Dr Philip J Carter
University of Bristol
Curriculum Vitæ
Philip J Carter
Senior Research Associate
Astrophysics Group, School of Physics, H H Wills Physics Laboratory,
University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TL
p.carter (at) bristol.ac.uk
0000-0001-5065-4625
Appointments
2024–: Senior Research Associate, School of Physics, University of Bristol2023–2024: Lecturer, School of Physics, University of Bristol
2021–2023: Senior Research Associate, School of Physics, University of Bristol
2020–2021: Assistant Project Scientist, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Davis
2017–2020: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Davis
2014–2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Physics, University of Bristol
2014: Early Career Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick
Qualifications
2010–2014: PhD Physics, University of WarwickThesis title: Estimating the space density of ultracompact binaries
Supervisors: Prof. Tom Marsh and Dr. Danny Steeghs
2006–2010: MPhys Physics, University of Warwick
Research project: Self-occultation effects in accretion disc spectra
Supervisor: Prof. Tom Marsh
Awards
2014: Institute of Advanced Study Early Career Fellowship, University of Warwick.2010: STFC Postgraduate Studentship.
Teaching
2024: Lecturer: PHYS34011: Galaxies 301, University of Bristol2024: Lecturer: SCIF10002: Introduction to Coding and Data Analysis for Scientists, University of Bristol
2023: Staff Demonstrator: PHYS39010: Practical Physics 301, University of Bristol
2021–2024: Staff Demonstrator: PHYS20026: Practical Physics 222, University of Bristol
2022: Guest Lecturer: PHYS10600: Stars & Planets, University of Bristol
2017: Guest Lecturer: GEL 298: Collisional Processes in the Solar System, UC Davis
2014–2017: Lecturer: PHYSM3407: Current Topics: Exoplanets, fourth year physics module, University of Bristol
2010–2014: Laboratory demonstrator: PX271: 2nd year Physics Laboratory, University of Warwick
Outreach and Impact
2022– : Planetary Impacts Community Wiki Editor 2018–2019: UC Davis Picnic Day, Planetary Science exhibits. 2015: Planet formation with a Rasberry Pi, member of the team running a computing workshop as part of an increasing participation course Access to Bristol. University of Bristol. 2015 Collaboration on ‘Space Gallery’ museum exhibits, with At-Bristol (now ‘We the Curious’), and science fact-checking. 2015 Large-scale Visualisation in HPC event, Short talk on visualising astrophysics simulations to various stakeholders at a ‘Digital Bristol’ event. 2014: Computer programming for scientists workshop, member of the team running a workshop for students age 14-15 years, giving an introduction to programming and data recording. Part of a Physics in engineering course held at the University of Warwick
Memberships
Geochemical SocietyFellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
