Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Exoplanet detection with space-based microlensing
There are severeal opportunities available for postgraduate study (PhD or MSc by Research) in the areas of extra-solar planets or time-domain astronomy.
For details on current projects in the area of extra-solar planet research please look at current exoplanet research within the JBCA Pulsars, Exoplanets and Transients group..
Please contact me by email if you would like further information.
Some selected roles in the last 10 years:
My current research focuses on the detection of cool exoplanets using microlensing as well as the study of the atmospheres of transiting exoplanets using transmission spectroscopy. I also do some work on developing game-theory based strategies for the Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). I work with ground based optical and near-infrared telescope data, as well as data from space missions such as Kepler, Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope. I also work on simulations of space-based microlensing and transit surveys for the recently-launched ESA Euclid and the $4.3 billion NASA Roman mission, which is due for launch in late 2026. Roman will spend around 25% of its time undertaking the Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey, for which I am the ESA-appointed member of the Project Infrastructure Team.
co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers in astrophysics.
Frequent live appearances as a space expert on BBC Breakfast as well as on BBC national and World Service radio.
My current research focuses on the detection of cool exoplanets using microlensing as well as the study of the atmospheres of transiting exoplanets using transmission spectroscopy. I also do some work on developing game-theory based strategies for the Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
I work with ground based optical and near-infrared telescope data, as well as data from space missions such as Kepler, Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope. I also work on simulations of space-based microlensing and transit surveys for the recently-launched ESA Euclid and the $4.3 billion NASA Roman mission, which is due for launch in late 2026. Roman will spend around 25% of its time undertaking the Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey, for which I am the ESA-appointed member of the Project Infrastructure Team.
Some recent highlights:
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Member, Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics, US National Academy of Sciences
1 Apr 2022 → 31 Jan 2023
External examiner to MSc Astrophysics taught courses, Queen Mary University of London
15 Oct 2019 → 31 Mar 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: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kerins, E. (Other)
Activity: Internal positions, career professional development, other peer review and other › Other › Research
Kerins, E. (Academic expert member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network › Research
Kerins, E. (Academic expert member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of network › Research
Kerins, E. (Academic expert member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Research
Kerins, E. (Academic expert member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel › Research
2/06/24
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2/06/24
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24/05/24
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22/12/23
1 Media contribution
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1/06/23
1 Media contribution
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