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Astrophysics Group: Postgraduate Students


Expected 2012 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Antonia Bevan

1/10/12

3

STFC

SSFGE

Mike Barlow

[7/13]


[4/14]


[1/15]







Antonia Bevan

Tom Catling

1/10/12

3

STFC

Inst.

Peter Doel

[7/13]


[4/14]


[1/15]







Tom Catling

Lucinda Clerkin

1/10/12

3

Impact/Perren

Cosmo

Ofer Lahav

[7/13]


[4/14]


[1/15]







Lucinda Clerkin

George Kelly

1/10/12

3

STFC

SSFGE

Serena Viti

Thomas Greve

[7/13]


[4/14]


[1/15]







George Kelly

Niall MacCrann

1/10/12

3

Impact/Perren

Cosmo

Sarah Bridle

[7/13]


[4/14]


[1/15]







Niall MacCrann

Nathan Pilkington

1/10/12

3

STFC

PAE

Nick Achilleos

[7/13]


[4/14]


[1/15]







Nathan Pilkington


2011 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Oliver Coles
110058843

1/10/11

3

Impact/Perren
(CJ0T/CJ4M)

Inst.

Peter
Doel

Fil Abdalla

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]







Oliver
Coles

David Johnson
63394483

1/10/11

3

Impact/Met Office
(CJ0T/CJARK)

PAE

Anasuya
Aruliah

Alan Aylward,
David Jackson
(Met Office)

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]





Year rep

David
Johnson

Boris Leistedt
110041270

1/10/11

3

Impact/Perren
(CJ0T/CJ4M)

Cosmo

Hiranya Peiris

Ofer Lahav

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]







Boris
Leistedt

Antonios Makrymallis
110074491

1/10/11

3

Impact/Columba Systems Ltd.
(CJ0T/CJAPG)

SSFGE

Serena Viti

Jeremy Yates

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]







Antonios
Makrymallis

Paul Moseley
110060422

1/10/11

3

Impact/ESA
(CJ0T/TBC)

Inst.

Giorgio Savini

Phil Jones

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]





Temporarily on CJ3M

Paul
Moseley

Patrick Owen
110078449

1/10/11

3

STFC
(CJANV)

SSFGE

Mike
Barlow

Serena
Viti

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]







Patrick
Owen

Ailsa
Prise

1/10/11

3

STFC
(MSSL)

PAE

Louise
Harra

Alan Aylward

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]





Joint supervision with MSSL

Ailsa
Prise

Dominic Reeve
734544

1/10/11

3

STFC
(CJANV)

SSFGE

Ian
Howarth

Steve Fossey

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]







Dominic
Reeve

Richard Rollins
110078450

1/10/11

3

STFC
(CJANV)

SSFGE

Jonathan Rawlings

Serena Viti

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]







Richard
Rollins

Amy Ronksley
714629

1/10/11

3

NERC
(CDAEH)

PAE

Anasuya Aruliah

Alan Aylward

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]







Amy
Ronksley

Laura Wolz
110055687

1/10/11

3

Impact/SKA
(CJ0T/TBD)

Cosmo

Filipe
Abdalla

Sarah Bridle

[7/12]


[4/13]


[1/14]





Temporarily on CJ3M

Laura
Wolz


2010 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Maayanne Soumagnac
1041122

1/11/10

3

Impact/Perren CJ0T/CJ4M

Cosmo  

Filipe
Abdalla

Ofer
Lahav


Peiris, 24/10/2011


[5/12]


[2/13]







Maayanne
Soumagnac

Angela Occhiogrosso
1053296

18/10/10

3

FP7/Marie Curie

SSFGE

Serena
Viti

Wendy
Brown (Chem)


Brown, Williams, 1/7/11


Brown, Williams, 30/3/20012


[1/13]





Paid on contract
Fees waived

Angela
Occhiogrosso

David Barnes
1039282

1/10/10

3

Impact/RAL
CJ0T/CJALG

PAE

Alan
Aylward

Chris
Davis (RAL)


Davis, Aruliah, 21/7/11

[4/12]


[1/13]







David
Barnes

Hannah Calcutt
1038966

1/10/10

3

STFC
(CJALG)

SSFGE

Serena
Viti

Mike Barlow


Yates, Barlow
17/8/2011


[4/12]


[1/13]







Hannah
Calcutt

Nic Clarke
1037800

1/10/10

3

Impact/RAL CJ0T/CJALG

Inst.

