Steve Fossey
British astronomer
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Stephen John Fossey is a British astronomer who is the director of UCL Observatory,[not verified in body] part of University College London (UCL). He discovered the nearby supernova SN 2014J and is one of the three editors of The Observatory magazine.
Steve Fossey | |
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| Education | University College London |
| Known for | SN 2014J, HD 80606b |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Workplaces | UCL Observatory |
| Thesis | The diffuse interstellar features and interstellar relationships (1990) |
| Website | www |
Education
Fossey studied at University College London (UCL), receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in 1983. He then completed a PhD in astronomy in 1990, also at UCL.[1] Fossey then became a member of staff at University of London Observatory (ULO), which was renamed UCL Observatory in 2015.[1]
Research and publications
Fossey's research interests are in the interstellar medium, exoplanets and time-domain astronomy.[2] He has authored two dozen refereed scientific papers on these topics.[3] His first scientific publication was a single-author letter in Nature.[4]
Along with Ingo Waldmann and David Kipping, Fossey discovered in 2009 that the exoplanet HD 80606b (previously known from radial velocity) transits its host star.[5] In January 2014, Fossey discovered supernova SN 2014J, the closest supernova for several decades.[6]
Fossey is an editor of The Observatory magazine.[7]