Positions
LSST Community Scientist, Rubin Community Science Team ■ University of Nottingham ■ March 2026 – present
Senior Research Fellow ■ University of Nottingham ■ 2023 – present
Visiting Research Fellow ■ University of Hertfordshire ■ 2021 – present
KASI–Arizona Fellow ■ University of Arizona & Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute ■ 2019 – 2023
Balzan Visiting Fellow ■ New College, University of Oxford ■ May – August 2019
Education
PhD in Astrophysics ■ University of Hertfordshire ■ 2015 – 2019
Thesis: “On the key processes that drive galaxy evolution” ■ Supervisor: Prof. Sugata Kaviraj
MPhys (Hons) Astrophysics, First Class ■ University of Hertfordshire ■ 2011 – 2015
Patrick Moore Prize for best performance in cohort
Research Grants
2026 HPC Midlands Plus Tier-2, 1.6 million CPU hours ■ Principal Investigator
“Mapping the stellar–dark matter connection across halo masses and shapes with controlled N-body simulations”
2025 LSST:UK Travel Award, £1,250
2024 WEAVE LIFU observing proposal, 10 hours ■ Co-Investigator
2024 LSST:UK Travel Award, £2,000
2024 ISSI International Team Workshop, ~30,000 CHF ■ Co-organiser and core team member
“Exploiting Intracluster Light for Cosmology and Galaxy Evolution with Next Generation Facilities”
2019 Grand Challenge GENCI/CINES, 40 million CPU hours ■ Co-Investigator (PI: Dubois)
NewHorizon cosmological simulation
Supervision
Harley Brown ■ PhD candidate, University of Nottingham ■ 2023 – present ■ Primary supervisor
ICL formation and assembly in cosmological simulations
Joseph Butler ■ PhD candidate, University of Nottingham ■ 2023 – present ■ Primary supervisor
Phase-space properties of stripped stellar populations as dark matter tracers
Brian Bichang’a ■ PhD candidate, University of Hertfordshire ■ 2022 – present ■ Co-supervisor
The role of black holes in dwarf galaxies
Ilin Lazar ■ PhD completed, University of Hertfordshire ■ 2021 – 2024 ■ Co-supervisor
Morphological classification of dwarf galaxies with HSC-SSP ■ now postdoctoral researcher at Hertfordshire
Selected Publications
71 peer-reviewed publications and preprints ■ ~2,089 citations (ADS) ■ h-index 22 (ADS) ■ April 2026
Intracluster light as a dark matter tracer: how their spatial and kinematic relationship is shaped by satellite demographics, Martin G. et al., MNRAS, in press (2026)
Cosmic reflections I: the structural diversity of simulated and observed low-mass galaxy analogues, Martin G. et al., MNRAS 541, 1831 (2025)
Stellar stripping efficiencies of satellites in numerical simulations: the effect of resolution, satellite properties, and numerical disruption, Martin G. et al., MNRAS 535, 2375 (2024)
Preparing for low surface brightness science with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory: Characterization of tidal features from mock images, Martin G. et al., MNRAS 513, 1459 (2022)
Galaxy morphological classification in deep-wide surveys via unsupervised machine learning, Martin G. et al., MNRAS 491, 1408 (2020)
The formation and evolution of low-surface-brightness galaxies, Martin G. et al., MNRAS 485, 796 (2019)
Selected Talks
University of Lancaster ■ February 2026 ■ Invited seminar
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute ■ Daejeon, October 2024 ■ Invited seminar
Galaxy Evolution Meeting ■ Seoul, October 2024 ■ Invited talk
Steward Observatory ■ Tucson, April 2023 ■ Invited seminar
Yonsei Galaxy Evolution Meeting ■ Seoul, March 2022 ■ Invited talk
University of Nottingham ■ January 2022 ■ Invited seminar
Clash of the Titans: the Enigmatic Role of Mergers in Galaxy Evolution ■ Online, March 2021 ■ Invited talk
The Low Surface Brightness Universe as Seen by LSST ■ Sexten, February 2020 ■ Invited talk
Teaching
Rubin Science Platform workshops ■ LSST:UK ■ 2026 – present
Designing and delivering training on the Rubin Science Platform for UK researchers: LSST data access, image processing, and analysis pipelines
Lead Instructor ■ Leiden Observatory workshop on cosmological simulations ■ April 2026
Invited hands-on workshop on analysis of cosmological simulations: synthetic observations, morphological analysis, and comparison with observational data
Lead Instructor ■ LSST@LATAM 2025, two-day low-surface-brightness workshop, ~30 participants ■ December 2025
Image processing, visualisation, masking, and photometric measurement; interactive Jupyter notebooks with live visual feedback
Teaching Assistant & Demonstrator ■ University of Hertfordshire ■ 2016 – 2018
Scientific Programming (Python, MATLAB, IDL) ■ Cosmology and Large Scale Structure ■ Physics of Stars
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
International Scholars Allyship Programme ■ Steward Observatory, University of Arizona ■ 2019 – 2023
Co-designed and administered the department’s first climate survey; co-founded and organised the International Scholars Allyship Programme, pairing incoming international graduate students and postdocs with domestic allies during critical transition periods
LSST:UK Junior Associate Network ■ Organiser ■ 2021 – present
Helped found network to provide representation and support for early-career researchers within the LSST:UK collaboration
Academic Service
Co-Chair, LSST Galaxies Science Collaboration Galaxy Morphology Working Group (2020 – present)
Member, Rubin Observatory Community Science Team through LSST:UK (2026 – present)
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society ■ Member of the IAU, EAS, IoP, KAS
Referee: MNRAS, A&A, ApJ (~4–5 reports per year)