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Dr Karen L Masters

Position: Reader in Astronomy and Astrophysics
E-mail: karen.masters(at port.ac.uk)
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Research interests: Galaxy formation and evolution. Galaxy kinematics. Galaxy morphologies. Citizen Science (especially in Astronomy). Economics of Online Volunteering

Biography:

I am now mostly based at Haverford College, PA, USA where I am an Associate Professor of Astronomy and Physics.

However until 30th September 2019, I remain 20% a Reader in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation.

I joined ICG in 2008 as a postdoc, was promoted to Research Fellow in 2010, Senior Lecturer in 2014 and Reader in 2015.

My interests are in the area of extragalactic astronomy. I study how galaxies formed and evolve in our universe using data from large surveys like the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. I am the Project Scientist for Galaxy Zoo and I often use information on galaxy shapes and types collected from this citizen science project in my research. I helped to install the UK LOFAR telescope in Chilbolton, and have done many observations with other radio telescopes, such as the VLA, Parkes, GBT, Arecibo. I’m currently working on the next phase of surveys for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, especially the MaNGA (Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO) project (postdoc Dr. Samantha Penny works with me in Portsmouth on this), but also leading the Outreach and Public Engagement for SDSS as a whole. I’m also a member of Euclid.

I was a co-I on an EPSRC funded project to use Galaxy Zoo as a case study to investigate the economics of online volunteering (PI Joe Cox). With Joe I’m leading an initiative to bring membership of the Zooniverse to Portsmouth and encourage other researchers to consider using citizen science methods to deal with big data. Part of this includes being line manage for Coleman Krawcyzk, our Portsmouth based Zooniverse Data Scientist.

I was the Outreach Co-ordinator for ICG, a responsibility which included being Line Manager for our ICG Outreach Officer, Dr. Jen Gupta. Finally I was a member of the University’s Athena SWAN panel, and our departmental Project Juno panel considering issues related to gender equality in science subjects.

I’m originally from North Warwickshire (near Birmingham), and did my undergraduate degree in Physics at the University of Oxford (Wadham College). I moved to the US to do a PhD in Astronomy at Cornell University which I finished in 2005. After 3 years as a postdoc at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University (in Boston, USA) I moved back to the UK in 2008 to work at the University of Portsmouth. Initially I came to Portsmouth as the 2008 International Astronomical Union Fellow (funded by the Gruber Foundation), and in 2010 I won an Early Career Fellowship from The Leverhulme Trust to extend my position here, with was further extended by the Faculty of Technology Research Investment Fund. I was offered a (“Proleptic”, or delayed) Senior Lectureship in the summer of 2013 which I began in October 2014.

Qualifications: PhD in Astronomy (2005, Cornell University)

Achievements and recognition:
Women of the Future Award (Science Category), Won in 2014 (Highly Commended - "1st runner up" in 2009).
Finalist 2012 WISE Excellence Award (for early career women scientists dedicated to promoting STEM to girls) – I was the only academic scientist amongst the finalists.
Finalist (top 8/240), 2009 L'Oreal/UNESCO UK/Ireland for Women in Science Fellowship

Grants:
Early Career Fellowship from The Leverhulme Trust (2010)
Co-I EPSRC Grant for the Economics of Online Volunteering (VOLCROWE; 2012 £750k).
Ogden Trust Funding for ICG Ogden Science Officer (outreach) position (£45k).
Co-I TSB Grant for Crowdsourcing Landuse Change in Hampshire (2013, £77k).

Roles and Collaborations: Spokesperson, Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV
Project Scientist for Galaxy Zoo

Postgraduate students supervised:
Tom Melvin (PhD 2016, now working as a a Data Analyst for Hastings Direct)
Lucy Newnham (2015-)
Tim Lingard (2016-)

Teaching responsibilities: I have previously contributed the Astronomy Content for "Applications of Physics and Space Science" (1st year course 2015-2017), and was the Unit Co-ordinator for "Computational Physics 2" (a second year course in 2016-2017). I have previously contributed to Mathematical Physics I, and distance learning courses for Maths.

