This page presents the LSST:UK list of Affiliate PIs and Junior Associates, as at 13th June 2024.
Affiliate PIs
Name | Institution | Science Collaborations of Interest | End of Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Aird | Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh | Active Galactic Nuclei; Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 2 | David Alonso | Department of Physics, University of Oxford | Dark Energy; Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics | 31/03/2027 |
| 3 | Adam Amara | School of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Physics, University of Surrey | Dark Energy; Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 4 | Marika Asgari | School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, Newcastle University | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 5 | Chrysa Avdellidou | School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester | Solar System; I&S | 30/09/2025 |
| 6 | David Bacon | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics; Strong Lensing | 30/09/2025 |
| 7 | Tessa Baker | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth | Dark Energy; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 8 | Ivan Baldry | Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University | Galaxies; Transient/ Variable Stars; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 9 | Manda Banerji | University of Southampton | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei | 31/03/2027 |
| 10 | Vasily Belokurov | Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Transient/ Variable Stars; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 11 | Beth Biller | University of Edinburgh | SMWLV; TVS | 30/09/2025 |
| 12 | Rebecca Bowler | University of Manchester | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei | 30/09/2025 |
| 13 | Malcolm Bremer | School of Physics, University of Bristol | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 14 | Philip Bull | Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester | Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 15 | Matthew Burleigh | University of Leicester | TVS; SMWLV | 30/09/2025 |
| 16 | Erminia Calabrese | Cardiff University | Dark Energy; Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 17 | Sarah Casewell | School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester | Transient/ Variable Stars; Stars, Milky Way, and Local Volume | 30/09/2025 |
| 18 | Apostolos Christou | Armagh Observatory and Planetarium | Solar System; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 19 | Thomas Collett | ICG Portsmouth | Dark Energy; Strong Lensing | 30/09/2025 |
| 20 | Chris Collins | Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University | Galaxies; Dark Energy; Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume | 31/03/2027 |
| 21 | Michelle Collins | University of Surrey | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Galaxies; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 22 | Christopher Conselice | U. of Manchester | Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 23 | Christopher Copperwheat | Liverpool John Moores University, Astrophysics Research Institute | Transient/ Variable Stars; Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Solar System | 30/09/2025 |
| 24 | Djuna Croon | Department of Physics, Durham University | TVS; DESC; Strong Lensing | 30/09/2025 |
| 25 | Roger Davies | Astrophysics, Physics Dept, University of Oxford | Galaxies; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 26 | Alis Deason | Durham University, Physics | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume | 30/09/2025 |
| 27 | Victor Debattista | University of Central Lancashire, Jeremiah Horrocks Institute | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Galaxies; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 28 | Hugh Dickinson | The Open University | Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 29 | Trent Dupuy | University of Edinburgh | SMWLV | 30/09/2025 |
| 30 | Simon Dye | University of Nottingham, School of Physics and Astronomy | Strong Lensing | 30/09/2025 |
| 31 | Alastair Edge | Durham University | Galaxies; AGN; Strong Lensing | 30/09/2025 |
| 32 | Denis Erkal | University of Surrey, Department of Physics | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Galaxies; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 33 | Wyn Evans | Institute of Astronomy Cambridge University | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Galaxies; Strong Lensing | 30/09/2025 |
| 34 | Annette Ferguson | Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Galaxies; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 35 | Pedro Ferreira | University of Oxford | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 36 | Alan Fitzsimmons | Queen's University Belfast | Solar System | 30/09/2025 |
| 37 | Jan Forbrich | University of Hertfordshire, Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics | SMWLV; TVS; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 38 | Sotiria Fotopoulou | University of Bristol, School of Physics | AGN; I&S; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 39 | Poshak Gandhi | University of Southampton | Transient/ Variable Stars; Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Active Galactic Nuclei | 30/09/2025 |
| 40 | Michael Garrett | UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, JBCA | SMWLV; TVS; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 41 | Benjamin Gompertz | University of Birmingham, Physics and Astronomy | Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 42 | Oscar Gonzalez | UK Astronomy Technology Centre | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume | 30/09/2025 |
