Associate ProfessorKaren Pollard

Associate Professor

School of Physical & Chemical Sciences

  • Associate Professor
    School of Physical & Chemical Sciences
  • +6433695816 (Work)
  • Julius von Haast - Room 620

BIO

Research interests include:
- understanding the structure and evolution of stars and planetary systems
- asteroseismology: studying the pulsations of stars
- fundamental properties of variable and multiple star systems
- discovering new planets and studying planetary systems

TE WHARE WĀNANGA O WAITAHA - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Canterbury, School of Physical & Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science1 Jul 2001 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Director of the University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory
    University of Canterbury, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand

DEGREES

  • BSC Hons 1st class in Physics
    University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND1985 - 1988
  • PhD in Astronomy
    University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand1989 - 1994

FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science

GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION

  • Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students