Staff Members
| Academic Staff | |||
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Prof. R.C. Kraan-Korteweg (Head of Department) |
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Prof. W.J.G. de Blok (Professor) SARCHI Chair |
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Prof. C. Carignan (Professor) SKA SARCHI Chair |
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A/Prof. P.A. Woudt (Associate Professor) |
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Dr. K. van der Heyden (Senior Lecturer) |
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Dr. Sarah Blyth (Lecturer) SKA Position |
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Dr. Vanessa McBride (Lecturer) Joint SAAO/UCT position |
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Prof. P.A. Whitelock (Visiting Professor) Joint SAAO/UCT Position |
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Prof R Fender (SKA Visiting Professor) |
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| Administrative and Support Staff | |||
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Ms. Carol Marsh (Administrative Officer) |
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Ms. Roslyn Daniels (Senior Secretary) |
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Ms. Bianca Keane (System Administrator) |
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| Postdoctoral fellows at the Astronomy Department | |||
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Dr. Garry Angus ACGC Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Dr. Richard Armstrong SKA Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Dr. Kelley Hess SARChI Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Dr. Danielle Lucero SARChI Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Dr. Natasha Maddox SKA Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Dr. David Puglielli SARChI Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Dr. Valerio Ribeiro SKA Postdoctoral Fellow |
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Dr. Matthew Schurch UCT Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Emeritus and honorary staff at the Astronomy Department | |||
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Hon. Prof. M.W. Feast (Honorary Professor) |
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Em. Dist. Prof. B. Warner (Emeritus Professor) Senior Scholar |
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Dr. Ian Stewart (Honorary Research Associate) |
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| Honorary researchers associated with the Astronomy Department | |||
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Prof. P.K.S. Dunsby (Honorary academic member) NASSP Director |
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Hon. Prof. P.A. Charles (Honorary Professor) Director SAAO |
Departmental Profile
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Cape Town is the largest university-based astronomy group in the country and has strong ties (and joint positions) with the South African Astronomical Observatory and the South African Square Kilometre Array office.
The department primarily comprises observational (optical, near-infrared and radio) astronomers, with international leaders in the fields of large-scale structure of galaxies, dark matter in galaxies, low surface brightness galaxies, the uncovering of galaxies hidden by the Milky Way, the extra-galactic distance scale, and cataclysmic variable stars.
The department is also closely associated with a number of other groups within various UCT departments, such as the cosmology group of the applied mathematics department, the astro-particle group of the physics department, and members of the electrical engineering department who are involved in space science and radio telescope technology development.
For more information see the Annual MNASSA Report.
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Cape Town is the largest university-based astronomy group in the country and has strong ties (and joint positions) with the South African Astronomical Observatory and the South African Square Kilometre Array office.
The department primarily comprises observational (optical, near-infrared and radio) astronomers, with international leaders in the fields of large-scale structure of galaxies, dark matter in galaxies, low surface brightness galaxies, the uncovering of galaxies hidden by the Milky Way, the extra-galactic distance scale, and cataclysmic variable stars.
The department is also closely associated with a number of other groups within various UCT departments, such as the cosmology group of the applied mathematics department, the astro-particle group of the physics department, and members of the electrical engineering department who are involved in space science and radio telescope technology development.
For more information see the Annual MNASSA Report.