Dr John D. Ilee
Ernest Rutherford Fellow & University Academic Fellow
School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds
About
I’m an astrophysicist studying star and planet formation. I use some of the most advanced telescopes in the world, along with state-of-the-art computer models, to study physics and chemistry in birthplaces of planets — protoplanetary discs.
I’m a core member of the Molecules with ALMA at Planet-Forming Scales (MAPS) Large Program, which surveyed the chemical composition of five protoplanetary discs at unprecedented spatial resolution. I’m also part of the exoALMA Large Program, conducting the first dedicated search for still-forming young planets in the sub-millimetre (and lots more).
In addition, I’m helping prepare for the arrival of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) as co-chair of the ‘Cradle of Life’ science working group, and a member of the UK SKA Science Committee.
Interests
- Star & Planet Formation
- Protoplanetary Discs
- Interferometry
- Astrochemistry
- Hydrodynamics
- Radiative Transfer
- Spectroscopy
Career
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Postdoc, 2018 - 2022
University of Leeds
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Postdoc, 2015 - 2018
University of Cambridge
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Postdoc, 2013 - 2015
University of St Andrews
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PhD, 2013
University of Leeds
