Dr Rene Breton

Reader in Astrophysics

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Biography

2016 - now: Reader in Astrophysics, The University of Manchester

2014 - 2016: Lecturer in Astrophysics, The University of Manchester

2014 - 2016: Marie Curie Fellow, The University of Manchester

2013 - 2014: Lecturer in Astrophysics, University of Southampton

2012 - 2013: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Southampton

2008 - 2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Toronto

2003 - 2009: PhD in Astrophysics, McGill University

Education / academic qualifications

  • 2009 - Doctor of Philosophy, Radio Pulsars in Binary Systems, McGill University

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Publications

Possible periodic activity in the repeating FRB 121102

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

A spider timing model: accounting for quadrupole deformations and relativity in close pulsar binaries

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Limits on Absorption from a 332-MHz survey for Fast Radio Bursts

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Media coverage and contribution

THE CONVERSATION: How my astronomy data from the Lovell telescope was used to create an immersive light and sound show

Press/Media: Research

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Student Theses

Searching for Radio Pulses from the Redback Pulsar Candidate 3FGL J0212.1+5320

UoM administered thesis: Master of Science by Research

Development and Use of Next Generation Pulsar Timing Systems

UoM administered thesis: Phd

Cosmological constraints on neutrinos

UoM administered thesis: Master of Science by Research

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Prizes

H2020 ERC Starting Grant

Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

FP7 Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

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