Edward Cackett

Faculty Profile

Associate Dean 12mth
ew1397@wayne.edu

Department

Office of the Dean, Physics and Astronomy

Secondary Title

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, CLAS

Phone

313-577-9190

Office

Office of the Dean, 2155 OId Main
Physics, 337 Physics Research Building

Biography

  • Associate dean for research and graduate studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne State University, July 2024 onwards
  • Distinguished service professor, Wayne State University, June 2024 onwards
  • Chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Wayne State University, August 2023 - July 2024
  • Interim chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Wayne State University, August 2022 - July 2023
  • Professor, Wayne State University, August 2022-June 2024
  • Associate professor, Wayne State University, 2016-2022
  • Assistant professor, Wayne State University, 2012-2016
  • Postdoctral research fellow, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, 2010-2011
  • Schlumberger research fellow, Darwin College, University of Cambridge, 2010-2011
  • Chandrafellow, University of Michigan, 2008-2010
  • Dean MacLaughlin postdoctoral fellow, University of Michigan, 2006-2008

Education

  • Ph.D., University of St Andrews, UK, 2007
  • M. Sci., University of Durham, UK, 2003

Selected publications

As of April 2024: 214 articles published in peer-reviewed journals.

An up-to-date lists of publications can be found using the following links:

Research Description

Astronomy and astrophysics, specifically accretion onto neutron stars and black holes.

Affiliated Departments