Last updated 03/09/2006
2 Sep 2006 A minor update just to remove some of the scripts I had been linking to that suddenly had started popping up nasty advertising on the page. Sorry about that everyone. Also, just to satisfy Ian: I still only have one head, and it still has hair on it.
24 Oct 2005 By popular (?) demand here's a quick update on what I'm doing now: I'm currently working for a city startup (how long can one justify calling it a startup?) called Columba Systems. I'm working with Chris and the office is just accross the road from Tammay and Richard.
Some time ago now, I did a Ph.D. with the Hot-Star Group at University College London. My main research interest is in the field of photospheric abundances in O stars, but my work to date has also included a study of rotational velocities of O and B stars. A CD version of my thesis is available upon request.
The Hot-Star Group Look out for the BRAINS! The AstroLink page contains many useful links for those who are interested in Astronomy. What did they look like? People at UCL. What do they look like? Some people from UCL, plus many other weirdos. My Flickr photo stream And for those who are just looking for links to follow, here are my bookmarks. I have also been involved in the following little project called MKBL:
MKBL Animated logo Do you have problems keeping track of you references? Do you find all your papers are just a complete mess, and you can never find anything? Well, here's the solution: The MK Bibliography Language and Compiler! Turn your reference list into a cross-linked hyper-text html document! Your reference list is always only a few key-strokes away!
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Anti-matter set for gravity test
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Planting push for jubilee woods
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'Invisibility cloak' breakthrough
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First report on UK climate impact
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'Starbursts' yield cosmic giants
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Native dog breeds risk extinction
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Government loses appeal on solar
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AUDIO: Gingrich's moonbase 'electioneering'
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'Peak timber' concerns in tropics
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Top spots for garden birdwatch
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Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by
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Dogs 'higher Lyme disease risk'
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Oldest dinosaur nest site found
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Strong solar storm lashes Earth
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Fears over new livestock illness
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Tartan marks pandas' zoo arrival
A special tartan commissioned to mark the arrival of two pandas in the UK is unveiled at Edinburgh Zoo.
Stem cell eye remedy 'seems safe'
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Suriname team find 46 new species
Three-week research expedition to Suriname documents 1,300 species, including 46 believed to be new to science.
Arctic freshwater bulge detected
UK scientists use radar satellites to measure a huge dome of fresh water that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean.
Pilot whales beach in New Zealand
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UK woman crosses Antarctica solo
Briton Felicity Aston has become the first woman to cross Antarctica alone.
Plans for new sea energy device
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Bees 'could deter park vandals'
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'Record year' for ivory seizures
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National wildlife survey begins
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AUDIO: Bus-sized asteroid to pass by Earth
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VIDEO: Child's toy launched 'into space'
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VIDEO: Air pollution alert first for Scotland
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VIDEO: Supply rocket blasts off for ISS
A rocket carrying supplies for the International Space Station has blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
VIDEO: Time lapse footage of northern lights
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UK space sector 'on the up'
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Newt's long shot at the Moon
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