Stephen Smartt

Stephen Smartt FRS is an Astrophysicist who specializes in stellar evolution, supernovae and time domain sky surveys.[1] He is credited with the discovery of stars that explode as supernovae, measuring their mass, luminosity and the chemical elements synthesized.[1] He is a Professor of Astrophysics at the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen's University Belfast.[2]

He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and Leverhulme Prize winner. He was elected Fellow of Royal Society in 2020. [1]

Education

Stephen studied physics and applied mathematics at Queen’s University Belfast and was awarded a PhD in astrophysics in 1996 [1]

Career

He worked at the Isaac Newton Group of telescopes and held a fellowship at the University of Cambridge. Stephen returned to Belfast in 2004 and established a group working on stellar evolution, supernovae and time domain sky surveys.

Major Awards
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References
  • "Spinning black hole 'swallowed star'". BBC News. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  1. "Stephen Smartt | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. "Stephen Smartt". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  3. "Stephen J Smartt". Royal Irish Academy. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  4. "Stephen Smartt". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
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