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 Prof Rachel Webster Prof Rachel Webster has a PhD from Cambridge University. She subsequently held research positions at Toronto in the Astronomy Department and at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. She has active research interests in gravitational lensing, quasars, clusters of galaxies and large-scale structure. Professor Webster is very much involved in the development of two 21st century radio telescopes, the Wide Field Array and the Australian Square Kllometre Array Pathfinder. Rachel is also Chair of the Space Telescope Science Institute Visiting Committee. |
USEFUL LINKS
Prof Rachel Webster
Publications
- N.F. Bate, D.J.E. Floyd, R Webster, J Wyithe., A microlensing study of the accretion disc in the quasar MG 0414+0534., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol 391, pp 1955 - 1960, 2009.
- T. Anguita, R.W. Schmidt, E.L. Turner, J Wambsganss, R Webster, K.A. Loomis, D Long, R McMillan., The multiple quasar Q2237+0305 under a microlensing caustic., Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol 480, pp 327 - 334, 2008.
- N.D.R Bhat, R Wayth, H.S. Knight, J.D. Bowman, D Oberoi, D Barnes, F.H. Briggs, R. J. Cappallo, D Herne, J Kocz, C.J. Lonsdale, M.J. Lynch, B Stansby, J Stevens, G Torr, R Webster, J Wyithe., Detection of crab giant pulses using the mileura widefield array low frequency demonstrator field prototype system., Astrophysical Journal, Vol 665, pp 618 - 627, 2007.
Space Telescope Science Institute
International Year of Astronomy 2009
International Year of Astronomy 2009, Australia
CREDITS
Producers: Kelvin Param, Miles Brown and Dr Shane Huntington
Series Creators: Eric van Bemmel and Kelvin Param
Audio Engineer: Miles Brown
Theme Music performed by Sergio Ercole. Mr Ercole is represented by the Musicians' Agency, Faculty of Music