Department of Physics

Staff profile

Prof Simon Morris, BSc (Physics, Durham), Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics (Cambridge), PhD (Astronomy, Cambridge)

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Professor in the Department of Physics
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 33 43611
Room number: 257

(email at simon.morris@durham.ac.uk)

Biography

1984-1985 Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Lindemann Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship.

1985-1987 Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, SERC/NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship.

1987-1992 The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Los Angeles, California, Research Associate (member of HST Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS) team).

1989 On the final shortlist for the US Astronaut program.

1992-1993 SERC Advanced Fellowship, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge.

1993-1999 Associate Research Officer, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, BC.

2000 Senior Research Officer, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, BC.

2001-2006 Reader, Physics Department, University of Durham

2006-Present Professor, Physics Department, University of Durham

Research Groups

  • Centre for Advanced Instrumentation

Publications

Edited works: conference proceedings

Journal papers: academic

Theses: PhD

  • Morris, SL (1984). Emission line studies of active galaxies. PhD.

Media Contacts

Available for media contact about:

  • Advanced Instrumentation: Astronomical Instrumentation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics: Galaxy Formation

Grants Awarded

  • 2011: CANARY equipment funding (£122434.00 from STFC)
  • 2011: UK Programme for the European Extremely Large (£1091167.47 from STFC)
  • 2010: CANARY Phase A?B Capability (£45000.00 from STFC)
  • 2010: Int. Travel Grant: The relationship between gas an (£2500.00 from Royal Society)
  • 2010: UK E-ELT EAGLE (£45000.00 from STFC)
  • 2010: UK Role in the European Extremely Large Telescope (£543311.48 from STFC)
  • 2009: Design and development for EAGLE and CANARY (£270111.00 from UK AstronomyTechnology Centre)
  • 2008: UK Role in the European Extremely Large Telescope (£228377.55 from UK AstronomyTechnology Centre)
  • 2007: ESO EAGLE Phase A Study (£72608.04 from ESO - European Org. for Astronomical Research)
  • 2006: Extremely large telescope Design studies for durha (£127572.61 from Pparc)
  • 2005: ELT Design Study (£74745.00 from European Commission)
  • 2002: MILLION ELEMENT INTEGRAL FIELD UNIT DESIGN STUDY (£35206.00 from AURA)

Supervises