo@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2907

Susan Percival

Visiting Research Fellow

E-mail:S.M.Percival@ljmu.ac.uk

Daniel Perley

Senior Lecturer

E-mail: D.A.Perley@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2926

LJMU Webpage

Elena Pian

Visiting Research Fellow

E-mail: E.Pian@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension:

Andrzej Piascik

Scientific Software Developer

E-mail: A.S.Piascik@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2932

Caroline Ramsay

LT Group Secretary

E-mail: C.F.Ramsay@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2938

Ali Ranjbar

New Robotic Telescope Mechanical Engineer

E-mail:A.Ranjbar@ljmu.ac.uk

Maurizio Salaris

Professor of Stellar Astrophysics

E-mail: M.Salaris@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2911

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Ricardo Schiavon

Reader in Astrophysics

E-mail: R.P.Schiavon@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2945

LJMU Webpage

Renske Smit

Ernest Rutherford Fellow

E-mail:R.Smit@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2922

Robert Smith

Telescope Operations Manager

E-mail:R.J.Smith@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension:

Personal Website

Iain Steele

Professor of Astronomical Techniques | Liverpool Telescope Director

E-mail:I.A.Steele@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2912

LJMU Webpage

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Claire Burke

PDRA

E-mail:C.Burke@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2942

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

William Chantereau

PDRA

E-mail: W.Chantereau@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2949

Personal Website

Jonathan Davies

E-mail:J.J.Davies@2016.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Personal Website

Maria de Juan Ovelar

PDRA

E-mail:M.DeJuanOvelar@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2946

David Eden

PDRA

E-mail: D.J.Eden@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2946

LJMU Webpage

Personal Website

Violeta Gonzalez-Perez

E-mail:V.GonzalezPerez@ljmu.ac.uk

Personal Website

Sebastian Kamann

PDRA

E-mail: S.Kamann@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2946

LJMU Webpage

Juliana Kwan

PDRA

E-mail:J.Kwan@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2955

Ross McWhirter

PDRA

E-mail:P.R.McWhirter@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2942

Joel Pfeffer

PDRA

E-mail: J.L.Pfeffer@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2917

LJMU Webpage

Harry Pointon

E-mail:H.A.Pointon@2016.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2924

Jaime Salcido Negrete

PDRA

E-mail:J.SalcidoNegrete@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2955

Temitope Sam-Odusina

E-mail:T.J.SamOdusina@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2942

Sara Saracino

E-mail:S.Saracino@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2946

Manisha Shrestha

PDRA

E-mail:m.shrestha@ljmu.ac.uk

Jacob Teffs

PDRA

E-mail: J.J.Teffs@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2946

Joshua Veitch-Michaelis

PDRA

E-mail:J.L.VeitchMichaelis@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2942

Aaron Watkins

E-mail:A.E.Watkins@ljmu.ac.uk

Victoria Yankelevich

E-mail:V.Yankelevich@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2942

Research Students

Alberto Acuto

E-mail: A.Acuto@2017.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Personal Website

Charles Aouad

E-mail:c.j.aouad@2020.ljmu.ac.uk

Shaun Brown

E-mail: S.T.Brown@2018.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Daniel Callanan

E-mail: D.Callanan@2016.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Adrian Castanon Esteban

E-mail:A.CastanonEsteban@2019.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Allister Cockeram

E-mail: A.M.Cockeram@2014.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Hannah Dalgleish

E-mail: H.S.Dalgleish@2016.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Personal Website

Charlotte Donohoe-Keyes

E-mail: C.E.DonohoeKeyes@2013.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Joseph Fernandez

E-mail: J.J.Fernandez@2017.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Kate Furnell

E-mail: K.E.Furnell@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2950

Joaquin Garcia

E-mail: J.GarciaDeLaCruz@2017.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Gemma Gonzalez i Tora

E-mail:G.GonzalezITora@2019.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Michael Healy

E-mail:M.W.Healy@2017.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Personal Website

Alexander Hill

E-mail: A.D.Hill@2017.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Personal Website

Daniel Horta Darrington

E-mail:D.HortaDarrington@2018.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Personal Website

Meghan Hughes

E-mail: M.Hughes1@2013.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Clare Ivory

E-mail: C.F.Ivory@2007.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2950

Brandon Kelly

E-mail: B.K.Kelly@2017.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Shobhit Kisku

E-mail:S.S.Kisku@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Jessica Kitamura

E-mail: J.R.Kitamura@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2950

Egidijus Kukstas

E-mail:E.Kukstas@2016.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Personal Website

Alexander Lisboa-Wright

E-mail: A.LisboaWright@2017.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Silvia Martocchia

E-mail: S.Martocchia@2016.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Andrew Mason

E-mail:A.C.Mason@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Sarah McDonald

E-mail:S.E.McDonald@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Kyle Medler

E-mail:K.Medler@2019.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Stephen Molyneux

E-mail:S.J.Molyneux@2019.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Fiona Murphy-Glaysher

E-mail: F.J.MurphyGlaysher@2018.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Simon Pfeifer

E-mail: S.Pfeifer@2012.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Robert Poole-McKenzie

E-mail: R.PooleMckenzie@2013.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Raffaele Rani

E-mail: R.Rani@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Conor Ransome

E-mail: C.Ransome@2018.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Maisie Rashman

E-mail: M.F.Rashman@2016.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2950

Thomas Sedgwick

E-mail: T.M.Sedgwick@2013.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Lawrence Short

E-mail: L.A.Short@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2950

Sam Stafford

E-mail:S.Stafford@2014.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Tricia Sullivan

E-mail: T.Sullivan@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Kirsty Taggart

E-mail: K.L.Taggart@2016.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Sebastian Turner

E-mail: S.Turner1@2012.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

Personal Website

Bethan Williams

E-mail:B.A.Williams@2015.ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone Extension: 2923

People

Staff

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