From MikePeel.net
My curriculum vitae is below; a PDF version is also available (but is not as up-to-date).
Contact details
| Main work | Alternative work | Home |
|---|---|---|
| Room 3.221 Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics Alan Turing Building The University of Manchester Manchester M13 United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)161 275 4196 | Jodrell Bank Observatory School of Physics & Astronomy The University of Manchester, Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 9DL United Kingdom Tel: If I'm at the observatory, then I can probably be reached by dialing the switchboard on +44 (0)1477 571 321. | 6 Oak Close Chapel-en-le-Frith High Peak Derbyshire SK23 0NF Mobile: +44 (0)789 014 2394 |
Education
2006–2009 – The University of Manchester – Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
- I am currently studying for a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics, looking at the detection of the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect in clusters of galaxies using OCRA-F. My supervisors are Ian Browne and Richard Battye.
2002–2006 – The University of Manchester – Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
- 2:1 – MPhys Physics and Astrophysics (upper second class honours)
- MPhys projects:
- The Stellar Computer, supervised by Malcolm Grey
- Classification of Gravitational Microlensing Light Curves, supervised by Shude Mao. This project won the Tessella Prize for Software at Manchester in 2006.
2000–2002 – New Mills School and 6th Form Center – High Peak, Derbyshire
- A – A-Level Mathematics, Physics
- B – A-Level English
- B – AS-Level IT
- Pass – Young Enterprise
1995–2000 – Chapel-en-le-Frith High School – High Peak, Derbyshire
- 1 A* – GCSE English
- 5 A – GCSE English Literature, Mathematics, Science (Double Award), Technology
- 2 B – GCSE Geography, History
- 1 C – GCSE French
Research
Publications
- B.M. Pazderska, M.P. Gawronski, R. Feiler, M. Birkinshaw, I.W.A. Browne, R. Davis, A.J. Kus, K. Lancaster, S.R. Lowe, E. Pazderski, M. Peel, P.N. Wilkinson "Survey of Planetary Nebulae at 30 GHz with OCRA-p", arXiv:0902.3945
- Michael W. Peel, Richard A. Battye, Scott T. Kay, "Statistics of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect power spectrum", arXiv:0903.5473
Meetings attended
| When? | What? | Where? | Talk? |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | UK Cosmology Meeting | Manchester, UK | - |
| September 2007 | First Annual School of the EU Network "UniverseNet" - The Origin of the Universe | Mytilene, Greece | - |
| September 2007 | Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC) | Bordeaux, France | Presentation |
| April 2007 | Royal Astronomical Society National Annual Meeting (RAS NAM) | Preston, UK | - |
| September 2006 | PPARC Summer School | Milton Keynes, UK | - |
Prizes and scholarships
- 2006 - Tessella Prize for Software "for the best use of software in an MPhys project"
- 2007-2009 - PPARC/STFC Postgraduate Studentship
Professional society memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2006-present
- Associate Member of the Institute of Physics, 2006-present
Computing experience
- I am skilled in C/C++ programming, and use LaTeX and BibTex for document creation.
- I am self-taught in HTML, CSS, PHP and SQL, which I have used to construct a number of websites.
- I use both Windows XP and Mac OS X on a daily basis, and have a solid understanding of both the systems as a whole plus the applications that ship with them. I routinely use advanced features of common applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as more advanced commercial programs such as Adobe Photoshop.
Teaching experience
- 2007-present - demonstrated the 7m telescope at Jodrell Bank for distance learning students
- 2007 - demonstrated PC2161, Programming in C
- 2008 - demonstrated PC2872, Theoretical Physics Computing Project
- 2008-present - demonstrating the optical telescopes for 2nd and 3rd year labs, as well as 4th year MPhys projects
Responsibilities
- 2006-present - Chairman of the Jodrell Bank Postgraduate Student Committee
Public outreach
- 2006-present - Involved in the outreach activities at the Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre, including "Ask an Astronomer" sessions, Star Parties and behind-the-scenes tours of the Observatory.
- 2008-present - Involved in the creation and maintenance of a new version of the website for JBCA
Personal interests
I relax by reading a book - generally either science fiction or fantasy, with occasional forays into other genres of fiction, as well as biographies and science books - or watching TV. I have been known to go rock climbing, play basketball, cycle and jog. I have also studied Aikido, a martial art.
I am interested in photography, and own several digital SLR cameras (Canon EOS 400d and 10d), which I have also used to do astrophotography, sometimes in conjunction with my optical telescope (SkyWatcher 130 PM).
I am an administrator on the English Wikipedia, to which I have made over 10,000 edits under the username Mike Peel. I am currently involved in the creation of Wikimedia UK, a new charity to support the Wikimedia Foundation's activities in the UK, as well as support free content creation in general.
Miscellaneous
I have a full, clean driving license. I'm also a member of the Institute of Advanced Motoring.
