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First Light Team

  • Richard EllisÌý-ÌýPrincipal Investigator
  • Mark Cunningham - PhD Student
  • Aayush SaxenaÌý-ÌýResearch Associate (University of Oxford) and Honorary Research Associate (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê)
  • Yuichi HarikaneÌý-ÌýAssistant Professor (ICRR, UniversityÌýof Tokyo)Ìýand Honorary Research Associate (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê)
  • Harley KatzÌý- Visitor (University of Oxford)
  • Ìý-Ìý Senior Research Scientist (Laboratoire d’Astrophysique, Marseille)
  • Kimihiko NakajimaÌý- Assistant Professor (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Tokyo)

Previous Team members

  • Mengtao Tang - Research Associate (now at University of Arizona, Tucson)
  • Ìý-ÌýResearch AssociateÌýÌý(now at Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg)
  • Ìý-ÌýResearch Associate (now at University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Ìý-ÌýResearch Associate (now at University of California, Los Angeles)
  • Ìý-ÌýPhD StudentÌý(now Research Associate at Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg)
  • Pascal FörsterÌý-ÌýPhD Student
  • Ìý-ÌýPhD Student
  • Kiana KadeÌý-ÌýMSc Student
  • James RayÌý-ÌýMSc Student
  • Adi RamaniÌý-ÌýSummer Intern
  • Emma Cryer - Summer Intern
  • David Puskas - Summer Intern
  • Scarlet Lines - Summer Intern
  • Rebecca MartinÌý-ÌýProject Manager (now Research Grants officer, P&A)
  • Anita Maguire - Project Manager
  • Minh Cao - Project Manager

Group Photos

Farewell to Rebecca Martin September 14th 2021!

After 4 years' service as Project Manager, RebeccaÌýmoved on and upwards to a new role as Senior Research OfficerÌýin the Department. To thank her for her sterling service we enjoyedÌýa farewell lunch in a nearby Turkish restaurant.ÌýÌý

All the best and thanks Rebecca!

From L-R:Ìý Mark Cunningham, Harley Katz, Rebecca Martin, Ofer Lahav, Mengtao Tang, Richard Ellis, Aayush Saxena, Emma Cryer, Fabian Krause

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Post-lock down group lunch 28th April 2021

To celebrate the gradual release of lockdown, the group had lunch together for the first time since September 2020 at the Bleeding Heart Bistro in a cobbledÌýcourtyard near Holborn, London. Urban legend has it that the courtyard’s name commemorates the murder of Lady Elizabeth Hatton whose family formerly owned the wealthy area. It is said her body was found here on 27 January 1646 with her heart still pumping blood. Despite this gruesome history, a good time was had by all!

Group lunch

After a sumptous lunch we visited nearby Ely Place, which used to be the London townhouse of the Bishops of Ely, Cambridgeshire from 1290 to 1772. Remarkably, until recently, this part of London was considered to be Cambridgeshire, with its own gatehouse (pictured) and beadles (a sort of police force).

From L-R: Mengtao Tang, Rebecca Martin, Mark Cunningham, Aayush Saxena, Pascal Förster

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First Light Summer Outing - July 2020

A slightly different summer outingÌýin London during the Covid-19 pandemic (and the first 'in-person' meeting for the team since March!).

From L-R: Aayush Saxena, Sarah Bosman, Richard Ellis, Pascal Förster

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First Light Summer Outing - July 2019

On 17 July 2019, the First Light team took a summer outing - a self driven boat trip down the Regent's Canal.

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From L-R: Adi Ramani, Rebecca Martin, James Ray, Sarah Bosman, Romain Meyer, Richard Ellis, Koki Kakiichi, Kiana Kade, Nicolas Laporte, Guido Roberts-Borsani

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The First Light team at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê - October 2018

From L - R: Rebecca Martin, Romain Meyer, Koki Kakiichi, Guido Roberts-Borsani, Richard Ellis, Kiana Kade, Sarah Bosman, Nicolas Laporte