Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre

Our people

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

Professor Nils Andersson

Professor of Applied Maths

Research interests

  • General relativistic astrosphysics
  • Black holes
  • Neutron stars

Accepting applications from PhD students

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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

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Professor Oscar Dias

Professor

Research interests

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

Accepting applications from PhD students

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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
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Dr Philip Wiseman

Senior Research Fellow Ernest Rutherford

Research interests

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

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Pietro Capuozzo

Research interests

  • string theory
  • quantum field theory
  • adS/CFT correspondence
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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
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Dr Priscilla Corsi

Senior Teaching Fellow
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Ms Rahime Matur

Research interests

  • Numerical Relativity
  • Neutron Stars
  • Gravitational Waves
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