- Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Astrophysics, University of Portsmouth
I have always been interested in astrophysics. I now work on testing whether the Hubble crisis facing cosmology is caused by our location in a large void inflating local measurements of the cosmic expansion rate. I previously worked on testing whether galaxies are mainly held together by an invisible substance called dark matter or by a tweak to Newton's law of gravity in situations where it has not been directly tested. I used wide binary stars to decisively reject the hypothesis known as Milgromian dynamics or MOND on small scales (MNRAS, 527, 4573). I have also worked on the El Gordo galaxy cluster and the impact of tides on dwarf galaxies in the Fornax Cluster.
Experience
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2024–presentPostdoctoral fellow, University of Portsmouth
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2021–2024Postdoctoral research associate, University of Saint Andrews
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2018–2021Postdoctoral fellow, University of Bonn
Education
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2018St. Andrews, PhD
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2014Cambridge, MSc
Grants and Contracts
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2018Humboldt Fellowship
- Role:
- Postdoctoral fellow
- Funding Source:
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
Professional Memberships
- Royal Astronomical Society
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- Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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