Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre

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Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Professor Francesco Shankar

Professor of Astrophysics

Research interests

  • Super-massive Black Hole Demography and Evolution
  • Galaxy Evolution: Spheroids and Bulges, Environment, High-redshift galaxies
  • Radio and Broad Absorption Line Active Galactic Nuclei
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Dr Graham Van Goffrier

Senior Research Assistant
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Dr Graham White

Lecturer B
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Professor Ian Hawke

Professor

Research interests

  • Numerical relativity
  • Neutron Stars
  • Gravitational waves

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Ian Jones

Professor of Mathematical Physics

Research interests

  • Gravitational wave astronomy
  • Neutron stars
  • Radio pulsars

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Imogen Gingell

Principal Research Fellow
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Dr Ines Aniceto

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

  • 1. Perturbation theory and asymptotic analysis of N=non-perturbative phenomena in AdS/CFT
  • 2. Exponential Asymptotics and resurgence in non-linear ODEs and discrete equations
  • 3.  Exact quantisation methods for field theoretic observables

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Ioannis Matthaiakakis

STFC Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Holography and AdS/CMT correspondence
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Gravity
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Mr Irfan Ullah Khan MPhys

Research interests

  • Areas of Mathematics associated with Quantum Field Theory
  • Mathematical foundations of Gauge Theories
  • Unification of Fundamental Forces
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