| 43 | Or Graur | University of Portsmouth / Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation | Transient/ Variable Stars; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 44 | Rachel Gray | University of Glasgow | Galaxies; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 45 | Alex Hall | University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 46 | Joachim Harnois-Déraps | Newcastle University | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 47 | Nina Hatch | School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 48 | Alan Heavens | Imperial College/Physics | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 49 | Martin Hendry | University of Glasgow School of Physics and Astronomy | Informatics and Statistics; Galaxies; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 50 | Juan Venancio Hernandez Santisteban | University of St Andrews | AGN; TVS; Stars, Milky Way, and Local Volume | 30/09/2025 |
| 51 | Catherine Heymans | Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh | Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 52 | Sebastian Hoenig | University of Southampton | Active Galactic Nuclei; Transient/ Variable Stars; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 53 | Isobel Hook | Lancaster University Physics Department | Dark Energy; Transient/ Variable Stars; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 54 | Keith Horne | University of St Andrews, SUPA School of Physics & Astronomy | AGN | 30/09/2025 |
| 55 | Cosimo Inserra | Cardiff University | Transient/ Variable Stars; Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 56 | Robert Izzard | University of Surrey, School of Mathematics and Physics | SMWLV; TVS | 30/09/2025 |
| 57 | Matt Jarvis | Oxford/Astrophysics | Galaxies; Dark Energy; Active Galactic Nuclei | 30/09/2025 |
| 58 | Benjamin Joachimi | UCL, Department of Physics and Astronomy | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 31/03/2027 |
| 59 | Olivia Jones | UK Astronomy Technology Centre | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Galaxies; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 60 | Sugata Kaviraj | University of Hertfordshire | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei; Informatics and Statistics | 31/03/2027 |
| 61 | Sergey Koposov | University of Edinburgh | SMWLV; I&S; TVS | 30/09/2025 |
| 62 | Andreas Korn | Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCL | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 63 | Kazuya Koyama | University of Portsmouth | Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 64 | Michael Kuhn | University of Hertfordshire | SMWLV; TVS; I&S | 30/09/2025 |
| 65 | Ofer Lahav | University College London | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics; Galaxies | 31/03/2027 |
| 66 | Andy Lawrence | School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh | AGN; TVS; Galaxies | 31/03/2027 |
| 67 | Danielle Leonard | Newcastle University, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 68 | Chris Lintott | Dept. of Physics, University of Oxford | Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics; Transient/ Variable Stars; Solar System | 31/03/2027 |
| 69 | Stuart Littlefair | University of Sheffield, Department of Physics and Astronomy | SMWLV; TVS | 31/03/2027 |
| 70 | Jon Loveday | University of Sussex, Physics & Astronomy | Galaxies; Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 71 | Philip Lucas | University of Hertfordshire | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 72 | Joe Lyman | Department of Physics, University of Warwick | TVS; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 73 | Kaisey Mandel | Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 74 | Bob Mann | Institute for Astronomy, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh | Dark Energy; Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics | 31/03/2027 |
| 75 | Ben Maughan | University of Bristol, School of Physics | Galaxies; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 76 | Justyn Maund | Royal Holloway – University of London | Transient/ Variable Stars; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 77 | Jason McEwen | UCL MSSL | Informatics and Statistics; Dark Energy; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 78 | Sean McGee | University of Birmingham | Galaxies; Strong Lensing; Active Galactic Nuclei | 30/09/2025 |
| 79 | Richard McMahon | University of Cambridge, Institute of Astronomy | Active Galactic Nuclei; Strong Lensing; Informatics and Statistics | 31/03/2027 |
| 80 | Matthew Middleton | University of Southampton | TVS; AGN | 30/09/2025 |
| 81 | Lance Miller | Dept of Physics, Oxford University | DESC | 30/09/2025 |
| 82 | Daniel Mortlock | Imperial College London | Active Galactic Nuclei; Informatics and Statistics; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 83 | James Mullaney | The University of Sheffield, Department of Physics and Astronomy | Active Galactic Nuclei; Informatics and Statistics; Galaxies | 31/03/2027 |
| 84 | Seshadri Nadathur | Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 85 | Tim Naylor | University of Exeter / Department of Physics and Astronomy | Transient/ Variable Stars; Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Informatics and Statistics | 31/03/2027 |
| 86 | Matt Nicholl | Queen’s University Belfast | Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 87 | James Nightingale | Newcastle University, Physics, Maths & Statistics | Strong Lensing; I&S; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 88 | Noelia Estella Donata Noël | Department of Physics, University of Surrey | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Transient/ Variable Stars; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 89 | Johannes Noller | University College London | Dark Energy; Strong Lensing; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 90 | Andrew Norton | The Open University / School of Physical Sciences | TVS; SMWLV | 30/09/2025 |
