Stephane Werner

Stephane Werner is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy and the Institute for Computational Cosmology, Durham University, specializing in galaxy formation and evolution with emphasis on high-redshift galaxy clusters and proto-clusters.

His research explores the formation mechanisms of galaxy clusters through observational studies of intracluster light in z~2 proto-clusters and environmental effects on galaxy quenching, utilizing photometric surveys like S-PLUS and upcoming JWST data from the SLICE Survey.

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in wavelet-based photometric redshift analysis (PzWav) and reveal critical insights about quenching mechanisms occurring primarily in cluster infall regions rather than satellite-dominated environments at z~1.

Werner actively contributes to the astronomical community as organizer of the National Astronomy Meeting sessions, invited speaker at leading institutions including Harvard and Princeton, and participant in Royal Society outreach initiatives through the Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy and Institute for Computational Cosmology.