Prof. Matthew Middleton
Institution
University of Southampton
Date joined board
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Biography
Matt Middleton is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Southampton. His research interests focus on the nature of accretion onto compact objects, specifically black holes.
He was awarded his PhD in astronomy from the University of Durham, later working as a Marie-Curie Fellow at the University of Amsterdam, and as an STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow at Cambridge.
Professor Middleton is also a senior figure in the international X-ray astronomy community and holds leadership roles in major missions of the European Space Agency (ESA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) including ESA's NewAthena X-Ray observatory.