| 91 | Samantha Oates | Lancaster University | Transient/ Variable Stars; AGN | 30/09/2025 |
| 92 | Cyrielle Opitom | Institue for Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh | Solar System; Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2027 |
| 93 | Frazer Pearce | University of Nottingham | Galaxies; AGN | 30/09/2025 |
| 94 | Hiranya Peiris | Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge | Dark Energy; Transient/ Variable Stars; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 95 | Ingrid Pelisoli | University of Warwick | TVS; SMWLV | 30/09/2025 |
| 96 | Daniel Perley | Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University | Transient/ Variable Stars | 30/09/2025 |
| 97 | Kevin Pimbblet | University of Hull / E.A.Milne Centre for Astrophysics / Department of Physics and Mathematics | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 98 | Sandra Raimundo | University of Southampton, Department of Physics and Astronomy | AGN; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 99 | Markus Michael Rau | Newcastle University | I&S; DESC; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 100 | Justin Read | University of Surrey | DESC; SMWLV; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 101 | Kathy Romer | University of Sussex, Physics and Astronomy Department | DESC; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 102 | Rafael S. de Souza | University of Hertfordshire, Centre for Astrophysics Research | I&S; SMWLV; TVS | 30/09/2025 |
| 103 | Ruben Sanchez-Janssen | UKATC | Galaxies; Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume | 30/09/2025 |
| 104 | Subir Sarkar | University of Oxford, Department of Physics | Dark Energy; Transient/ Variable Stars; Active Galactic Nuclei | 30/09/2025 |
| 105 | Marc Sarzi | Armagh Observatory & Planetarium | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 106 | Simone Scaringi | Durham University | TVS; SMWLV; AGN | 30/09/2025 |
| 107 | Meg Schwamb | Astrophysics Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast | Solar System | 31/03/2027 |
| 108 | Peter Scicluna | Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire | TVS; SMWLV; I&S | 30/09/2025 |
| 109 | Vicky Scowcroft | Department of Physics, University of Bath | TVS; SMWLV; I&S | 30/09/2025 |
| 110 | Stephen Serjeant | The Open University / School of Physical Sciences | Strong Lensing; Active Galactic Nuclei; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 111 | Francesco Shankar | University of Southampton | AGN; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 112 | Brooke Simmons | Lancaster University, Physics | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 113 | Stephen Smartt | University of Oxford ( & Queen's University Belfast) | Transient/ Variable Stars; Dark Energy | 31/03/2027 |
| 114 | Graham Smith | School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham | Strong Lensing; Dark Energy; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 115 | Mathew Smith | Department of Physics, University of Lancaster | DESC; TVS; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 116 | Robert Smith | University of Sussex | Dark Energy; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 117 | Colin Snodgrass | IfA, University of Edinburgh | Solar System | 31/03/2027 |
| 118 | Danny Steeghs | Astronomy & Astrophysics Group, University of Warwick | Transient/ Variable Stars; Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume | 30/09/2025 |
| 119 | John Stott | Lancaster University | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 120 | Mark Sullivan | School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton | Dark Energy; Transient/ Variable Stars | 31/03/2027 |
| 121 | Sandro Tacchella | Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge | Galaxies; Strong Lensing; AGN | 30/09/2025 |
| 122 | Nial Tanvir | University of Leicester, School of Physics and Astronomy | Transient/ Variable Stars; Galaxies | 30/09/2025 |
| 123 | Paula Stella Teixeira | School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Transient/ Variable Stars; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 124 | Jeff Tseng | Oxford Physics | Transient/ Variable Stars; Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 125 | Cora Uhlemann | Newcastle University, School of Mathematics, Statistics & Physics | Dark Energy | 30/09/2025 |
| 126 | Jacco van Loon | Keele University, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences | TVS; I&S; SMWLV | 30/09/2025 |
| 127 | Aprajita Verma | Sub-department of Astrophysics, University of Oxford | Strong Lensing; DESC; Galaxies | 31/03/2027 |
| 128 | Carolin Villforth | University of Bath | AGN; Galaxies; TVS | 30/09/2025 |
| 129 | Maria Vincenzi | University of Oxford | DESC; TVS; Strong Lensing | 30/09/2025 |
| 130 | Jorick Vink | Armagh Observatory and Planetarium | TVS; SMWLV | 30/09/2025 |
| 131 | Nicholas Walton | Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge | Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume; Transient/ Variable Stars; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 132 | Mike Watson | School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester | Active Galactic Nuclei; Galaxies; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 133 | Klaas Wiersema | Centre for Astrophysics Research, | Transient/ Variable Stars; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 134 | Vivienne Wild | University of St Andrews, School of Physics and Astronomy | Galaxies; Active Galactic Nuclei; Informatics and Statistics | 30/09/2025 |
| 135 | Stijn Wuyts | University of Bath | Galaxies; Strong Lensing; Active Galactic Nuclei | 30/09/2025 |
| 136 | Joe Zuntz | Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh | Dark Energy | 31/03/2027 |
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