Professor Andrew Norton  

Biography

"B.Sc. (Hons) ""Physics with Astrophysics"" 1st class, Leicester University (1985) Ph.D. ""Galactic X-ray Astronomy with EXOSAT"" Leicester University (1988) Roles: Professor of Astrophysics Education, School of Physical Sciences, OU (2013 - ) Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, OU (1999 - 2013) Lecturer in Astrophysics, Department of Physics, OU (1992 - 1999) Research Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, U. Southampton (1988 - 1992) Editor-in-Chief of the journal Astronomical Review, Taylor & Francis Publishers (2015 - ) Other Open University roles: SPS Postgraduate Tutor (student support) (2017 - ); SEPNet Academic Outreach Officer and Coordinator (2013 - 2015); Assoc. Programme Director for Physics and Astronomy & Planetary Science (2008 - 2014); Departmental Director of External Relations (2003 - 2006); Curriculum Director for Astronomy and Planetary Science (1999 - 2003); Director of Research for Department of Physics and Astronomy (1998 - 2001)."

Research Interest

My bibliography includes 116 refereed journal papers (over 200 research publications in total) which have accumulated around  4500 citations. I am Senior Author for about 50 of the refereed journal papers (i.e. the lead author was either myself or a postgrad/postdoc for whom I was principal supervisor). I have an h-index of 35.