Prof. Vasily Belokurov
E-mail: vasily@ast.cam.ac.uk
Office: Hoyle H20
Office Tel: (01223) 337515
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Research Themes: Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei, Milky Way and Local Group Star, Stars and Stellar Evolution
Research Keywords: Cassowary, Astrometry, Gaia, Dark Matter, Lucky Imaging, Dwarf Galaxies, Dynamics, RAVE, SDSS, Galactic Structure, Galaxies, Galaxy Formation/Evolution, Gravitational Lensing, Intermediate Redshift, Optical, Redshift Zero, Spectroscopy, Stars, Stellar Evolution, Surveys
Research
Below is the list of Vasily's research interests:
- Dark Matter?
- Galaxy formation and evolution
- Galactic archaeology
- Galactic structure and sub-structure
- Dwarf galaxies
- Accretion history of the Milky Way
- Tidal streams
- Gravitational lensing
- Gravitational microlensing
- Surveys like Gaia, APOGEE, GALAH, SDSS, OGLE, RAVE, LSST
- Transients and variable stars
- Machine learning techniques
Career
1993-1999 - Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University
2000-2003 - Theoretical Physics, Oxford University
2003-... - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University
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