Graham P. Smith

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I am a Royal Society Research Fellow and Reader in Cosmology in the Astrophysics and Space Research Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham.

My research interests include the nature of dark matter and dark energy, the assembly of cosmic structures including galaxy clusters, and the evolution of galaxies on cosmological timescales. I lead the Local Cluster Substructure Survey (LoCuSS), through which I pursue many of my research interests.

Much of my research relies on gravitational lensing, observations of galaxy clusters obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope, and large ground-based telescopes, including Subaru, Gemini, and ESO's VLTs.

Some interesting review articles on gravitational lensing, galaxy clusters and related topics can be found here.

PhD Opportunities

Click here for information about PhD projects available with me. If you would like to know more, then please email me directly. General admissions information can also be found here.

Recent Publications

Here are a few of my recent publications. Click here for my full publication list.
Hubble Space Telescope Observations of a Spectacular New Strong-lensing Galaxy Cluster - MACSJ1149.5+2233 at z=0.544
Smith G. P., Ebeling H., Limousin M., Kneib J.-P., Swinbank A. M., Ma C. J., Jauzac M., Richard J., Jullo E., Sand D. J., Edge A. C., Smail I., 2009, ApJL, accepted, Abstract
LoCuSS: The Mid-Infrared Butcher-Oemler Effect
Haines C. P., Smith G. P., Egami E., Ellis R. S., Moran S. M., Sanderson A. J. R., Merluzzi P., Busarello G., Smith R. J., 2009, ApJ, 704, 126, Abstract
LoCuSS: A Comparison of Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect and Gravitational-Lensing Measurements of Galaxy Clusters
Marrone D., Smith G. P., Richard J., Joy M., Bonamente M., et al., 2009, ApJ, 701, 114, Abstract
LoCuSS: Subaru Weak Lensing Study of 30 Galaxy Clusters
Okabe N., Takada M., Umetsu K., Futamase T., Smith G. P., 2009, PASJ, submitted, Abstract
Evolution of the Morphology-density Relation of Galaxies Since z=1
Smith G.P., Treu T., Ellis R.S., Moran S.M., Dressler A., 2005, ApJ, 620, 78-87, Abstract
Mass, Structure and Thermodynamics of Cluster Cores at z=0.2
Smith G.P., Kneib J.-P., Smail I., Mazzotta P., Ebeling H., Czoske O., 2005, MNRAS, 359, 417-446, Abstract

GPS in the Press

Royal Astronomical Society: Fowler Astronomy Prize 2007 - www.ras.org.uk
Analysing Corporations ... and the Cosmos - ScienceCareers.org
Hubble images quintuple quasar - Astronomy.com
Scheme to bridge politics and science launches in Brussels - royalsoc.ac.uk cordis.europa.eu


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School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England.
Email: gps@star.sr.bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 121 414 4600 Fax: +44 121 414 3722