Trinity College Dublin

Dr. Peter T. Gallagher
BSc, MSc, PhD, FRAS, MInstP
Solar Physics Group Head / Physics & Astrophysics Course Director
Astrophysics Research Group
School of Physics
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2
Ireland

Phone: +353 (0)1 608 1300
Fax: +353 (0)1 283 7275
Email: peter.gallagher@tcd.ie

Positions

Jan 2011 - Present	Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics, Trinity College Dublin
Jan 2006 - Dec 2010	Lecturer in Astrophysics, Trinity College Dublin
Sep 2004 - Jan 2006	Lecturer in Space Science, University College Dublin
Oct 2001 - Dec 2004	Scientist/Senior Scientist for RHESSI and SOHO/CDS, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Sep 1999 - Present	Visiting Research Fellow, Queen's University Belfast.
Sep 1999 - Sep 2001	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Big Bear Solar Observatory/New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Education

Sep 1996 - Sep 1999	PhD (Astrophysics), Queen's University Belfast and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
Sep 1995 - Sep 1996	MSc (Opto-electronics and Optical Information Processing), Queen's University Belfast and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias.
Sep 1991 - Sep 1995	BSc (Physics & Mathematics), University College Dublin.

Professional Services

Vice-Chair of Royal Irish Academy Astronomy and Space Sciences Committee (2010-).
Member of ESA Solar System Working Group (SSWG; 2007-2009).
Member of UK STFC Solar Post-Launch Support Committee (2006-).
National Representative for International Heliophysical Year.
Co-Investigator for SWAP instrument on PROBA2.
Regular reviewer for Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal and Solar Physics.
Regular member of NASA proposal review panels (2005, 2006, 2007).
Team Member for SOHO and RHESSI spacecrafts.

Professional Affiliations

Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS).
Associate Member of the Institute of Physics (AMInstP).
Member of the American Astronomical Society/Solar Physics Division.
Member of the American Geophysical Union.
Member of the Irish Research Scientists' Association.

Publications

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