Rob Fender

Rob Fender
Born (1969-02-19) 19 February 1969 (age 57)
EducationUniversity of Southampton (BSc)
Open University (PhD)
AwardsPhilip Leverhulme Prize (2005)
Herschel Medal (2020)
Scientific career
WorkplacesUniversity of Oxford, University of Southampton, University of Amsterdam, University of Sussex
ThesisMultiwavelength behaviour of Cygnus X-3 and related objects (1996)
Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Robert P. Fender is a British astrophysicist. He is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford.

Fender earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Southampton. His doctorate was awarded by the Open University in 1996. He was Head of Astrophysics at Oxford from 2019 to 2024.

Fender was a Philip Leverhulme Prize winner in 2005, and was the 2020 recipient of the Herschel Medal.

References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Rob Fender". University of Oxford Department of Physics. Oxford University. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Fellows" (PDF). Postgraduate Student Handbook "Blue Book". Brasenose College, Oxford: 8. 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2005" (PDF). Leverhulme Trust. 2005. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Professor Robert Fender: 2020 Herschel Medal" (PDF). Royal Astronomical Society. 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Leading astronomers and geophysicists honoured in RAS bicentenary year". The Royal Astronomical Society. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2025.