Astrophysics Research Institute staff
Key contacts at the ARI
Prof Ian McCarthy: Head of Institute
Dr Chris Copperwheat: Director of The Liverpool Telescope
Prof Robert Crain: Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange
Prof Matt Darnley: Head of Teaching
Dr Andreea Font: Lead for LIVINNO CDT
Prof Shiho Kobayashi: Chair of EDI committee
Prof Steven Longmore: Head of Impact
Dr Marie Martig: Head of the PhD programme
Prof Andrew Newsam: Director and Head of Public Engagement of Schools' Observatory
Dr Ricardo Schiavon: Undergraduate admissions coordinator
Prof Iain Steele: Director of New Robotic Telescope and Head of Technology Group
Staff profiles
The Astrophysics Research Institute is led by internationally recognised experts in astronomy. We own, operate and maintain the world’s largest fully robotic telescope – The Liverpool Telescope.
To learn more about our staff and their research as well as our postgraduate research students, visit our external staff profile directory.
