Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre

Our people

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

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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Dr 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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Dr Matthew Middleton

Associate Professor
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Dr Michael Kenna-Allison PhD

Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Modified Gravity & Cosmology.
  • Dark Energy Theories.
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Dr Nawapat Kaweeyanun

Res Fellow in Magnetospheric Physics
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