Professional memberships:
Royal Astronomical Society
American Astronomical Society (International Affiliate)
International Astronomical Union

Publications from UKADS
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Publications from arXiv
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External talks (academic)
  • HI-MaNGA: HI Followup for MaNGA on 2nd Oct 2017 A talk at Gas in Galaxies conference, Malta, Oct 2-6th 2017
  • MaNGA Followup Projects: Galaxy Zoo 3D and HI-MaNGA on 27th Jul 2017 Talk in MaNGA working meeting, Santiago, Chile, July 27-28th 2017.
  • SDSS-IV Collaboration 101 on 25th Jul 2017 Talk for the SDSS-IV Collaboration Meeting, Santiago, Chile.
  • Tactile Universe on 22nd Jul 2017 Talk at Sharing One Sky II: EPO with SDSS-IV and APOGEE, Santiago, Chile July 22-23rd 2017.
  • Galaxy Zoo 10 Years: Workshop Summary on 12th Jul 2017 11:00:am
  • Galaxy Zoo 10 Years: What next? (Talk at GZ10th Workshop) on 11th Jul 2017 11:00:am
  • NAM2017 Talk – Bar Quenching in the Secular Era on 5th Jul 2017
  • Seminar – AIP (Potsdam) – “Constraints on Galaxy Evolution from Resolved Galaxies” on 8th Jun 2017
  • How we could have found Neptune a Decade Earlier – thoughts on Women in Astronomy from the UK on 7th Jun 2017 Talk for the AIP (Potsdam) women in astronomy lunch seminar series.
  • Seminar, Queens University, Belfast – Galaxy Evolution in the Galaxy Zoo on 1st Feb 2017
  • Colloquium, Haverford College, USA: “Galaxy Evolution in the Galaxy Zoo” on 24th Jan 2017
  • Presentation at SDSS-IV Press Briefing on 4th Jan 2017
  • Seminar, Nottingham University – HI-MaNGA on 7th Dec 2016
  • Seminar, Oxford Astrophysics – HI-MaNGA on 10th Oct 2016 1:30:pm
  • Conference Summary: “The Changing Faces of Galaxies”, Tasmania, Australia on 23rd Sep 2016 3:00:pm
  • HI-MaNGA: HI Followup of MaNGA Targets on 30th Jun 2016 12:00:pm Lightening talk, and talk in MaNGA workshop at SDSS Collaboration Meeting, Madison.
  • Quenching 101 on 28th Jun 2016 12:00:pm Invited plenary at SDSS Collaboration Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 7th Jun 2016 12:00:pm Invited plenary at Faculty of Technology Research Day.
  • Astronomy Outreach with SDSS on 25th May 2016 12:00:pm Invited talk at “Sharing One Sky: SDSS, APOGEE and Astronomy Outreach”, Vina del Mar, Chile. http://www.ifa.uv.cl/index.php/en/news/39-eventos/conferenciasworkshops/330-sharing-one-sky-sdss-apogee-and-astronomy-outreach  
  • Why Galaxy Morphology is Still Interesting on 10th May 2016 12:00:pm Seminar, Southampton Astrophysics
  • AMNH (New York) Astronomy Seminar – Galaxy Zoo on 11th Mar 2016
  • Galaxy Zoo: Citizen Science for Research – Seminar, University of Kent on 24th Feb 2016 1:00:pm
  • Beyond the Scientists – How to Engage the UK in 2020 Science? on 29th Jan 2016 12:30:pm An invited talk for the UK Dark Energy Strategy Meeting held at the RAS in London, Jan 28-29th 2016.
  • Astrophysics Seminar UCL – Unwrapping Galaxies with MaNGA on 12th Oct 2015 5:30:pm
  • What would researchers like to improve in communication initiatives? on 6th Aug 2015 Invited contribution to FM19 (Communication in the Era of Big Data) at the GA of the IAU, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • EPO in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Plenary) on 22nd Jul 2015 9:00:am Plenary session at SDSS Collaboration Meeting, Madrid.
  • Testing Gravity with MaNGA Galaxy Kinematics on 21st Jul 2015 2:00:pm Contributed talk to SDSS Collaboration Meeting, Madrid, Spain
  • Galaxy Zoo: the role of internal structures in the quenching of star formation in disc galaxies (Invited Talk) on 23rd Jun 2015 2:30:pm At The Many Pathways to Galaxy Growth, Prato, Italy.
