Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Dr Kathy Romer

Post:Reader In Astrophysics (Physics and Astronomy)
Other posts:Reader in Astrophysics (Astronomy Centre)
Location:PEVENSEY 3 4C23 post to be delivered to Pevensey
Email:Romer@sussex.ac.uk

Telephone numbers
Internal:7478
UK:01273 877478
International:+44 1273 877478

Research expertise:
Astronomy, Astronomy & Space Science Technologies, Astronomy - observation, Cosmology, Data Mining
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Biography

  • Reader at Sussex (2013)
  • Senior Lectureship at Sussex (2007)
  • Lectureship at Sussex (2004)
  • Tenure Track Faculty position Carnegie Mellon (2000)
  • Research Faculty position Carnegie Mellon (1999)
  • Postdoc Carnegie Mellon University (1997)
  • Postdoc Northwestern University (1995)
  • Predoc Northwestern University (1994)
  • PhD The Large Scale Distribution of X-ray Clusters of Galaxies University of Edinburgh (1995)
  • BSc Physics with Astrophysics (First Class Honours) University of Manchester (1990)

Role

  • Reader
  • Athena Swan coordinator
  • Undergraduate Careers Tutor

Community and Business

Frequent speaker at public outreach events: Schools; Science Festivals; Cafe Scientifique; Skeptics in a Pub; Astronomy Societies etc.

Radio appearances: BBC Sussex and University Nottingham Radio.

TV appearances: BBC Horizon and BBC South East. 

Newspaper/Magazines: Financial Times; Guardian; Viva Lewes; UK Space Magazine; Astronomy Now; Brighton Argus

Online: Guardian, BBC