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eseArCh fields And stAff<br />

permanent staff<br />

professor renée C. KrAAn-KorteWeG (heAd<br />

of depArtment), Co-direCtor ACGC<br />

Large-scale structures and streaming motions in the nearby<br />

Universe, Zone of Avoidance, systematic HI-surveys; Tully-<br />

Fisher relation; clusters of galaxies.<br />

professor erWin de bloK (dst/nrf sArChi<br />

ChAir)<br />

Dark matter in disk galaxies, low surface brightness<br />

galaxies. HI surveys, the interstellar medium in nearby<br />

galaxies, evolution of dark galaxies.<br />

professor ClAude CAriGnAn (sKA sArChi<br />

ChAir)<br />

Galaxy dynamics and dark matter; astronomical<br />

instrumentation and techniques.<br />

professor pAtriCiA WhiteloCK (Joint sAAo/<br />

uCt position)<br />

Galactic structure, stellar evolution, Local Group galaxies,<br />

long period variable and symbiotic stars.<br />

emeritus distinGuished professor briAn<br />

WArner (senior sCholAr)<br />

Cataclysmic variable stars; white dwarf stars; history of<br />

astronomy.<br />

AssoCiAte professor pAtriCK A. Woudt<br />

(ACtinG heAd of depArtment for <strong>2011</strong>)<br />

Cataclysmic variable stars, ultra-compact binaries, high<br />

time domain astrophysics.<br />

dr Kurt vAn der heyden (senior leCturer)<br />

Supernovae and Supernova remnants, systematic HI<br />

surveys, clusters of galaxies, x-ray spectroscopy.<br />

dr sArAh blyth (leCturer)<br />

Large-scale structure, galaxy evolution and galaxy<br />

clusters.<br />

dr vAnessA mCbride (leCturer, Joint sAAo/uCt<br />

position)<br />

x-ray binaries, Magellanic Clouds.<br />

professor rob fender (visitinG sKA<br />

professor)<br />

x-ray binaries, neutron stars, black holes, accretion disks,<br />

radio transient surveys.<br />

Honorary staff in the Department<br />

honorAry professor miChAel W. feAst<br />

Honorary <strong>Research</strong> Associate. Stellar evolution; Galactic<br />

structure; long period variable stars; distance scales.<br />

faCUlTy of sCIeNCe<br />

dr iAn steWArt<br />

Honorary <strong>Research</strong> Associate. Signal direction in Poisson<br />

noise; algorithms for calibration and analysis of ration<br />

interferometer data; sympatric speciation.<br />

honorAry stAff AssoCiAted With the<br />

depArtment<br />

honorAry professor phil A. ChArles (sAAo)<br />

Cataclysmic variables; x-ray binaries, neutron stars, black<br />

holes, accretion disks.<br />

professor peter dunsby<br />

Honorary Academic, Director NASSP, Co-director ACGC.<br />

Theoretical cosmology and gravity.<br />

postdoctoral fellows<br />

dr GArry AnGus<br />

Cosmological simulations with modified Newtonian<br />

Dynamics.<br />

dr riChArd ArmstronG<br />

Radio transients, radio interferometric techniques.<br />

dr Kelley hess<br />

Neutral hydrogen in nearby galaxies, galaxy groups and<br />

clusters.<br />

dr dAnielle luCero<br />

Cold gas and star formation in early-type galaxies.<br />

dr nAtAshA mAddox<br />

Quasars and multi-wavelength observations of galaxies.<br />

dr dAvid puGlielli<br />

Galaxy dynamics.<br />

dr vAlerio ribeiro<br />

Cataclysmic variables, novae; radio transients.<br />

dr mAttheW sChurCh<br />

Cataclysmic variables and x-ray binaries.<br />

ContACt detAils<br />

Postal Address: Department of Astronomy, University of<br />

Cape Town, Private Bag x3, Rondebosch, 7701<br />

Telephone: +27 (21) 650 5830<br />

Fax: 27 (21) 650 4547<br />

E-mail: admin@ast.uct.ac.za<br />

Webpage: http://www.ast.uct.ac.za<br />

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