Bruce Swinyard

Giorgio
Savini


Savini
8/11


[4/12]


[1/13]







Nic
Clarke

Camilla Danielski
947451

1/10/10

3

Impact/Brazil CJ0T/CJALT

PAE

Giovanna   Tinetti

Serena
Viti


Viti, Fossey, 2/9/11


[4/12]


[1/13]







Camilla
Danielski

Morgan Hollis
1037138

1/10/10

3

Impact/Perren CJ0T/CJ4M

PAE

Ofer
Lahav

Giovanna Tinetti


Tinetti, Abdalla
7/2011


[4/12]


[1/13]







Morgan
Hollis

Tomasz Kacprzak
945979

1/10/10

4

FP7 ERC 4-yr CJAC5/CJ3M

Cosmo

Sarah
Bridle

John Shawe-Taylor (CS)


Shawe-Taylor, Lahav, 14/7/11


[4/12]


[1/14]







Tomasz
Kacprzak

Daniel
Machado

1/10/10

3

Saclay

Cosmo

Jean-Luc
Stark (Saclay)

Filipe
Abdalla











Daniel
Machado

Silvia Martinavarro
1047774

1/10/10

3

Impact/RAL CJ0T/CJAMK

SSFGE

Bruce Swinyard

Mike
Barlow

Barlow, Savini, 18/8/11


[4/12]


[1/13]







Silvia Martinavarro

Roser Juanola-Parramon
1038820

1/10/10

3

Impact/Perren CJ0T/CJ4M

Inst.

Giorgio Savini

Enzo
Pascale (Cardiff)


Pascale, Aruliah
12/9/2011


[4/12]


[1/13]







Roser Juanola-Parramon

Luke Peck
61246935

1/10/10

3

STFC
(CJALG)

SSFGE

Raman
Prinja

Jeremy
Yates


Yates, Doel, 27/7/11


[4/12]


[1/13]





Year Rep

Luke
Peck

Marcell Tessenyi
841972

1/10/10

3

STFC
(CJALG)

PAE

Giovanna Tinetti

Alan
Aylward


Aylward, Achilleos, 8:10/11


[4/12]


[1/13]







Marcell
Tessenyi

Emma Chapman
1037180

1/10/10

3

STFC
(CJALG)

Cosmo

Filipe
Abdalla

Sarah
Bridle


Bridle, Yates, 24/10/2011


[4/12]


[1/13]







Emma Woodfield Chapman


2009 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Fotini Economou
42840972

1/10/2009

3

Origins (funds not in Physics)

Cosmo

Ofer
Lahav

David
Waters


Connolly, Pereis
2/9/10

Waters, Peiris
1/7/11
[1/12]






Fotini
Economou

Stephen Feeney
938527

1/10/2009

3

1.5yr Perren (CJ4M); 1.5yr STFC (CJAFK)

Cosmo

Hiranya Peiris

Ofer
Lahav


Abdalla,
Lahav
16/10/10

Peiris, Lahav
25/8/2011
[1/12]





Year rep

Stephen
Feeney

Sunil Godhania
51810728

1/10/2009

3

STFC (CJAFK)

SSFGE

Ian
Howarth

Raman
Prinja


[1/11]
[10/11] [7/12]





In abeyance
1/9/10-

Sunil
Godhania

Oskar Karczewski
931311

1/10/2009

3

Origins
(CV3A)

SSFGE

Mike
Barlow

Mat
Page


Page, Ferreras, 10/10 Page, Ferreras, 5/11 Page, Ferreras, 29/2/2012







Oskar
Karczewski

Ingo Waldmann
50338322

1/10/2009

3

STFC
(CJAFK)

PAE

Giovanna Tinetti

Steve
Fossey

30/3/2012

Fossey, Achilleos
9/9/10

Fossey, Achilleos
8/6/11


Fossey
30/3/2012

Barlow


Nelson
(QMUL)


Prompt submission bonus PDRA@UCL
(w/Swinyard)

Ingo
Waldmann

Dayle Woodhams
950487

1/10/2009

3

NERC
(CJAGV)

PAE

Alan
Aylward

Anasuya
Aruliah


Achilleos, Guio
26/8/10

[4/11] [1/12]







Dayle
Woodhams

Japheth Yates
43183090

1/10/2009

3

STFC
(CJAFK)

PAE

Nick Achilleos

Alan
Aylward


Aylward, Guio
24/8/10

Aylward, Guio 13/6/11

Aylward, 2/12







Japheth
Yates


2008 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Hongyu Li
828901

7/5/2009

3

OpTIC
(part fees CJ01)

Inst.

