ProfessorPeter Cottrell
Emeritus Professor
School of Physical & Chemical Sciences
- Emeritus ProfessorSchool of Physical & Chemical Sciences
- +643366532 (Work)
BIO
Research interests include:
- Spectroscopic and photometric analyses of stars, including a range of pulsating stars: Cepheid variables; R Coronae Borealis stars; RV Tauri stars; post-AGB stars; Extreme He and other rapidly pulsating stars.
- Abundances, particularly s-process elements, in late type stars.
- Astronomical instrumentation developments for Mt John Observatory and the Southern African Large Telescope: Adaptive Optics and SCIDAR measurements at Mt John; High Resolution Spectrograph (SALT HRS) design for SALT.
- Spectroscopic and photometric analyses of stars, including a range of pulsating stars: Cepheid variables; R Coronae Borealis stars; RV Tauri stars; post-AGB stars; Extreme He and other rapidly pulsating stars.
- Abundances, particularly s-process elements, in late type stars.
- Astronomical instrumentation developments for Mt John Observatory and the Southern African Large Telescope: Adaptive Optics and SCIDAR measurements at Mt John; High Resolution Spectrograph (SALT HRS) design for SALT.
TE WHARE WĀNANGA O WAITAHA - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY APPOINTMENTS
- Emeritus ProfessorUniversity of Canterbury, School of Physical & Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science30 Aug 2023 - present
FACULTY
- Faculty of Science