Rob Jeffries

William Herschel Telescope

Welcome

You have arrived at the home page of Prof Rob Jeffries. I am a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Keele.


I am part of the Astrophysics Group, which is part of the Research Institute of the Environment, Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics (EPSAM).


I also teach on the Physics and Astrophysics principal undergraduate degree programs at Keele, visit schools and colleges with our Exoplanetarium and run an Astrophysics discussion group at Keele Observatory.


Tel: 44 (0)1782 733892
email: rdj "at" astro.keele.ac.uk

The ESO VLT

Young Stars and their Environments

I investigate the early lives of sun-like and lower mass stars at ages when they are forming planetary systems. Using ground based and satellite observatories such as the ESO VLT, Spitzer and XMM-Newton, I test star and planetary formation scenarios.

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Innovative Teaching

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This year I have been experimenting with some novel online learning resources for my undergraduate courses in Mathematics, Electromagnetism and Compact Objects, including screencasts and interactive graphical models. An example is shown above.

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Public Outreach

The Exoplanetarium

I take the Keele Stardom(a.k.a. the Exoplanetarium) out to local schools. I use it to project the night sky, solar system and exoplanetary systems, covering topics on the KS2-5 science syllabus.

Coming in February 2012 at Keele Observatory... a continuing adult education course on Einstein's Relativity.

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