Dr Rene Breton

Lecturer in Astrophysics

Affiliations:
Links:
Email:
Phone: +44 (0) 161 275 4195
Full contact details
ORCID: 0000-0001-8522-4983
View graph of relations

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

Related information

Publications

The FRATS project: Real-time searches for fast radio bursts and other fast transients with LOFAR at 135 MHz

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

LOFAR MSSS: Flattening low-frequency radio continuum spectra of nearby galaxies

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

The largest glitch observed in the Crab pulsar

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

View all (64)

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

View all (1)

Student Theses

A New Strategy for SETI: Earth as an Exoplanet

UoM administered thesis: Master of Science by Research

The Densities and Dynamics of Molecular Clouds in Spiral Galaxies

UoM administered thesis: Master of Science by Research

A Radio-Frequency Study of Eclipsing Pulsar Binaries

UoM administered thesis: Phd

View all (8)

Prizes

H2020 ERC Starting Grant

Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

FP7 Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship

Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

View all prizes (2)