Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre
Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre

Our people

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

Professor Nicholas Evans

Professor of Particle Physics

Research interests

  • Strongly Coupled Gauge Theories including QCD and composite Higgs models
  • Holographic Descriptions of Gauge Theories
  • The origin of mass

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Nicholas

Email: N.J.Evans@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2092

Professor Nils Andersson

Professor of Applied Maths

Research interests

  • General relativistic astrosphysics
  • Black holes
  • Neutron stars

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Nils

Email: N.A.Andersson@southampton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4551

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Dr Ömer Gürdoğan

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Scattering amplitudes in Quantum Field Theory (QFT) and their mathematical properties
  • Multi-loop pertrubative calculations using bootstrap techniques
  • Applications of cluster algebras and related concepts to QFT

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Ömer

Email: O.C.Gurdogan@soton.ac.uk

Professor Oscar Dias

Professor

Research interests

  • Einstein's gravity
  • Black holes
  • Holographic dualities (gravity/gauge theory dualities)

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Oscar

Email: O.J.Campos-Dias@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5112

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Professor Pasquale Di Bari

Professor of Physics And Astronomy

Research interests

  • Particle Cosmology and Neutrino Physics:
  • BSM physics, grand-unified models, flavour models
  • Seesaw models and phenomenology
Connect with Pasquale

Email: P.Di-Bari@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3918

Emeritus Professor Phil Charles

Connect with Phil

Email: P.A.Charles@soton.ac.uk

Dr Philip Wiseman

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • the supernova explosions of white dwarf stars
  • the expansion of the Universe
  • ‘dark energy’ that accelerates its expansion
Connect with Philip

Email: P.S.Wiseman@soton.ac.uk

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Mr Pietro Capuozzo

Research interests

  • string theory
  • quantum field theory
  • adS/CFT correspondence
Connect with Pietro

Email: P.Capuozzo@soton.ac.uk

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Professor Poshak Gandhi

Professor of Astrophysics

Research interests

  • Data-intensive Astronomy
  • Social Impact of Astronomy
  • Time-domain astrophysics, Black Holes, Lunar astronomy
Connect with Poshak

Email: Poshak.Gandhi@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2089

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Dr Priscilla Corsi

Teaching Fellow
Connect with Priscilla

Email: P.Corsi@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5283