Dr Susan Hutton

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Daphne Jackson Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Surrey

Name: Dr Susan Hutton
Field: Physical Sciences

Specialisms:

Astrophysics
Dark matter
Galaxy evolution

Research and qualifications:

BEng in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London, sponsored by British Airways and which required her to work for the company on its completion
MSc in Astrophysics completed on part-time and evening-based alongside her job
PhD in Astrophysics from University College London

Returning to her research after a 6-year break, Susan’s Fellowship is entitled: “BRIDGE: Bringing light Into the Darkness of Galaxy Evolution.” Susan’s research explores the idea of ‘warm dark matter,’ a hypothesized form of dark matter, by creating a model and applying this to data previously collected from dwarf galaxies.

Host

University of Surrey

Funders

7 UKRI – Science and Technology Facilities Council

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