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 | ||
Boris Gänsicke (professor, ERC Advanced Grant Fellow) |
Boris.Gaensicke@warwick.ac.uk |
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Tom Marsh |
T.R.Marsh@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, STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow) |
Dimitri.Veras@colorado.edu |
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Deanne Coppejans (assistant professor) |
Deanne.Coppejans@warwick.ac.uk |
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Research Staff
Name | Research Interests | ||
Antoine Bédard (research fellow) |
Antoine.Bedard@warwick.ac.uk |
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Paul Chote (assistant professor) |
P.Chote@warwick.ac.uk |
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Elena Cukanovaite (research fellow) |
E.Cukanovaite.1@warwick.ac.uk |
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Tim Cunningham (research fellow) |
T.Cunningham@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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Christopher Manser (honorary research fellow) |
cmanser@ic.ac.uk |
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Ingrid Pelisoli (research fellow) |
Ingrid.Pelisoli@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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Keith Inight (PhD student) |
Keith.Inight@warwick.ac.uk |
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Thomas Killenstein (PhD student) |
T.Killestein@warwick.ac.uk |
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Catriona McDonald (PhD student) |
Catriona.McDonald@warwick.ac.uk |
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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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Jamie Williams (PhD student) |
Jamie.T.Williams@warwick.ac.uk |