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Staff List
Photo: Working on the 2.5m Isaac Newton Telescope, La Palma, Spain. Credit: Fionagh Thomson.
| Telephone | +44 (0)191 33 + Extension |
| Prefix + @durham.ac.uk |
| Name | Position | Room No | Email Prefix | Phone Extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Bainbridge | Senior Experimental Officer | NetPark | l.j.bainbridge | |
| Dr David Barr | Software Developer | OCW014 | david.barr | |
| Dr Nazim Bharmal | Senior Adaptive Optics Scientist | OCW024 | n.a.bharmal | 41409 |
| Dr Domenico Bonaccini-Calia | Academic Visitor | domenico.bonaccini-calia |
01135320853 ext: 20853 |
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| Dr Cyril Bourgenot | Associate Professor | OCW024/Netpark | cyril.bourgenot | 44817/43908 |
| Dr David Bramall | Mechanical Design Engineer | Netpark | d.g.bramall | 44815 |
| Dr Anthony Brown | Assistant Professor | PH125d | anthony.brown | 43678 |
| Dr Timothy Butterley | Postdoctoral Research Associate | OCW015 | timothy.butterley | 43714 |
| Dr Ariadna Calcines | Head of Optical Design | NetPark/OCW024 | ariadna.calcines | 44814/43908 |
| Professor Marco Cecconello | Professor | OCW023 | marco.cecconello | |
| Professor Paula Chadwick | Professor and Head of Department | PH125c | p.m.chadwick | 43560 |
| Mr John Connolly | Assistant Software Engineer | OCW025 | john.connolly | |
| Miss Isabelle Crossley | Research Assistant ARIA | OCW012 | isabelle.crossley | |
| Mr Spencer Davies | Apprentice Technician | NetPark | spencer.h.davies | |
| Mr Thomas Davies | Assistant Software Engineer | OCW015 | thomas.n.davies | |
| Dr Radhika Dharmadhikari | Postdoctoral Research Associate | radhika.dharmadhikari | ||
| Dr Sofia Dimoudi | Postdoctoral Research Associate | OCW015 | sofia.dimoudi | 43720 |
| Mr Marc Dubbeldam | Head of Mechanical Engineering | OCW021 | c.m.dubbeldam | 42228 |
| Mr Andrew Dunn | CfAI Programme Manager and Senior Project Manager | OCW020 | andrew.dunn | 43931 |
| Dr Oliver Farley | Postdoctoral Research Associate | OCW014 | o.j.d.farley | 43906 |
| James Fleming | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | OCW025 | james.p.fleming | |
| Dr Deli Geng | Senior Software Engineer | OCW033 | deli.geng | 43540 |
| Dr Polly Gill | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | OCW025 | polly.j.gill | |
| Professor John Girkin | Professor | OCW031 | j.m.girkin | 43589 |
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant | OCW011/G5 NetPark | christopher.j.graham | 43906 | |
| Programme Manager | Netpark/OCW020 | stephen.goodsell | 44757 | |
| Mr Joss Guy | Senior Mechanical Engineer | NetParkOCW021 | joshua.j.guy | 43483 |
| Dr Robert J. Harris | Assistant Professor | OCW030 | robert.j.harris | |
| Dr Kathryn Hartley | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | OCW014 | kathryn.e.hartley | |
| Dr Graham Jones | Academic Visitor | - | graham.jones | - |
| Dr Helawae Kelemu | Postdoctoral Research Associate | OCW014 | helawae.f.kelemu | |
| Dr David King | Senior Optical Engineer | - | david.l.king | |
| Dr Jennifer King | Senior Project Manager | OCW020 | jennifer.king | |
| Dr Sheridan Lloyd | Postdoctoral Research Associate | sheridan.j.lloyd | ||
| Dr Perrine Lognoné | Postdoctoral Research Associate | OCW015 | perrine.l.lognone | |
| Dr Aurélie Magniez | Postdoctoral Research Associate | OCW025 | aurelie.magniez | |
| Dr Sajjad Mahdizadeh | Postdoctoral Research Associate | OCW033 | sajjad.mahdizadeh | |
