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Details for Professor Mark Birkinshaw
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| Name | Professor Mark Birkinshaw | ||||||
| Job title | William P. Coldrick Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics |
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| Department | School of Physics University of Bristol |
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| Personal web page | http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mb1/ | ||||||
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| Qualifications | MA, PhD(Cantab), CPhys, MInstP, FRAS | ||||||
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| Membership of professional bodies | International Astronomical Union American Astronomical Society Royal Astronomical Society Institute of Physics |
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| Keywords | astronomy cosmology space science quasars universe galaxies relativity plasma physics |
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| Areas of expertise | I work on the large-scale structure of the Universe and the properties of the massive objects contained within it, using both observation and theory. I worked on NASA's Chandra satellite before launch, and use it and other space-based and ground-based telescopes from X-ray to optical to radio bands to study galaxies, especially those hosting massive black holes and showing signs of unusual activity. In these areas I give professional and public presentations, but I also speak and write on more general astronomical and cosmological topics. |
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| Media experience | I have done a number of pieces for BBC local radio and Radio 4, and written articles of varying lengths for public and semi-professional publications. I give several public lectures each year, to astronomical societies and more general audiences. |
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