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Biographical information
- MPhys degree from University of Leeds (2006)
- PhD from Liverpool John Moores University (2010)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate then Senior Research Associate at The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Pasadena, CA (2009 - 2016)
- Prize Fellow, University of Bath (2016)
Research interests
My research interests focus on variable stars, which I use to probe the structure and evolution of nearby galaxies and the Universe as a whole.
By using information about different populations of variable stars, I study the 3D and chemical structure of galaxies, examining how they have evolved over time and how they interact with each other.
I am also interested in the evolution of the Universe, using variable stars to study the expansion rate of the Universe. This in turn gives us a better understanding of its composition and evolution.
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IRAM - Confirming cyclical variability of CO in Cepheids
Hamer, S. (CoPI) & Scowcroft, V. (CoPI)
1/09/22 → …
Project: Other
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Phase 2 of the Bath Physics Observatory (I): Spectroscopy
Sloan, P. (PI), Mathlin, G. (PI), Davies, S. (PI) & Scowcroft, V. (PI)
1/01/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Other
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Phase 2 of the Bath Physics Observatory (II): Power station and Solar pannels
Sloan, P. (PI), Mathlin, G. (PI), Davies, S. (PI) & Scowcroft, V. (PI)
1/01/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Other
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BPO: Alumni: The Bath Physics Observatory
Sloan, P. (PI), Scowcroft, V. (CoI), Davies, S. (CoI) & Mathlin, G. (CoI)
1/03/20 → 28/02/22
Project: Other
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Phase 2 of the Bath Physics Observatory (II): Observatory piers
Sloan, P. (PI), Mathlin, G. (PI), Davies, S. (PI) & Scowcroft, V. (PI)
1/01/20 → 30/06/20
Project: Other
Research output
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Case study of developing an affordable undergraduate observatory
Scowcroft, V., Davies, S., Mathlin, G. & Sloan, P., 31 May 2023, In: Physics Education. 58, 3, 13 p., 035014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The mid-infrared Leavitt Law for Classical Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds
Chown, A. H., Scowcroft, V. & Wuyts, S., 31 Jan 2021, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 500, 1, p. 817-837 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (SciVal)61 Downloads (Pure) -
3D maps of the Magellanic Clouds using Classical Cepheids
Chown, A. & Scowcroft, V., 16 Jan 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) RR Lyrae/Cepheid 2019:Frontiers of Classical Pulsators. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 529. (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Standard Galactic Field RR Lyrae II: A Gaia DR2 calibration of the period-Wesenheit-metallicity relation
Neeley, J. R., Marengo, M., Freedman, W. L., Madore, B. F., Beaton, R. L., Hatt, D., Monson, A. J., Rich, J. A., Sarajedini, A., Seibert, M. & Scowcroft, V., 31 Dec 2019, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490, 3, p. 4254–4270 18 p., stz2814.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile43 Citations (SciVal)46 Downloads (Pure) -
The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program. VII. The Distance to M101 via the Optical Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method
Beaton, R. L., Seibert, M., Hatt, D., Freedman, W. L., Hoyt, T. J., Jang, I. S., Lee, M. G., Madore, B. F., Monson, A. J., Neeley, J. R., Rich, J. A. & Scowcroft, V., 10 Dec 2019, In: Astrophysical Journal. 885, 2, 141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile33 Citations (SciVal)74 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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VizieR Online Data Catalog: Spitzer/IRAC observations of SMC Cepheids
Scowcroft, V. (Creator), Freedman, W. L. (Creator), Madore, B. F. (Creator), Monson, A. (Creator), Persson, S. E. (Creator), Rich, J. (Creator), Seibert, M. (Creator) & Rigby, J. R. (Creator), VizieR, Mar 2016
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.18160049, http://vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=J/ApJ/816/49
Dataset
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Dataset for "The mid-infrared Leavitt Law for Classical Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds"
Chown, A. (Creator), Scowcroft, V. (Creator) & Wuyts, S. (Creator), University of Bath, 27 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00915
Dataset