  • Invited Talk: Galaxies in 3D with MaNGA on 16th Apr 2015 3:10:pm Discussion of MaNGA data challenges and the role of citizen science. Invited talk at Kavli Workshop on the Future of Citizen Science, Oxford.
  • MaNGA Collaboration Meeting: Multiwavelength Ancilary Data and Followup on 2nd Apr 2015 3:10:pm Lead discussion session on this topic.
  • MaNGA Collaboration Meeting Lightening Talk: Galaxy Zoo 3D on 1st Apr 2015 3:09:pm Talk at MaNGA Collaboration Meeting, Lexington, KY.
  • Galaxy Zoo: Science and Outreach Hand in Hand on 27th Mar 2015 Talk at Adler Planetarium (for the staff not public), partially about science from Galaxy Zoo and partially about outreach with it.
  • Galaxy Zoo Science: Revealing the Impact of Galactic Bars, RAS, London on 13th Mar 2015 Invited talk at RAS Meeting.
  • MaNGA – Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory on 21st Jan 2015 Seminar, Dept. Physics and Astronomy, Leicester University
  • Unwrapping Galaxies with MaNGA on 8th Aug 2014 3:00:pm Seminar talk at Caltech.
  • Public Engagement with SDSS on 29th Jul 2014 4:00:pm Invited plenary talk at SDSS Collaborating Meeting, Utah, USA
  • Overview of MaNGA Field Choices and Discussion of Ancillary Surveys on 27th Jul 2014 12:15:pm Talk in MaNGA parallel sessions, SDSS Collaboration Meeting, Utah, USA
  • Real Research and Real Data in the Classroom  on 23rd Jun 2014 5:40:pm Talk for NAM Outreach and Public Engagement Session on ways to use Galaxy Zoo and SDSS data in astronomy education.
  • Science Results from Galaxy Zoo on 14th May 2014 3:00:pm Karen Masters. Seminar at Imperial College, London.
  • Galaxy Morphology in the Era of Large Surveys on 13th May 2014 10:00:am Karen Masters. Seminar at the Observatory of Sauverny (near Geneva)
  • The MaNGA Survey on 19th Mar 2014 10:00:am Karen Masters, at PHISCC Conference on the Future of HI, at ASTRON, Dwingloo, The Netherlands.
  • Unwrapping Galaxies with MaNGA on 5th Mar 2014 2:30:pm Karen Masters. Colloqium at Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taipei Taiwan.
  • Science Results from Galaxy Zoo on 3rd Mar 2014 11:00:am Invited talk at “Citizen Science on Astronomy” workshop, held March 3-7th 2014 at the Institute of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Galaxy Zoo: Public Engagement and Science Hand-in-hand on 6th Feb 2014 11:30:am Karen Masters. Invited seminar at Arcetri Observatory in Florence, Italy.
  • Galaxy Morphologies from Galaxy Zoo on 18th Nov 2013 11:30:am Karen Masters, Invited talk at ESO Conference: “Deconstructing Galaxies: Structure and Morphology in the Era of Large Surveys”, held in Santiago, Chile, Nov 18-23rd 2013.
  • Science Results from Galaxy Zoo on 23rd Oct 2013 12:00:am Location: Seminar, University of Exeter
  • Science Results from Galaxy Zoo on 11th Oct 2013 10:22:am Location: Seminar, Dept. of Physics, University of Canterbury, Christ Church, NZ
  • Science Results from Galaxy Zoo on 1st Oct 2013 10:22:am Location: Seminar, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  • Secular Process and Evolutionary Paths on 24th Sep 2013 12:00:am Location: Invited Plenary, Evolutionary Paths in Galaxy Morphology, Sydney, Australia
  • Galaxy Zoo on 13th Sep 2013 10:22:am Location: Invited Talk, eScience South Meeting, Royal Society, London
  • The 2MASS Tully-Fisher Survey (2MTF) on 3rd Jun 2013 12:00:am Location: Invited Plenary, Cosmic Flows Meeting, Marseille, France
  • My MaNGA Science (Modified Gravity Tests, Quenched Discs and Barred Discs) on 23rd May 2013 12:00:am Location: MaNGA Focus Week, IPMU, Japan
