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Cormac Larkin – Young Scientists Journal
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Author Profile

Cormac Larkin

http://star.arm.ac.uk/~cjl/

Institution: Armagh Observatory

Department: Stellar Astrophysics Research Group

City: Cork

Country: Ireland

I'm an 18 year old future astrophysicist (I hope) who has completed placements in the University of St Andrews and University College Cork. I am currently a Visiting Research Student with Armagh Observatory, working on the characterisation of massive OB stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud. In St Andrews I worked on transit and radial velocity detection methods for extra-solar planets and also on the MaNGA galactic photometric survey. In University College Cork I spent a summer internship studying low mass X-ray binary systems using the Faulkes Telescope Network. I am in 5th year and studying for my Leaving Certificate, which I will sit in two years time. I'm studying Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, German, English and Gaeilge (Irish Language). I live in Cork in the south of Ireland and when not taking up space in the lab, I like to watch Mock the Week, University Challenge and play American Football.

Recent Posts

Exobiology – The Hunt for Extra-Terrestrial Life

Martian Soil

This article discusses astrobiology, the study of life within the universe. Here, the origins of life within the universe are considered and the most likely celestial objects, in which humans may encounter life, are examined.

Lunar Mission One – An Introduction

LM1Pic

“Lunar Mission One is the most inspirational Moon project since the Apollo landings. Funded by the public it will perform world-leading science into the origin of the Moon and the planets, and it will leave a permanent archive of human life buried at the Moon’s south pole.” (lunarmissionone.com) Up until now, space exploration has been […]

V-Band Photometry in V404 Cygni

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V404test

Here I present the results of my photometry on the V-band emissions of the low-mass X-Ray binary system V404 Cygni using the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network 1m instrument in Texas during the Summer 2015 outburst. This was done to attempt to ascertain whether the system had returned to quiescence or not at the time of observation.