Sergey Koposov

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Research Interests

Galactic archaeology, Milky Way structure, Hyper-velocity stars, Large surveys, Spectroscopy, Statistics, Machine Learning, Big data

Biography

I graduated from the Physics/Astronomy department of Moscow State University in 2006. After that, I pursued my PhD at the University of Heidelberg under the supervision of Prof. Hans-Walter Rix. I defended my thesis on 'Understanding the Milky Way Halo through Large Surveys' in 2009. Following that, I joined the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge as a research associate. In 2016, I was awarded the Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to continue my work in Cambridge. Subsequently, in 2017, I moved to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA, where I served as an assistant professor at the McWilliams Center for Cosmology. I was promoted to associate professor in 2020. During the same year, I moved to the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh as a  Reader in Observational Astronomy. In 2024 I was promoted to professor and a personal chair of astronomy. Additionally, I hold the title of Affiliated Lecturer at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge.

Education/Academic qualification

Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Understanding the Milky Way Halo through Large Surveys, Univ Heidelberg

2006Dec 2009

Award Date: 11 Dec 2009

External positions

Affiliated associate professor/lecturer, Inst. of Astronomy, Madingley Rd., Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK

Jul 2017 → …

Assistant/associate professor, Carnegie Mellon University

14 Feb 20172020

Research associate, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley road, Cambridge CB3 0HA

1 Oct 20091 Mar 2017

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