David
Walker

Giorgio
Savini


Savini, T. Jones
28/4/10 - p

Savini, Jones, 18/8/11





Based in Wales

Hongyu
Li

Helen Christie
40317641

1/10/2008

3.5

0.5yr PTC; 3yr STFC (CJAFK)

SSFGE

Serena
Viti

Jeremy
Yates



Yates, Williams
20/5/10 - p

Yates, Williams, 7/11
30/4/2012





Helen
Christie

Emily Hall
832090

1/10/2008

4.0

 STFC
(CJAFK)

Cosmo

Sarah
Bridle

Filipe
Abdalla


Abdalla, Peiris
20/1/10

Abdalla, Peiris
11/10
[1/12]





Transfer to Cosmo after 6 months
+1yr

Emily
Hall

Adam Hawken
40134934

1/10/2008

3.5

0.5yr Perren; 3yr STFC (CJAFK)

Cosmo

Ofer
Lahav

Sarah
Bridle



Bridle, Peiris
13/7/10
Bridle, Peiris
18/7/2011





Year rep

Adam
Hawken


2007 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Dr Donnacha
Kirk

31/3/2008

3

STFC
(CJ3M=>CJALP)

Cosmo

Sarah
Bridle

Ofer
Lahav



Lahav,
Abdalla - p

Lahav

1/4/11

Jaffe,
IC

Bacon,
Portsmouth

22/7/11

Timely submission bonus PDRAs
UCL, IC

Dr Donnacha
Kirk

Dr Michelle
Antonik

1/10/2007

4

STFC
(CJ3M=>CJALP)

Inst.

Peter
Doel

Anasuya Aruliah



Aruliah,
Brookes - p

Aruliah, 14/12/10 29/9/2011

David Walker

Martyn Wells (ATC)

13/12/11 Timely submission bonus Surrey Satellites

Dr Michelle
Antonik

Dr Matthew
Austin

1/10/2007

3

STFC

SSFGE

Raman
Prinja

Ian
Howarth



Howarth - p

Howarth
29/3/10
2/11


Barlow,
P&A

Crowther,
Sheffield

21/03/11

Year rep
Detica (IT
consultant)

Dr Matthew
Austin

Dr Zainab
Awad

1/10/2007

3

OSF/Perren

SSFGE

Serena
Viti

Jonathan Rawlings



Rawlings,
Williams - p


9/10

Brown,
Chem'y
Ceccarelli,
Grenoble

19/10/10

Timely submission bonus Lectureship
U. Cairo

Dr Zainab
Awad

Harpreet
Dhanoa

1/10/2007

3.5

1yr NERC; 2.5yr STFC (CJAFK)

SSFGE

Jonathan Rawlings

David
Williams



Williams,
Barlow - p

Williams, 10/10







Harpreet
Dhanoa

Dr David
Stock

1/10/2007

3

 STFC

SSFGE

Mike
Barlow

Ian
Howarth



Howarth,
Prinja - p

Howarth
19/3/10

1/11

Storey,
P&A

Edmunds,
Cardiff

4/2/11



Research Fellow,
U. W. Ontario

Dr David
Stock

Anne
Wellbrock

1/10/2007

3


MSSL

Andrew
Coates

Alan
Aylward


[MSSL]



 

 

 

 



Anne
Wellbrock

Dr Samuel
Farrens

1/9/2007

3

STFC

Cosmo

Filipe Abdalla

Ofer
Lahav



Lahav,
Weller - p

Abdalla
5/3/10
11/10


Bridle,
P&A

Nichol,
Portsmouth

18/2/11 Timely submission bonus
Postdoc, Institute of Space Sciences (ICE), Barcelona

Dr Samuel
Farrens

Dr David Kipping

31/7/2007

3+

STFC
(CJ3M=>CJALP)

PAE

Alan
Aylward

Giovanna Tinetti


 

Tinetti - p

(waived)
2/11


Tennyson,
P&A

Jones,
Herts

14/3/11


studentship extended
to 31/3/11
Timely submission bonus
Harvard PDF

Dr David Kipping


2006 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Dr Carolyn
Atkins

1/10/2006

3

EPSRC DTA

SSFGE

Peter
Doel

Samantha Thompson



transferred





12/2009


Post with Zeeko Research Ltd.

Dr Carolyn
Atkins

Tabitha
Arnesen

1/10/2006

4

EngD

PAE

Alan
Aylward

Anasuya Aruliah



transferred




 