  • Revealing Galactic Scale Bars with the help of Galaxy Zoo on 13th May 2013 12:00:am Location: The Role of Bars in Galaxy Evolution, Granada, Spain
  • Gas Rich Barred Galaxies: A Window on Secular Evolution on 10th May 2013 12:00:am Location: Royal Astronomical Society Specialist Discussion
  • Unwrapping Galaxy Dynamics and Evolution with MaNGA on 13th Mar 2013 12:57:am Location: Invited seminar Jerimiah Horrocks Institute, UCLan
  • Cosmic Evolution in the Galaxy Zoo on 30th Sep 2012 11:00:pm Location: Invited seminar, UCL
  • Galaxy Zoo: Outreach and Science Hand in Hand on 30th Aug 2012 11:00:pm Location: Invited Talk: Data Intensive Astronomy at the IAU in Beijing, China
  • Revealing Galactic Scale Bars with the help of Galaxy Zoo on 19th Aug 2012 11:00:pm Location: Galaxy Evolution from Secular Processes at the IAU in Beijing, China
  • Revealing Galactic Scale Bars with the help of Galaxy Zoo and ALFALFA on 1st Jul 2012 11:00:pm Location: European Week of Astronomy and Space Science, Rome, Italy
  • Looking at the Universe on 29th Apr 2012 11:00:pm Location: COS1 Session of UK National Astronomy Meeting
  • Barred Spirals on the Red Sequence from Galaxy Zoo on 29th Apr 2012 11:00:pm Location: GAL3 Session of UK National Astronomy Meeting
  • Cosmic Evolution from Galaxy Zoo on 28th Nov 2011 11:00:pm Location: Cavendish Astrophysics Seminar, Cambridge
  • Cosmic Evolution from Galaxy Zoo on 19th Oct 2011 11:00:pm Location: Bristol Astronomy Seminar
  • The Morphologies of Galaxies in BOSS on 17th Jul 2011 11:00:pm Location: Durham Galaxy Formation Conference
  • Cosmic Evolution in the Galaxy Zoo on 23rd Jun 2011 11:00:pm Location: Sussex Astronomy Seminar
  • Barred Spirals on the Red Sequence – an Important Evolutionary Stepping Stone? on 23rd May 2011 11:00:pm Location: American Astronomical Meeting, Boston, MA, USA
  • John Huchra and the 2MASS Redshift Survey on 22nd May 2011 11:00:pm Location: American Astronomical Meeting, Boston, MA, USA
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 13th May 2011 11:00:pm Location: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • The Morphology of Galaxies in BOSS on 17th Apr 2011 11:00:pm Location: UK National Astronomy Meeting, LLandudno, Wales
  • The Morphology of Galaxies in BOSS on 25th Mar 2011 11:00:pm Location: BOSS Collaboration Meeting, Cloudcroft, New Mexico (via telecon)
  • Do Bars Kill Galaxies? on 11th Mar 2011 12:00:am Location: RAS Ordinary Meeting, Burlington House
  • Cosmic Evolution from Galaxy Zoo on 9th Feb 2011 11:00:pm Location: MSSL
  • Do Bars Kill Spirals? on 19th Jan 2011 12:00:am Location: Cardiff
  • The Enigma of Red Spirals on 14th Dec 2010 11:00:pm Location: Liverpool John Moores
  • The Enigma of Red Spirals on 3rd Nov 2010 12:00:am Location: Imperial College London
  • Barred Galaxies in SDSS on 16th Sep 2010 11:00:pm Location: "Machine Gun" Talk at SDSS-III collaboration meeting, Paris.
External talks (outreach)
  • The Lives of Galaxies on 12th Oct 2017 7:30:pm Public event, “The Lives of Galaxies”, to accompany the Gas in Galaxies Conference in Malta. This was a panel discussion and Q&A with Prof. Lars Hernquist, Prof. Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Prof. Elena d’Onghia and myself (Karen Masters) and chaired by Prof. Victor Debattista.
  • Blue Skies and Red Spirals – My Favourite Galaxy Zoo Moments on 12th Jul 2017 11:00:am As part of an Oxford SciBar event to celebrate 10 years of Galaxy Zoo: http://www.oxfordscibar.com/july-2017.html
