Nial Tanvir

Professor Nial Tanvir of the University of Leicester is a professional astronomer and has been at the fore-front of astronomy for over a decade. Perhaps most significant is his research in and around Gamma ray bursts. Tanvir featured in The Sky at Night hosted by Sir Patrick Moore, which is an astronomically focused TV program.

In 2002 he was a member of the research group which won the Descartes Prize.

Tanvir headed the UK team studying gamma-ray bursts, which investigated the infrared afterglow of 090423 (detected 2009 April 23), the most distant event recorded to date.

External links

• http://website.lineone.net/~cdaa/Speakers/Nial%20Tanvir%20photo%201.html
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8022917.stm

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