Events
Press Releases
2010
21/6/10: 2nd UK SPH Forum, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester
“Implementing Gridless MCRT on SPH Density Fields”
21/5/10: Stobie Talk, ROE:
“The Limitations of Radio SETI with the SKA”
14/5/10: Speaking at Astronomy, Statistics and Geometry Series, School of Physics, University of Edinburgh:
“Using Monte Carlo Realisation Techniques to Model SETI”
23/4/10: Stobie Talk, ROE:
“Does Gravity act as a Viscosity in Protostellar Discs?”
13/4/10: Speaking at NAM 2010, University of Glasgow
“Native Synthetic Imaging of SPH Simulations”
29/3/2010: Science in Galaxies with ALMA, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester
“Creating Synthetic Observables from Star Formation Simulations”
17/3/2010: Lecturing, Universe Open Learning Course, University of Edinburgh
“Life in Space”
23/2/10: Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik, University of Tübingen, Germany
“Probing Radiative Self Gravitating Discs with SPH and Native Synthetic Imaging”
3/2/10: Cafe Scientifique, City Screen Picturehouse, York
“Astrobiology: The Science of Life in the Universe”
1/2/10: Debate, Winter Talks at ROE, Edinburgh:
“Are We Alone?”
2009
20/11/09: School Talk at Erskine Stewart’s Melville College, Edinburgh
“Building Planets and Finding Aliens”
09-11/11/09: Speaker at Dynamics of Outer Planetary Systems, ROE, Edinburgh
“Direct Synthetic Imaging of SPH density fields, and Implications for Observations of Outer Planetary Systems”
09/10/09: Invited Speaker at RAS Meeting: Exoplanets and their Environment, Burlington House, London:
“From SPH to ALMA: Bridging Gaps between Theory and Observation”
26/09/09: Talk at ROE Open Days
“Are We Alone?”
18/09/09: Public Talk at BB, Scone
“A Brief History of Life, the Universe and Everything”
11/09/09: Coffee Talk at the ROE:
“Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer in SPH Density Fields: A Stobie Success Story”
02/09/09: Seminar at Cardiff University:
“Stellar Encounters: A Stimulus for Disc Fragmentation?”
16-20/08/09: Presented a Poster at Dynamics of Discs and Planets, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge
20-27/06/09: Attended Linfest, Monash University Prato Centre, Prato, Tuscany
02/06/09: Invited Speaker, ISC’2009 Loughborough:
“SETI: A New Monte Carlo Approach”
12/05/09: Visit to Sciennes Primary School
28/04/09: Cafe Scientifique at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh:
“Habitability: finding life on other worlds”
27/04/09: Talk at the Cormack Meeting, Space Technology Centre, University of Dundee:
“Stellar Encounters: A Stimulus for Disc Fragmentation?”
09/04/09: Assisting at the Edinburgh International Science Festival:
“Are We Alone?”
16/03/09: Public Talk for the British Science Association at the Filmhouse, Edinburgh:
“Astrobiology: the Science of ET”
12/03/09: Guest Lecture for Science and Society Course, University of Edinburgh:
“Astrobiology: the Modern Paradigm”
05/02/09: Press Release:
“Scientists get the Measure of Life on Other Planets”
19/01/09: Seminar at the CONSTELLATION Network Meeting, Cardiff University:
“Introducing a Hybrid Method of Radiative Transfer for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics”
2008
12/12/08: Coffee Talk at the ROE:
“Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer”
08/10/08: Talk at the ROE “Habitability in the Galaxy” Workshop:
“SETI: A New Monte Carlo Approach”
28/09/08: Public Talk at the ROE Open Day:
“Astrobiology: the Science of You, Me and ET”
21/08/08: Coffee Talk at ROE:
“SETI: A New Monte Carlo Approach”
20/07/08 - 25/07/08 - Poster Presented at Cool Stars XV, University of St. Andrews:
“Introducing a Hybrid Method of Radiative Transfer for SPH”
12/06/08: Seminar at University of Exeter:
“Introducing a Hybrid Method of Radiative Transfer for SPH”
28/05/08: Seminar at Cardiff University:
“Introducing a Hybrid Method of Radiative Transfer for SPH”
08/05/08: Coffee Talk at ROE:
“Introducing a Hybrid Method of Radiative Transfer for SPH”
28/04/08: Poster Presented at Cormack Meeting, RSE:
“Introducing a Hybrid Method of Radiative Transfer for SPH”
31/03/08 - 04/04/08 - Poster Presented at NAM, Queen’s University Belfast:
“Introducing a Hybrid Method of Radiative Transfer for SPH”