Andrew Blain is a British astronomer and professor at the University of Leicester.[1] He was previously assistant professor at California Institute of Technology.[2] He obtained both his Bachelor's degree and PhD at the University of Cambridge.
Andrew Blain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards | Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Galactic Evolution, ISM, Gravitational Lensing |
| Institutions | University of Leicester |
He was chairman of ALMA North American Science Advisory Committee (ANASAC) in 2010,[3] as well as a member of the HerMES international consortium.[4] In 2005 he was awarded the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy by the American Astronomical Society "for his outstanding contributions to sub-mm and far-IR astronomy."[5]
Research
editBlain's research is on galactic evolution, the interstellar medium, and gravitational lensing.[6]
Works
edit- The cold universe, Editors Andrew W. Blain, F. Combes, Bruce T. Draine, D. Pfenniger, Yves Revaz, Springer, 2004 ISBN 978-3-540-40838-3
- "A Spectrographic Survey of the Submillimeter Galaxy Population", Multiwavelength mapping of galaxy formation and evolution: proceedings of the ESO Workshop held at Venice, Italy, 13–16 October 2003, Volume 2003, Editors Alvio Renzini, Ralf Bender, Springer, 2005, ISBN 978-3-540-25665-6
- "The Nature of Submillimeter Galaxies", Deep millimeter surveys: implications for galaxy formation and evolution, 19–21 June 2000, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Editors James D. Lowenthal, David H. Hughes, World Scientific, 2001 ISBN 978-981-02-4465-1
References
edit- ^ Ciolfi, Riccardo; Stratta, Giulia; Branchesi, Marica; Gendre, Bruce; Grimm, Stefan; Harms, Jan; Lamb, Gavin Paul; Martin-Carrillo, Antonio; McCann, Ayden; Oganesyan, Gor; Palazzi, Eliana; Ronchini, Samuele; Rossi, Andrea; Salafia, Om Sharan; Salmon, Lana (2021-12-01). "Multi-messenger astrophysics with THESEUS in the 2030s". Experimental Astronomy. 52 (3): 245–275. arXiv:2104.09534. Bibcode:2021ExA....52..245C. doi:10.1007/s10686-021-09795-9. ISSN 1572-9508.
- ^ "Andrew Blain's Homepage". Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "AlmaNorthAmericanScienceAdvisoryCommittee < ALMA < NRAO Public Wiki".
- ^ "Team | HerMES". Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Blain, Andrew. "Andrew Blain: ResearchGate". ResearchGate. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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