Stephen John Warren is a Professor of astronomy at Imperial College London.[1]
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![]() Stephen Warren (right) with Roger Davies (left) and Andrew Lawrence (centre) in 2012 | |
Born | Stephen John Warren |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Awards | Royal Society University Research Fellowship[when?] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy Astrophysics |
Institutions | Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Imperial College London University of Oxford |
Thesis | The space density of optically-selected high-redshift quasars. (1988) |
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Warren studied civil engineering, with a strong emphasis on geotechnics, at the University of Cambridge, gaining a First in 1978. He returned to complete a doctorate at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, which he finished in 1988.[2][1]
Warren joined Imperial College London as a professor in 1994. He has since held a European Southern Observatory (ESO) fellowship and a Royal Society University Research Fellowship.
Warren holds a particular expertise in the field of quasars. Since 2001, he has been greatly involved in the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey.[1] He was the leader of the team responsible for the discovery of the most distant quasar found, ULAS J1120+0641.[3][4][5]
Warren has published over 70 papers in the field of astrophysics since 1987,[6] featuring in journals such as Nature.[7]
Warren was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford.