Rob Fender
Rob Fender | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 February 1969 |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton (BSc) Open University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Workplaces | University of Oxford, University of Southampton, University of Amsterdam, University of Sussex |
| Thesis | Multiwavelength behaviour of Cygnus X-3 and related objects (1996) |
| Jocelyn Bell Burnell | |
Robert P. Fender is a British astrophysicist. He is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford.[1]
Fender earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Southampton.[2] His doctorate was awarded by the Open University in 1996.[2] He was Head of Astrophysics at Oxford from 2019 to 2024.[1]
Fender was a Philip Leverhulme Prize winner in 2005, and was the 2020 recipient of the Herschel Medal.[3][4][5]
References
- 1 2 "Professor Rob Fender". University of Oxford Department of Physics. Oxford University. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Fellows" (PDF). Postgraduate Student Handbook "Blue Book". Brasenose College, Oxford: 8. 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2005" (PDF). Leverhulme Trust. 2005. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ "Professor Robert Fender: 2020 Herschel Medal" (PDF). Royal Astronomical Society. 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ "Leading astronomers and geophysicists honoured in RAS bicentenary year". The Royal Astronomical Society. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
External links
- Rob Fender publications indexed by Google Scholar