  • Cafe Sci: Sailing Through the History of Cosmology on 25th Apr 2017 7:30:pm Portsmouth Cafe Scientifique is fortunate enough to be hosted in a richly historical city. For the next session on 25th April, Dr Karen Masters, Reader in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth, has put together a fascinating talk matching developments in cosmology with the eras of the ships in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Date: 25th April 2017...
  • SPA Convention: “The Sir Patrick Moore Lecture: Citizen Science” on 1st Apr 2017 3:00:pm I will talk about results from citizen science in astronomy (mostly Galaxy Zoo) at the Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA) Annual Convention, being held in Cambridge on Saturday 1st April 2017. For details and to book tickets visit: http://www.popastro.com/meetings/convention/index.php
  • Royal Southern Yacht Club: “Sailing Through the History of the Universe” on 15th Mar 2017 7:00:pm A talk comparing the history of cosmology with the epochs of historical ships in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. For details: https://www.royal-southern.co.uk/Calendar/ArtMID/4774/ArticleID/107/Lecture-Karen-Masters-Sailing-through-the-history-of-the-Universe
  • Skeptics in the Pub – “HG Wells at 150: Time Machines and Anti-gravity in the Real Universe” on 9th Mar 2017 7:30:pm In this talk I will cover the real science behind HG Well’s ideas about time travel through the space-time continuum. I will go on describe how we look back in time across the history of the Universe when we observe distant galaxies, and talk about how realistic HG Wells view of the far future of...
  • Short Talk Dockyard Stargazing – Scale of the Universe on 31st Jan 2017
  • HG Wells @150: “Time Machines and Anti-Gravity in the Real Universe” on 12th Oct 2016 Part of the HG Wells at 150 festival.
  • Toys in Space on 22nd Jul 2016 11:15:am In this interactive talk, Dr. Masters will use multimedia resources to show the audience the history of toys in space, and how they are used to learn about and demonstrate the micro-gravity environment of space. This will include the audience having the opportunity to make their own simple toys and compare their behaviour in the...
  • Astronomy Outreach with SDSS on 26th Jun 2016 12:00:pm Teacher training at SDSS Collaboration Meeting in Madison.
  • Spectroscopy Crash Course on 26th Jun 2016 12:00:pm Teacher training at SDSS Collaboration Meeting in Madison.
  • The Mystery of Dark Matter, Cheltenham Science Festival on 11th Jun 2016 10:00:am Shockingly, we only know what makes up 5% of our universe – so what makes up the rest? Cosmologist Andrew Pontzen, particle physicist Tom Whyntie and astronomer Karen Masters take you on an interactive exploration of the other 95% – what scientists call dark matter and dark energy – and how you can help solve...
  • Using SDSS Data in the Classroom on 17th May 2016 12:00:pm Talk for Southampton Physics Teacher Training, Physics Booster course.
  • Family Drawing Workshop, Stargazing Theme, Aspex Gallery, Gunwharf Quays on 30th Jan 2016 2:00:pm The Hampshire and Isle of Wight branch of the British Science Association has teamed up with aspex to present a series of family workshops inspired by science and nature. ICG member, Dr Karen Masters will be on hand for this Stargazing Themed workshop on Saturday 30th Jan 2016, to provide some expert points of view....
  • Mapping the Universe: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Karen Masters at Trinity College, Dublin) on 9th Nov 2015 2:30:pm Part of a series of monthly public lectures in Trinity College Dublin  http://www.astronomy.ie/Events2014.php