Withdrawn 2010



Tabitha
Arnesen

Dr Manda
Banerji

1/10/2006

3

PPARC

Cosmo

Ofer
Lahav

Serena
Viti



transferred


26/8/2009



9/2009

Jon Darius Award 2009;
Timely submission bonus
PDRA
IoA

Dr Manda
Banerji

Dr Bethan
James

1/10/2006

3

PPARC

SSFGE

Mike
Barlow

Linda
Smith



transferred


26/8/2009



10/2009

Timely submission bonus
PDRA
STScI

Dr Bethan
James

James (Jamie) Noss
69001925

1/10/2006

3

PPARC

Cosmo

Jeremy
Yates

Ofer
Lahav



transferred






extended to 31/3/10
4+ Years


James (Jamie) Noss

Dr Shaun
Thomas

1/10/2006

3

PPARC

Cosmo

Ofer
Lahav

Filipe
Abdalla



transferred


30/10/2009




1/2010

Jon Darius Award 2010
PDRA
UCL

Dr Shaun
Thomas

Dr Magda
Vasta

1/10/2006

3

e-learning/Perren

SSFGE

Serena
Viti

Mike
Barlow



transferred





5/2010


PDRA
Arcetri

Dr Magda
Vasta

Ho-Ching (Iris) Yiu

1/9/2006

4

PPARC

PAE

Anasuya Aruliah

Alan
Aylward



transferred


6/2011

Lanchester, Soton

McCrea, RAL

11/8/11 4+ years

Ho-Ching (Iris) Yiu


2005 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Keith
Biner

1/10/2005

3

PPARC

Cosmo

Sarah
Bridle

Ofer
Lahav








Withdrawn 2007



Keith
Biner

Dr Simon Hodges

1/10/2005

3

PPARC

SSFGE

Raman
Prinja

Ian
Howarth





1/11


Willis,
P&A
Stevens,
Birmingham

3/11

4+ years

Dr Simon Hodges

Angeliki
Kiakotou

1/10/2005

3

e-learning/Perren

Cosmo

Ofer
Lahav

Sarah
Bridle





submitted

Ferreras
(MSSL)

Heavens
(ROE)




Angeliki
Kiakotou

Dr Iraklis Konstantopoulos

1/10/2005

3

Self funded

SSFGE

Linda
Smith









5/2009


PDRA
Penn State

Dr Iraklis Konstantopoulos

Dr Tommi
Koskinen

1/10/2005

3

0.5 Perren

PAE

Alan
Ayward









2008


APL PDRA, then U.Arizona

Dr Tommi
Koskinen

Dr Mackenzie Lystrup

1/10/2005

3

Self funded

PAE

Steve
Miller









9/2008


PDRA
LASP, U Colorado

Dr Mackenzie Lystrup

Dr Will
Nicholson

1/10/2005 

PPARC

 PAE

Alan
Aylward

Anasuya
Aruliah

 

 


10/10 Coates
MSSL
Read
Oxford

12/1ry0

4+years APL PDRA

Dr Will
Nicholson

Dr Julia
Roberts

1/10/2005

3

PPARC

SSFGE

Jonathan Rawlings

Serena
Viti








11/2008


PDRA
CSIC Madrid

Dr Julia
Roberts

Dr Jiayu
Tang

1/10/2005

3

OL startup

Cosmo

Ofer
Lahav









10/2008



Dr Jiayu
Tang


2004 Entry

Student

Enrolled

Yrs

Funding

Group Supervisors
 

1st-yr

MPhil
Final-year

Submission

Examiners

Viva
Notes
First
Student

 
Funded


1st
2nd

report
Transfer
interview
date
Internal
External
Date

Destination

Dr Alexandra
Abate

1/10/2004

3

PPARC

Cosmo

Sarah
Bridle

Ofer
Lahav








 10/2008


Postdoc
LAL Orsay

Dr Alexandra
Abate

Dr Martin
Andrews

1/10/2004

3

PPARC

SSFGE

Serena
Viti     

Ofer
Lahav




9/2008



12/2008


Met
Office

Dr Martin
Andrews

Dr Matthew
North

1/10/2004

3

PPARC

SSFGE

Ian
Howarth

Raman
Prinja






Willis,
P&A

Steele,
LJMU

7/2008


Web-apps
development

Dr Matthew
North

Dr Anais
Rassat
1/10/2004

3

OL startup

Cosmo      

Ofer
Lahav

Sarah
Bridle








11/2007


PDRA
CEA Saclay
Dr Anais
Rassat

Philip
Stobbart

1/10/2004

3

Self funded

PAE

Alan
Ayward

Ian
Furniss









4+years

Philip
Stobbart

Dr Will
Whyatt

1/10/2004

4

PPARC

SSFGE

Serena
Viti

Jonathan
Rawlings





9/2008



12/2008


Teaching

Dr Will
Whyatt

Dr Nick
Wright

1/10/2004

3

PPARC

SSFGE

Mike
Barlow

Pete
Storey


 

 


9/2008

 

 

12/2008


PDRA
Harvard-Smithsonian

Dr Nick
Wright

Dr Erdal
Yigit

1/102004

3

Self funded

PAE

Alan
Aylward

Jochen
Weller








1/2009


PDRA
Michigan

Dr Erdal
Yigit




ST/J500902/12011 entry
CJALGST/I506061/12010 entry
CJAFKST/F007183/12008, 2009 entries
CJALPST/I506810/1run-out of 2007 entry
DayleNE/H52522X/1