Research Staff and their Interests

Below are listed the names and research interests of the current members of the ING astronomy group, of the ING observing support assistants (telescope operators) and of research visitors. The names of former members of the astronomy group can be found on the former astronomy staff and students web page.

For phone numbers, see the the ING staff list.

The instrument responsibilities of individual members of the group are given on the instrumentation overview.

Staff	Username @ing.iac.es	Post	Publications	Research interests
Marc Balcells	balcells	Director ING	ADS	Galaxy evolution at low and high redshift. Galaxy transformations through interactions and mergers. Bulges of disk galaxies.
Chris Benn	crb	Head of Astronomy	ADS	Broad-absorption-line quasars, exoplanets.
Lilian Domínguez	ldp	Observing Support Scientist	ADS	Evolution of galaxies at intermediate redshift: bulges and disks of disk galaxies, early-type galaxies.
Cecilia Fariña	cf	Observing Support Scientist	ADS	Massive stars and massive star formation. Young stellar populations. Star-forming regions.
Marie Hrudkova	mh	Observing Support Scientist	ADS	Stellar oscillations and planets of G and K giant stars, transiting extrasolar planets.
Raine Karjalainen	rk	Observing Support Scientist	ADS	Planetary rings, exoplanets.
James McCormac	jmcc	Observing Support Assistant	ADS	Transiting extrasolar planets.
Javier Méndez	jma	Organisational and Computing Support/ Service Manager/PR Officer/Librarian	ADS	Public communication of science in research organisations; supernova type Ia companions and cosmology.
Fiona Riddick	fiona	Observing Support Assistant	ADS	Brown dwarfs in star-forming regions.
Samantha Rix (on leave)	srix	Observing Support Scientist	ADS	High redshift star-forming galaxies, quasar absorption line systems.
Ian Skillen	wji	Senior Support Astronomer	ADS	Exoplanets, distance scale.
Ovidiu Vaduvescu	ovidiuv	Observing Support Scientist	ADS	Dwarf galaxies, Near Earth Asteroids, data mining.
Students	Username @ing.iac.es	Home institution	ING supervisor	Research interests
Dora Föhring	df	Durham University, UK	Ian Skillen	Extrasolar planets, fast photometry, atmospheric turbulence simulations and atmospheric profiling.
Liam Hardy	lh	University of Sheffield, UK	Chris Benn	[undergraduate]
Hugo Ledo	hl	University of Hertfordshire, UK	Ovidiu Vaduvescu	Assembling history of early-type galaxies.
Lee Patrick	leep	University of Sheffield, UK	Lilian Domínguez	[undergraduate]
Research guests	Username @ing.iac.es	ING contact	Publications	Research interests
Ilona Busenbender	ibusenbender	Chris Benn	ADS	Outskirts of Galaxies.
Klaus Fuhrmann	klaus	Javier Méndez	ADS	Abundance analyses of FGK-type stars; exoplanet host stars; stellar populations; thick- and thin-disc; formation and evolution of the Milky Way.

Research publications by ING staff: 2006-2007, 2004-2005, 2002-2003, 2000-2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995-1996

Research reports: 2006-2007, 2004-2005, 2002-2003, 2000-2001

Poster gallery

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