RESEARCH INTERESTS OF ESA Science FACULTY MEMBERS at STScI

A group of almost 30 ESA Science Faculty researchers work at the ESA Office of the world-class Space Telescope Science Institute (Baltimore, USA), the home of Hubble and Webb.  Some of their research interests are summarised below.

 

Astrophysics

Substellar objects Exoplanets Elena Manjavacas; Emily Rickman
Brown dwarfs Elena Manjavacas; Emily Rickman
Stellar astronomy Star formation Nick Indriolo; Sarah Kendrew; Marco Sirianni; Paule Sonnentrucker
Compact objects Black holes  
Galactic astronomy Galactic centre Andrew Fox; Nick Indriolo
Interstellar medium and dust Marjorie Decleir; Andrew Fox; Nick Indriolo; Sarah Kendrew; Nimisha Kumari; Paule Sonnentrucker
Star clusters and nebulae Chris Evans; Laura Watkins; Peter Zeidler
Stellar kinematics Laura Watkins; Peter Zeidler
Galactic halo Andrew Fox; Laura Watkins
Magellanic clouds Chris Clark; Chris Evans; Peter Zeidler
Satellite systems Laura Watkins
Dwarf galaxies Chris Clark; Laura Watkins
Nearby galaxies Super star clusters Svea Hernandez
Star formation Nimisha Kumari; Kate Rowlands
Interstellar medium and dust Chris Clark; Marjorie Decleir; Svea Hernandez; Nimisha Kumari; Kate Rowlands
Chemical abundances Svea Hernandez; Nimisha Kumari
Circumgalactic medium Andrew Fox
Stellar populations Chris Evans
Galactic nuclei Torsten Böker
Extragalactic astronomy Galaxy clusters and protoclusters  
Supermassive black holes and AGN Marco Chiaberge; Travis Fischer
Epoch of Reionization Nimisha Kumari
High redshift galaxies Nick Indriolo; Sarah Kendrew; Nimisha Kumari; Kate Rowlands
Gravitational lensing  

 

Techniques

Instrument development CCD and CMOS detector technology Marco Sirianni
Deformable mirrors Sarah Kendrew
Analysis techniques Astrometry Emily Rickman
Photometry Chris Clark; Marjorie Decleir; Nimisha Kumari; Emily Rickman; Kate Rowlands; Marco Sirianni; Peter Zeidler
Spectroscopy Chris Evans; Marjorie Decleir; Travis Fischer; Andrew Fox; Svea Hernandez; Nick Indriolo; Sarah Kendrew; Nimisha Kumari; Emily Rickman; Kate Rowlands; Marco Sirianni; Paule Sonnentrucker; Peter Zeidler
Integral field (3D) spectroscopy Travis Fischer; Nimisha Kumari; Emily Rickman; Peter Zeidler
Spatial analysis Sarah Kendrew; Kate Rowlands
Dynamical modelling Laura Watkins
Large-scale kinematics  
Wavelength regimes Radio Travis Fischer; Nick Indriolo; Nimisha Kumari; Kate Rowlands; Paule Sonnentrucker
Infrared Chris Clark; Marjorie Decleir; Travis Fischer; Svea Hernandez; Nick Indriolo; Sarah Kendrew; Nimisha Kumari; Emily Rickman; Kate Rowlands; Marco Sirianni; Paule Sonnentrucker; Peter Zeidler
Optical Marjorie Decleir; Chris Evans; Travis Fischer; Svea Hernandez; Nimisha Kumari; Kate Rowlands; Marco Sirianni; Paule Sonnentrucker; Peter Zeidler
Ultraviolet Marjorie Decleir; Chris Evans; Andrew Fox; Svea Hernandez; Nimisha Kumari; Kate Rowlands; Paule Sonnentrucker; Peter Zeidler
Data science Machine learning Sarah Kendrew
Citizen science Sarah Kendrew