Speaker profile
Mr Joshua Stanway
Available for booking
Preston, Lancashire, England
50 miles travel distance
Research Astronomer
Summary
PhD student at the University of Central Lancashire. Specializing in computational models of Supermassive Black Holes as a member of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.
Full biography
MPhys Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology from Lancaster University, graduated July 2022.
PhD in Theoretical Astrophysics from the University of Central Lancashire, due to complete 2026.
Specialist subjects:
Horizon scale imaging of Supermassive Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope.
Computational simulations of Supermassive Black Holes.
Affiliations
Lectures
Imaging the impossible: Observing black hole shadows with the Event Horizon Telescope
An introduction to how the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration imaged a black hole's shadow, a world first, and what science can be done with the images. 30/60 minute versions available.
