White dwarfs, planetary remnants and the local stellar population
We study white dwarfs and local stars from the newly defined Gaia sample, including close binary stars containing compact objects. We are particularly interested in the exotic physical processes that drive their evolution, both from observational and theoretical point of views. We also study evolved planetary systems including planets, rocky debris and discs around white dwarfs. We are partners in the four large spectroscopic surveys (DESI, SDSS-V, WEAVE, and 4MOST) and members of the group have contributed to the development and exploitation of the ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM high-speed photometer.
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Academic Staff
| Name | Research Interests | ||
| Deanne Coppejans (assistant professor) |
Deanne.Coppejans@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Boris Gänsicke (professor, ERC Advanced Grant Fellow) |
Boris.Gaensicke@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Ingrid Pelisoli (assistant professor, URF Fellow) |
Ingrid.Pelisoli@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Danny Steeghs (professor) |
D.T.H.Steeghs@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay (professor, ERC Consolidator Grant Fellow) |
P-E.Tremblay@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Dimitri Veras (associate professor) |
Dimitri.Veras@aya.yale.edu |
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Group Founder
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Tom Marsh |
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Research Staff
| Name | Research Interests | ||
| Antoine Bédard (NSERC research fellow) |
Antoine.Bedard@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Andy Buchan (research fellow) |
Andy.Buchan@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Noel Castro Segura (research fellow) |
noel.castro-segura@warwick.ac.uk | ||
| Paul Chote (assistant professor) |
P.Chote@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Mark Hollands (Warwick Prize fellow) |
Mark.Hollands@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Keith Inight (research fellow) |
Keith.Inight@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Paula Izquierdo (research fellow) |
Paula.Izquierdo-Sanchez@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Felipe Lagos Vilches (research fellow) |
Felipe.Lagos-Vilches@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Snehalata Sahu (research fellow) |
Snehalata.Sahu@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Andrew Swan (research fellow) |
Andrew.Swan@warwick.ac.uk |
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Postgraduate Students
| Name | Research Interests | ||
| Anna-Maria Cutolo (PhD student) |
Anna-Maria.Cutolo@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Abbigail Elms (PhD student) |
Abbigail.Elms@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Matthew Hoskin (PhD student) |
M.Hoskin@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Rafael Martínez-Brunner (PhD student) |
Rafael.Martinez@warwick.ac.uk | ||
| James Munday (PhD student) |
James.Munday@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Mairi O'Brien (PhD student) |
Mairi.O-Brien@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Sergio Ramírez Ramírez (PhD student) |
Sergio.Ramirez-Ramirez@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Emily Roberts (PhD student) |
Emily.Roberts.1@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Anwesha Sahu (PhD student) |
Anwesha.Sahu@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Jamie Williams (PhD student) |
Jamie.T.Williams@warwick.ac.uk |
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| Taf Zivave (PhD student) |
Taf.Zivave@warwick.ac.uk |
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Past Group Members
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Ethan Moorfield |
Now a PhD student in Southampton | ||
| Christopher Manser (PhD student and research fellow) |
Now in the private industry |
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| Elena Cukanovaite (PhD student and research fellow) |
Now in the private industry |
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| Tim Cunningham (PhD student and research fellow) |
Now at Harvard Center for Astrophysics |
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| Thomas Killenstein (PhD student) |
Now at University of Turku |
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| Catriona McDonald (PhD student) |
Now at University of Cambridge |
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| Odette Toloza (PhD student and research fellow) |
Now staff at Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria | ||
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Jack McCleery |
Now in the private industry |
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Sabrina Outmani |
Now in the private industry |
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Mathew Green |
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Richard Ashley |
Now at the Isaac Newton Group |
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| Nicola Gentile Fusillo (PhD student and research fellow) |
Now staff at University of Trieste | ||
| Louise Zhuqing Wang (PhD student) |
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| David Wilson (PhD student and research fellow) |
Now at University of Colorado Boulder | ||
| Anna Pala (PhD student and research fellow) |
Now at ESA Madrid | ||
| Roberto Raddi (research fellow) |
Now staff at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona | ||
| Elme Breedt (research fellow) |
Now at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge | ||
| Stephan Geier (Marie Curie fellow) |
Now professor at the University of Postdam | ||
| JJ Hermes (research fellow) |
Now staff at Boston University | ||
| Madelon Bours (PhD student) |
Now in the private industry | ||
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Penélope Longa Peña |
Now at Centro de Astronomia de la Universidad de Antofagasta | ||
| Sandra Greiss (PhD student) |
Now in the private industry | ||
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Silvia Catalan Ruiz |
Now in the private industry | ||
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Philip Carter |
Now at the University of Bristol | ||
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Chris Copperwheat |
Now staff at Liverpool John Moores University | ||
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Jonathan Girven |
Now in the private industry | ||
| Stelios Pyrzas (PhD student) |
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Steven Parsons |
Now staff at the University of Sheffield | ||
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Lieke van Spaandonk |
Now in the private industry | ||
| John Southworth (aka Taylor) (research fellow) |
Now staff at Keele University | ||
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Alberto Rebassa Mansergas |
Now staff at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona |