Dr Ethan D. Taylor

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Surrey

Hello! Have you ever wondered what the universe is made of? What keeps galaxies held together? Or even what the oldest or smallest stellar systems are in the universe? If so you are in the right place!

I study Dwarf Galaxies, the universes oldest and most dark matter dominated galaxies. These galaxies are so small that they are extremely sensitive to Stellar Feedback from the stars they play host to making them excellent places to study Dark Matter. At the same time, however, Globular Clusters are forming completely free of the mysterious Dark Matter. I study both of these objects using high resolution Computational Simulations apart of the EDGE Simulation suite that are able to form both Globular Clusters and Dwarf Galaxies in the same simulation!

If you would like to get in contact with me please do send me an email to: E.D.Taylor@surrey.ac.uk I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Research
Outreach

About Me
CV and Publication List

Research

My research is primarily focused around Globular Clusters, Dwarf Galaxies, and Dark Matter. By using computer simulations to understand how dwarf galaxies and globular clusters form, what causes these conditions to arise, and how we can use globular clusters to further our understanding of dwarf galaxies and dark matter.

This line of research led me to predict a new type of galaxy, the globular-cluster-like dwarf, which possesses properties of both globular clusters and dwarf galaxies. Understanding how these globular-cluster-like dwarfs form and making predictions for their abundance within a Milky Way environment allowing the comparison with observational datato put incredibly tight constraints on dark matter itself. Finally, I am interested in advancing the fidelity of computer simulations of both globular cluster and dwarf galaxy formation by running extremely high resolution simulations and advancing the physics included in simulations.

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Outreach and Community Uplifting

I am actively involved in supporting outreach events at the University of surrey, and in a mentoring scheme via the Cowrie scholarship foundation for talented, disadvantaged, Black British undergraduate students.

If you are interested in having me give a public or scientific talk to an audience please do get in contact via my email as I would be more than happy to do so!

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I am giving a explaining what the public are seeing in a video of dark matter halos merging to form a dwarf galaxy from the EDGE simulations.

About Me

I am originally from Nottingham in the United Kingdom, typically known for the tale of Robhin Hood and his merry men, My undergraduate degree (Mphys Physics with Astrophysics) was completed in 2020 at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. I then moved to the University of Surrey in 2020 to complete a PhD in Astrophysics. Since completing my PhD in 2024 I have remained at the University of Surrey where I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate.

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Curriculum Vitae

Below I have included a direct download for my current CV, and a direct link to my publication list generated by ADS. If you would like to get in contact with me please do reach out by email.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Dr Ethan D. Taylor

Research

Outreach and Community Uplifting

About Me

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Highlights

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