Research output per year
Research output per year
Professor in Astrophysics at the University of Manchester
Previous appointments
2010-2015 Director of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics , The University of Manchester
1997-2004 Lecturer/Reader, UMIST, Manchester
1992-1997 Fellow/international staff member, European Southern Observatory
1991 Senior Research Fellow, South Africa Astronomical Observatory
1987-1989 PhD student, University of Groningen
1985-1989 PhD student National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA
Affiliations
Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Research interests
Late stages of stellar evolution: mass loss, circumstellar matter; AGB stars; Planetary nebulae; Nearby galaxies
Techniques: Observational astronomy: infrared, optical, radio.
Facilities: VLT, VLTI, Spitzer Space Telescope, VLA
Outputs: 293 refereed journal papers, 678 outputs in total (as of June 2018)
Evolved stars; stellar winds; planetary nebulae; stellar population; space dust
Doctor of Philosophy, A radio study of Planetary Nebulae, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (University of Groningen)
Award Date: 15 Sept 1989
Hung Hing Ying Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong
1 Oct 2016 → 30 Sept 2022
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Albert Zijlstra (Secondee)
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution
Albert Zijlstra (Visiting scholar)
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution
29/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
20/04/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
7/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
10/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
8/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research