Dr Lee R. Patrick

Observational astrophysicist specialising in red supergiant stars. My work focuses on understanding populations of massive stars in Local Universe star-forming galaxies. I am particularly focused on red supergiant stars. 

As the ELT HARMONI Calibration Scientist I am involved in the development the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). I take an active role in the ELT MOSAIC and HARMONI Science Teams. I am a core member of the 4MOST 1001 Magellanic Cloud Survey and PI of a 4MOST supplementary survey. 

I am a staff scientist for the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) at the Astrobiology Centre in Madrid. I specialise in Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations. 

I am a keen communicator of science and take a great interest in discussing my research with the public. I try to participate in as many outreach events as possible. I sporadically publish astronomy review articles on my blog website.

I currently offer Masters projects and shorter practicas at multiple Universities in Madrid and throughout Spain. If you want to discuss a potential project based on my research lines, please get in touch and see the Research Projects page for inspiration. 

Outside of astronomy I enjoy team sports, landscape photography, board games and reading.