Richard Massey
Encyclopedia
Dr. Richard Massey is a physicist
currently working as an STFC Advanced Fellow at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Edinburgh
. He is a graduate in Maths and Physics from the University of Durham
and completed his Ph.D in Cambridge
on Cosmology in 2003.
Massey is most well known as the lead author of a recent study to make a dark matter
map of the universe, published by Nature magazine
.
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
currently working as an STFC Advanced Fellow at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. He is a graduate in Maths and Physics from the University of Durham
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
and completed his Ph.D in Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
on Cosmology in 2003.
Massey is most well known as the lead author of a recent study to make a dark matter
Dark matter
In astronomy and cosmology, dark matter is matter that neither emits nor scatters light or other electromagnetic radiation, and so cannot be directly detected via optical or radio astronomy...
map of the universe, published by Nature magazine
Nature (journal)
Nature, first published on 4 November 1869, is ranked the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal by the Science Edition of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports...
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