Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre

Our people

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

Professor Oscar Dias

Professor

Research interests

  • Einstein's gravity
  • Black holes
  • Holographic dualities (gravity/gauge theory dualities)

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Pasquale Di Bari

Professor of Physics And Astronomy

Research interests

  • Particle Cosmology and Neutrino Physics:
  • BSM physics, grand-unified models, flavour models
  • Seesaw models and phenomenology
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Dr Philip Wiseman

Senior Research Fellow Ernest Rutherford

Research interests

  • the supernova explosions of white dwarf stars
  • the expansion of the Universe
  • ‘dark energy’ that accelerates its expansion

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Pietro Capuozzo

Research interests

  • string theory
  • quantum field theory
  • adS/CFT correspondence
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Professor Poshak Gandhi

Professor of Astrophysics

Research interests

  • Data-intensive Astronomy
  • Social Impact of Astronomy
  • Time-domain astrophysics, Black Holes, Lunar astronomy
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Dr Priscilla Corsi

Senior Teaching Fellow
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Ms Rahime Matur

Research interests

  • Numerical Relativity
  • Neutron Stars
  • Gravitational Waves
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Dr Rishav Roshan

Research Fellow
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Professor Robert Fear

Professor

Research interests

  • Magnetic reconnection
  • Large-scale solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling
  • Global magnetospheric dynamics
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