| Dr Deborah Malone | Postdoctoral Research Associate | OCW015 | deborah.c.malone | |
| Professor Simon Morris |
Emeritus Professor |
simon.morris | ||
| Professor Tim Morris | Professor and Head Astronomical AO | OCW028 | t.j.morris | 43584 |
| Christina Munn | Project Manager, Durham University Space Research Centre | OCW020 | christina.munn | |
| Dr Graham Murray | Senior Research Fellow | OCW034 | g.j.murray | 43541 |
| Professor Richard Myers | Emeritus Professor | r.m.myers | 43692 | |
| Professor Kieran O'Brien | Professor, Director & Head of Section of CfAI | OCW029 | kieran.s.obrien | 43169 |
| Research Computing Support Assistant Manager | OCW034 | paul.b.o'connor | ||
| Director Durham University Space Research Centre, UKRI Future Leader Fellow and Professor | OCW026 | james.osborn | 42277 | |
| Dr John Osborne | Emeritus Senior Lecturer | PH125b | j.l.osborne | 43678 |
| Dr Andrew Reeves | Associate Professor | OCW022 | andrew.p.reeves | |
| Dr Emily Ronson | Mechanical Design Engineer | OCW020 | emily.ronson | |
| Dr Cameron Rulten | Postdoctoral Research Associate | PH121 | cameron.b.rulten | 43655 |
| Mr David Ryder | Precision Engineer | NetPark | d.a.ryder | 44828 |
| Dr Juergen Schmoll | Senior Optical Engineer | Netpark | jurgen.schmoll | 44810 |
| Professor Ray Sharples | Professor | OCW031 | r.m.sharples | |
| Dr Lazar Staykov | Research Software Engineer | OCW033 | lazar.staykov | 43167 |
| Dr Fionagh Thomson | Senior Research Fellow (CEA) | fionagh.thomson | ||
| Mr Alexander Walker | Research Assistant ARIA |
alexander.walker2 |
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| Mr James Wells | Mechanical Design Engineer | OCW021 | james.t.wells | |
| Mr Paul White | Senior Experimental Officer | G5a | p.a.white | |
| Mrs Claire Whitehill | CfAI Project Officer | OCW001A | claire.whitehill | 43588 |
| Dr Richard Wilson | Associate Professor | PH325 | r.w.wilson | 43663 |
| Dr Lai Zhang | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | OCW025 | lai.zhang | 43573 |
Research Students
| Name | Room number | Email Address | Phone Extension |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Barrett | OCW011 | kathryn.m.barrett | |
| Rose Blyth | OCW011 | rose.blyth | 43716 |
| James Carpenter | Remote | james.carpenter | |
| Jaya Chand | OCW012 | jaya.chand | 43485 |
| Isabelle Crossley | OCW012 | isabelle.crossley | |
| Mereym Dag | OCW013 | meryem.k.dag | |
| Edward Dewit | Remote | edward.dewit | |
| Ian Dolby | OCW012 | ian.j.dolby | 43485 |
| Jeremi Grabas | OCW011 | jeremi.m.grabas | 43906 |
| Jamie Graham | PH121 | jamie.a.graham | 43665 |
| Joshua Hughes | OCW013 | joshua.g.hughes | 43716 |
| Ieva Jankute | PH121 | ieva.jankute | 43665 |
| Puttiwat Kongkaew | OCW013 | puttiwat.kongkaew | 43716 |
| Craig Maclean | OCW011 | craig.l.maclean | 43906 |
| Daniel Martin | OCW011 | daniel.martin2 | |
| Declan Morbey | Remote | declan.morbey | |
| Amrit Nayak | PH121 | amrit.p.nayak | 43665 |
| Jitsupa Paenoi | OCW013/NetPark | jitsupa.paenoi | |
| Ramkrishan Sharma | OCW012 | ramkrishan.sharma | |
| Brian Steward | OCW012 | brian.steward | 43573 |
| Siwenyue Zhang | OCW012 | siwenyue.zhang | 43485 |
Visitors
| Name | Room number | Email Address | Dates | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Peter Wizinowich | OCW030 | peter.wizinowich | April 1st - August 31st 2025 | W.M. Keck Observatory |
| Laureen Pradel | NetPark | laureen.m.pradel | May 12th - 26th August 2025 | Institut d'Observatoire Paris |
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