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Personal profile
Biography
I finished my PhD in 1992 at the University of Edinburgh. I was then postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University (1992-93) and the University of Chicago(1993-97). In 1997, I became an assistant professor of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University, and an associate professor in 2001. In 2004, I returned to the UK as at Marie Curie Professor at the University of Portsmouth. I became co-director of the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation in 2010. Since 2018, I have been Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation).
Research Interests
My main research interests and projects include: Studies of the large-scale structure in the Universe (Euclid, SDSS-III BOSS); Supernovae (DES, LSST); Galaxy properties as a function of environment (Galaxy Zoo); Data science (DISCnet).
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh
BSc (Hons), University of Manchester
External positions
Euclid Consortium Board, Euclid Consortium
Euclid Science Team, European Space Agency - ESA
Science Board, Science and Technology Facilities Council
Spokesperson, Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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Dark Energy Survey Year 3 Results: cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing
DES Collaboration, Abbott, T. M. C., Avila, S., Bacon, D., Nadathur, S., Nichol, R. C. & Ross, A. J., 15 Jan 2022, In: Physical Review D. 105, 2, 42 p., 023520.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SOAR/Goodman spectroscopic assessment of candidate counterparts of the LIGO/Virgo Event GW190814
DES Collaboration, Amara, A., Swann, E., D'Andrea, C., Frohmaier, C., Lundgren, A., Nichol, R., Thomas, D. & Andrade-Oliveira, F., 30 Apr 2022, In: Astrophysical Journal. 929, 2, 26 p., 115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Spitzer survey of Deep Drilling Fields to be targeted by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time
Lacy, M., Surace, J. A., Farrah, D., Nyland, K., Afonso, J., Brandt, W. N., Clements, D. L., Lagos, C. D. P., Maraston, C., Pforr, J., Sajina, A., Sako, M., Vaccari, M., Ballantyne, D. R., Barkhouse, W. A., Brunner, R., Cane, R., Clarke, T. E., Cooray, A., Covone, G., & 36 others, 1 Feb 2021, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 501, 1, p. 892-910 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Euclid preparation: XII. Optimizing the photometric sample of the Euclid survey for galaxy clustering and galaxy-galaxy lensing analyses
Euclid Collaboration & Nichol, R. C., 11 Nov 2021, In: Astronomy and Astrophysics. 655, 21 p., A44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Galaxy zoo builder: morphological dependence of spiral galaxy pitch angle
Lingard, T., Masters, K. L., Krawczyk, C., Lintott, C., Kruk, S., Simmons, B., Keel, W., Nichol, R. C. & Baeten, E., 1 Jul 2021, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 504, 3, p. 3364-3374 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data availability statement for 'Deep SOAR follow-up photometry of two Milky Way outer-halo companions discovered with Dark Energy Survey'.
Nichol, B. (Creator) & Thomas, D. (Creator), Oxford University Press, 1 Aug 2018
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Data availability statement for 'Superluminous supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey'.
D'Andrea, C. B. (Creator), Thomas, B. P. (Creator), Nichol, B. (Creator), Frohmaier, C. M. (Creator) & Macaulay, E. R. M. (Creator), Oxford University Press, 21 May 2019
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Data availability statement for 'Dark Energy Survey Year 1 results: weak lensing shape catalogues'.
Nichol, B. (Creator) & Thomas, D. (Creator), Oxford University Press, 1 Nov 2018
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Data availability statement for 'First cosmology results using type Ia supernovae from the Dark Energy Survey: the effect of host galaxy properties on supernova luminosity'.
Frohmaier, C. (Creator), Nichol, B. (Creator) & Thomas, D. (Creator), Oxford University Press, 13 Apr 2020
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Data availability statement for 'Stellar streams discovered in the Dark Energy Survey'.
Avila Perez, S. J. (Creator), D'Andrea, C. B. (Creator), Nichol, B. (Creator) & Thomas, D. (Creator), IOP Publishing, 30 Jul 2018
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Projects
- 8 Finished
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Developing synergies between transient astronomy and early medical intervention
Nichol, B. & Smith, M.
1/10/18 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
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ICG Consolidator: Cosmology and Astrophysics at Portsmouth
Science and Technology Facilities Council
1/04/16 → 31/03/19
Project: Research
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Dark Energy Survey: Observing Shift at CTIO
Nichol, B. & D'Andrea, C.
Science and Technology Facilities Council
1/11/14 → 31/01/15
Project: Research
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Cosmological Pertubations: Very Early Universe
Nichol, B., Wands, D., Koyama, K., Crittenden, R. & Bruni, M.
Science and Technology Facilities Council
1/11/13 → 31/03/15
Project: Research
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Cosmology and Astrophysics at Portsmouth
Nichol, B., Maartens, R., Maraston, C., Wands, D., Thomas, D., Crittenden, R., Bacon, D., Koyama, K., Bruni, M. & Percival, W.
Science and Technology Facilities Council
1/04/13 → 31/03/16
Project: Research
Press / Media
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'First light' achieved on experiment that could crack mystery of dark energy
29/10/19 → 12/11/19
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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99.996 Percent Chance that Dark Energy Exists
4/02/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited
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Validating Einstein's theory of general realtivity
22/06/18 → 25/06/18
26 items of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research cited
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Secrets of the most distant supernova ever detected
22/02/18 → 2/03/18
3 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert comment
Impacts
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REF 2021 Impact Case Study: Tactile Universe - Engaging the Visually Impaired Community with Astrophysics Research
Nicolas Bonne (Participant), Karen Louise Masters (Participant), Bob Nichol (Participant), Daniel Thomas (Participant) & Rita Tojeiro (Participant)
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REF 2021 Impact Case Study: Citizen Science with the Zooniverse
Karen Louise Masters (Participant), Bob Nichol (Participant), William James Percival (Participant), Daniel Thomas (Participant) & Thomas Collett (Participant)
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REF2014 Impact Case Study: Impact of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations research on the European Space Agency Euclid Mission
Bob Nichol (Participant) & William James Percival (Participant)
Impact: Economic & Commercial Impacts
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REF2014 Impact Case Study: High Impact Public Engagement in Cosmology
Bob Nichol (Participant)
Impact: Educational Impacts (beyond UoP)
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REF2014 Impact Case Study: Impact of Galaxy Zoo and the Zooniverse on Public Engagement with Scientific Research
Bob Nichol (Participant)
Impact: Educational Impacts (beyond UoP), Cultural & Creative Impacts
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