Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

Our Research

People

Academic staff

NameInterests
Dr Richard BattyeTheoretical cosmology, VSA, Planck, HI/SZ surveys
Dr Ian BrowneOCRA-p, FARADAY
Prof. R. D. DaviesVSA, HI, radio surveys, Planck, foregrounds, +gardenning
Dr Richard DavisPlanck, VSA, radio stars
Dr Clive DickinsonCMB, foregrounds, component separation, radio and H-alpha surveys, ISM/Galaxy, Planck
Dr Scott KayTheoretical astrophysics, cosmology
Dr J.P. LeahyPolarisation, Planck, VSA, radio jets
Dr Bruno Maffei
Prof. Lucio Piccirillo
Dr Giampaolo Pisano
Dr Althea WilkinsonPlanck, polarisation foregrounds, VSA
Prof. P.N. WilkinsonOCRA-p, FARADAY

Postdoctoral Staff

NameInterests
Dr Tess JaffePlanck, galactic foregrounds
Dr Stuart LowePlanck LFI radiometers
Dr Simon J. Melhuish
Dr Magda TodorovićCMB foregrounds and anomalous dust.

Students

NameInterests
Marta Alves
Francisco BlancoNon-Gaussianity for the VSA.
Michael PeelSimulations of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect; OCRA-FARADAY
Michael PreecePolarizations of the CMB
Chris TibbsCMB foregrounds and anomalous dust.

Previous Staff

NameInterests
Dr Vladislav StolyarovResearch associate at CPAC.

Past Students

NameInterests
Dr Zamri Zainal AbidinWorked on polarization simulations for Planck LFI as part of his PhD (2005).
Dr Kieran ClearyCompleted his PhD thesis (2003) on radio source foregrounds for the VSA. Now at JPL.
Dr Carlos Gutierrez de la Cruz
Dr Yaser HafezStudied weather and calibration effects on the VSA for his PhD.
Roger Hoyland
Dr Adam MossWorked on designing and constraining models of inflation and quintessence for his PhD.
Helen YatesTested Planck radiometers for her MSc (2005)