
Astroparticle Physics Group
This is an IOP special interest group, which is a community of IOP members focused on a particular discipline, application or area of interest.
Special interest groups allow members to connect and share knowledge and ideas. The IOP funds groups to deliver a range of activities including events, prizes and bursaries. All of our groups are driven by members.
About the group
As a special interest, member-driven group, we recognise the need for distinct UK representation in this rapidly expanding field.
Astroparticle physics is multidisciplinary and topics include but are not limited to:
- dark matter
- gravitational wave
- neutrinoless double beta decay
- cosmic ray physics
- nuclear astrophysics
- neutrino astronomy
- gamma-ray astronomy
- multi-messenger astronomy
What the group does
Our activities include:
- acting as a representative forum for discussion and contact to the astroparticle physics community in the UK and Ireland
- organisation of an annual general meeting for the astroparticle physics community
- producing and circulating a community newsletter
- providing support for half-day meetings
- recognition of outstanding work in astroparticle physics, rewarded with bi-annual early-career and thesis prizes
Group prizes and competitions
We have two astrophysics prizes:
- Our IOP APP Early Career Prize is awarded on odd years.
- Our IOP APP Thesis Prize is awarded on even years.
The prize is £250 and a certificate.
Find out more about the IOP APP Early Career Prize
Find out more about the IOP APP Thesis Prize
APP of the Day contest
This contest took place in 2020 to showcase the great work being done by astroparticle physics PhD students, in the absence of the annual IOP APP/HEPP/NP conference.
Find out about the APP of the Day contest winners
Resources
Group events
Find events for the Astroparticle Physics Group
Newsletters
- Newsletter 2023 (PDF, 1.35MB)
- Newsletter 2022 (PDF, 4.73MB)
- Newsletter, December 2021 (PDF, 1.33MB)
- Newsletter, December 2020 (PDF, 1.38MB)
- Newsletter, December 2019 (PDF, 6MB)
- Newsletter, December 2018 (PDF, 2.2MB)
- Newsletter, December 2016 (PDF, 711KB)
- Newsletter, January 2014 (PDF, 528KB)
Committee and contact
Category | Name | Start | End |
---|---|---|---|
Chair | Dr Ryan Nichol, MInstP | 2024 | 2028 |
Secretary | Dr Cheryl Patrick, MInstP | 2023 | 2027 |
Treasurer | Dr Christopher McCabe, MInstP | 2023 | 2027 |
Ordinary Member | Mr Richard Bloodworth, CPhys MInstP | 2023 | 2027 |
Ordinary Member | Professor Garret Cotter, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
Ordinary Member | Dr Amy Cottle, MInstP | 2024 | 2028 |
Ordinary Member | Dr Ian Harry | 2021 | 2025 |
Ordinary Member | Dr Praveen Kumar Dhankar, MInstP | 2023 | 2027 |
Ordinary Member | Mr Aditya Naik | 2023 | 2027 |
Ordinary Member | Dr Athoy Nilima, MInstP | 2022 | 2026 |
Ordinary Member | Dr Sally Shaw, MInstP | 2024 | 2028 |
Early Career Physicist | Mx Rogan Clark, MInstP | 2022 | 2026 |
- Email: [email protected]