  • Brighton Cafe Scientifique – The History of the Universe in the Palm of Your Hand (Karen Masters) on 21st Oct 2015 7:30:pm Karen Masters talking at the Brighton Cafe Scientifique her talk on “The History of the Universe in the Palm of Your Hand” Event Website
  • A Zoo of Galaxies (Karen Masters, at York University) on 14th Jun 2015 3:00:pm A talk for the York University, “Astrocampus“.
  • The History of the Universe in the Palm of Your Hand (Karen Masters, Hampshire Astronomical Group) on 8th May 2015 Public talk for the Hampshire Astronomical Group, Clanfield.
  • Institute of Physics Public Lecture, Univ. of Sussex – Mapping the Universe (Karen Masters) on 10th Feb 2015 7:00:pm This lecture will introduce you to the very latest state-of-the art maps of our Universe, such as those produced by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Such mapping has revealed the complexity of structures on many scales found in our Universe. We will hear the story behind the development of these maps, and how our knowledge...
  • Stargazing at Winchester Science Centre – Karen Masters: Talks in Planetarium on 31st Jan 2015 6:00:pm
  • Cafe Scientifique – Karen Masters – The History of the Universe in the Palm of Your Hand on 25th Nov 2014 8:00:pm Dr. Karen Masters from the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth will explain the history of the Universe in this engaging and interactive talk. Dr Masters will describe 12 important epochs in the history of our Universe with help from a set of “Particle Zoo Plushies” – a history of our...
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 26th Jun 2014 9:40:am Lecture for NAM Schools Day
  • The Scale of the Universe on 10th Jun 2014 9:45:am Mini lecture for Up for IT Juniors.
  • The Scale of the Universe on 4th Jun 2014 9:45:am Mini lecture for Up for IT Juniors.
  • Insights into the Astronomy of Galaxies on 13th Apr 2014 11:00:am Karen Masters. Lecture for Insights into Astronomy weekend at the Oxford Centre for Continuing Education.
  • Isle of Wight Cosmology Masterclass on 3rd Apr 2014 10:00:am Jen Gupta, Karen Masters. Pilot event to try out taking the A-level Cosmology Masterclass on the Isle of Wight. Location was the Isle of Wight College. Students from Sandown Academy also attended. Ryde Academy cancelled at the last minute.
  • Rainbow View of Andromeda on 31st Mar 2014 9:00:am Karen Masters, Sandown Bay Academy, Isle of Wight. Yr11 physics students. Also Jen Gupta attended, and we ran a circuit of “Guess the Gas” and “Build your own CD Spectroscopes” following the talk.
  • Sandown Academy GCSE Physics Visit on 31st Mar 2014 Jen Gupta, Karen Masters. Visit to GCSE Physics class at Sandown Academy, Isle of Wight. Program: A Rainbow View of Astronomy, Karen Masters Rotation: (1) Guess the gas activity (with gas emission line lamps; KLM). (2) Make your own CD spectrograph (JG).
  • A Rainbow View of Andromeda on 26th Nov 2013 5:30:pm Talk at the Isle of Wight College Community Week. Audience ~25 A-level students; ~35 members of the public. Karen Masters  
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 13th Oct 2013 10:22:am Location: Keynote Lecture, Aoraki Mackenzie Starlight Festival, Tekapo, NZ
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 9th Oct 2013 10:22:am Location: Beatrice Tinsley Lecture, Otago Museum, Dunedin, NZ
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 7th Oct 2013 10:22:am Location: Beatrice Tinsley Lecture, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson, NZ
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 5th Oct 2013 10:22:am Location: Beatrice Tinsley Lecture, Carter Observatory, Wellington, NZ
