William Sutherland

Dr. William Sutherland is a Senior Lecturer in Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London, affiliated with the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences and the Centre for Fundamental Physics. His research focuses on observational cosmology, including gravitational microlensing surveys, galaxy redshift surveys (e.g., 2dF, VISTA), and the study of dark matter and modified gravity theories. He led the design and construction of the VISTA telescope (2000-2009) and has contributed to major surveys like VIKING, GAMA, and SHARKS. Currently, he is involved in developing the 4MOST spectrograph for VISTA and analyzing Gaia spacecraft data to constrain gravity models. His work bridges instrumentation, observational techniques, and theoretical astrophysics.

• Education: Ph.D. in Astronomy (specific details not provided).
• Research Interests: Observational cosmology, gravitational lensing, galaxy evolution, dark matter, and cosmological surveys.
• Grants: Includes UK involvement in the LSST project (2023-2025) and a major STFC grant on cosmological research (2023-2027).

Recent Work: Explores modified gravity using Gaia data on wide binaries and advances in VISTA instrumentation for future surveys.