David L Clements
I am an observational astrophysicist at Imperial College London. My main areas of research are extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. I've been involved wiht the Herschel and Planck missions for over 10 years and have been working in the area of infrared astronomy since I started my PhD. I also write science fiction!
Subjects: Physics
Biography
David L. Clements is a Senior Lecturer in the Physics Department of Imperial College London. He has a degree in physics and a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College. He has worked at Oxford University, The European Southern Observatory Headquarters, near Munich, the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, near Paris, and at Cardiff University. His research is in the broad areas of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology, specialising in studies of dust in galaxies and the role that dusty galaxies play in galaxy formation and evolution. He has worked on the Herschel and Planck missions as Manager of the London Planck Analysis Centre, and head of the Herschel Data Processing and Science Analysis Software Centre London. As an infrared astronomer he has used data from all the major infrared satellite missions, from IRAS to Herschel, and many ground based telescopes. He is the author of over 200 scientific papers and also writes science fiction stories and popular science articles, which have been published in Analog, Nature Futures and Astronomy Now, among others.Education
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Imperial College London, BSc (Hons) Physics 1986
Imperial College London, Associate of the Royal College of Science 1986
Imperial College London, PhD Astrophysics 1991
Diploma of Imperial College 1991
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Astrophysics
Astronomy
Personal Interests
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Astrophysics, science fiction, writing, reading, walking, wine, whisky, travel
Books
News
BBC Local Radio appearances
By: David L Clements
Subjects: Biomedical Science, Computer Science & Engineering, Physics
I'm being interviewed by a number of BBC Local Radio stations on Wednesday 26th November.
The interviews are about the link between science fiction and technology and how science fiction has, and continues to, inspire technology. I've been asked along as someone who works in science but also writes SF.
The interviews are connected to the British Film Institute's Days of Fear and Wonder Sccience Fiction season.
Videos
Published: Nov 04, 2010
An interview about the Herschel Space Observatory