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 4th Oct 2013 10:22:am Location: Beatrice Tinsley Lecture, New Plymouth Girls High School, New Plymouth, NZ
  • The Scale of the Universe on 24th Jun 2013 12:00:am Location: UpforIT Juniors (Yr 6 visits on campus)
  • Cosmic Evolution in the Galaxy Zoo on 22nd Jun 2013 12:00:am Location: Zoocon13, held in Oxford
  • Introduction to Cosmology in the A-level Syllabus on 20th Jun 2013 12:00:am Location: Cosmology Masterclass (on campus)
  • The Scale of the Universe on 19th Jun 2013 12:00:am Location: UpforIT Juniors (Yr 6 visits on campus)
  • The Scale of the Universe on 13th Jun 2013 12:00:am Location: UpforIT Juniors (Yr 6 visits on campus)
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 15th Mar 2013 12:56:am Location: Talk to IBM Visitors to the Faculty of Technology
  • A Zoo of Galaxies (and astronomers) on 14th Mar 2013 12:00:am Location: Portsmouth Skeptics in the Pub
  • A Rainbow View of Andromeda: What multiwavelength images of galaxies can teach us about their physical properties. on 2nd Feb 2013 4:00:pm Location: Intech Public Stargazing Night.
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 30th Jan 2013 3:30:pm Location: Chichester College STEM Club
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 15th Dec 2012 11:00:pm Location: Worksop for Women's Leadership, United Arab Emirates
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 14th Dec 2012 10:38:am Location: Keynote talk for Faculty of Technology Conference (6th Formers)
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 20th Aug 2012 12:00:am Location: Invited Discourse at the IAU General Assembly in Beijing, China
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 19th Jul 2012 11:00:pm Location: Winchester Science Festival
  • A Zoo of Galaxies on 13th Jul 2012 7:45:pm Location: Hamsphire Astronomical Group at Clanfield Observatory
  • The Scale of the Universe on 26th Jun 2012 11:00:pm Location: Up For It Juniors (70 Yr 6 children, Park 2.23)
  • The Scale of the Universe on 13th Jun 2012 11:00:pm Location: Up For It Juniors (72 Yr 6 children, Park 2.23)
  • The Transit of Venus and the Scale of the Universe on 4th Jun 2012 11:00:pm Location: HMS Warrior Cable Deck
  • The Transit of Venus and the Scale of the Universe on 23rd May 2012 11:00:pm Location: Portsmouth Undergraduate Physics Society
  • Why the World Isn’t Going to End in December on 2nd May 2012 3:15:pm Location: Portsmouth Grammer School Physics Club
  • The Scale of the Universe on 20th Mar 2012 1:15:pm Location: St Judes Primary School, Portsmouth (50 Yr 5 pupils)
  • End of the World in 2012? on 27th Feb 2012 3:30:pm Location: Springfield Technology College Junior Cafe Scientifique (10 KS4 + 4 science teachers)
  • The Scale of the Universe on 27th Feb 2012 2:20:pm Location: Springfield Technology College Year 7 - 60 students
  • What does an Astronomer do? on 20th Jan 2012 2:40:pm Location: 30 FS children, St Judes Primary School, Portsmouth
  • What is a Galaxy? on 4th Nov 2011 12:00:am Location: Intech Science Centre Adult Only Night
  • What it’s like to be a Scientist in the Galaxy Zoo on 15th Jun 2011 11:00:pm Location: Royal Observatory, Greenwich
  • Cosmic Evolution from Galaxy Zoo on 5th Dec 2010 11:00:pm Location: Maxwell Society, Kings College, London
  • Finding Spirals: How to Look at a Million Galaxies on 3rd Apr 2009 11:00:pm Location: Alfred Curtis Memorial Lecture, British Astronomical Association Annual Meeting
  • Finding Spirals: How to Look at a Million Galaxies on 12th Feb 2009 6:30:pm Location: Southampton Amateur Astronomy Society

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