Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre

Our people

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

Dr Kuo-Wei Huang

Research Fellow
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Professor Leor Barack

Professor of Mathematical Physics

Research interests

  • Classical General Relativity
  • Gravitational waves
  • Black Holes

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Lorenzo Maximilian Kuchler

Research Fellow
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Dr Lu Heng Sunny Yu

Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Quantum gravity, Quantum field theory, Relativity, Gravity and Cosmology
  • Mathematics and Physics Education
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Emeritus Professor Malcolm Coe FRAS, FHEA, FRCS

Research interests

  • His PhD involved participating in the construction of the UK's first  space-based X-ray telescope and, subsequently, analyzing data from that instrument.
  • At NASA, and since, he worked with other space-based telescopes to investigate the Universe at extreme temperatures and gravities, exploring the boundaries of Einstein's theory of General Relativity.
  • Since then he has also been a frequent user of international ground-based telescopes.
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Professor Manda Banerji

Associate Dean-Equality, Div. & Inc.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Mark Sullivan

Associate Dean-Research

Research interests

  • Supernovae
  • Time domain astronomy
  • Cosmology

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Matthew Middleton

Professor
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Dr Michael Kenna-Allison PhD

Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Modified Gravity & Cosmology.
  • Dark Energy Theories.
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