STFC Astronomy Grants Panel (AGP)

Role of the AGP

The panel's role is to:

• Assess and make recommendations to the STFC Executive on all research grant applications in astronomy, including space science and solar terrestrial physics covering theory, exploitation and basic technology research.
  
  
• Take account as appropriate of the conclusions of specialist peer review panels. These may be convened by the Executive to advise on strategic priorities for science and technology research, and research requests which are judged (on the basis of cost or propriety) to warrant such seperate, in depth assessment, such as those with a common theme.
  
  
• Make recommendations to the Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics Science Committee (PPAN) and to the Science Programme Advisory Committee (SPAC) of the UK Space Agency on research awards. With PPAN and SPAC endorsement, make final recommendations on awards to the STFC Executive.
  
  
• Take account as appropriate of the conclusions of specialist peer review panels. These may be convened by the Executive to advise on strategic priorities for science and technology research, and research requests which are judged (on the basis of cost or propriety) to warrant such separate, in depth assessment, such as those with a common theme.
  
  
• Carry out such other tasks associated with peer review as the Executive might require.

Membership (as of 1 April 2011)

• Prof A Lawrence (Chair) - University of Edinburgh
• Prof I Smail (Deputy Chair) - University of Durham

AGP: Astronomy Observation

• Prof A Zijlstra (Chair) - University of Manchester
• Dr O Almaini - University of Nottingham
• Prof C Done - University of Durham
• Dr M Hoare - University of Leeds

AGP: Astronomy Theory

• Prof T Hartquist (Chair) - University of Leeds
• Prof C Clarke - University of Cambridge
• Prof P Coles - University of Cardiff
• Prof P A Thomas - University of Sussex

AGP: Solar Studies & STP

• Dr D S Brown (Chair) - University of Central Lancashire
• Dr L Fletcher - University of Glasgow
• Prof R A Harrison - STFC Laboratories

AGP: Planetary Studies

• Prof C Murray (Chair) - Queen Mary, University of London
• Dr S F Green - The Open University
• Dr S Russell - The Natural History Museum