Dr Nigel Bannister

Senior Lecturer

Department of Physics and Astronomy

✉ University email: nb101@le.ac.uk

☎ University phone: 0116 223 1043

T Twitter username: @nigepb

• For further contact information call the Press Office on 0116 252 5761 or email pressoffice@le.ac.uk

For more information about Dr Nigel Bannister's research expertise, visit his staff profile page.

Specific area(s) of academic interest:

• Rockets and Spacecraft Propulsion
• Satellites and Orbits
• Planetary Probes & Landers
• Atmospheric Phenomena
• Maritime Surveillance
• Solar System Missions
• Space Science
• Observational Astronomy

Press Releases:

• Plan a space mission from concept to launch at the University of Leicester
• Scientists trial system to improve safety at sea
• University of Leicester to Commercialise Ground Breaking Research with Design Council Programme
• University of Leicester space scientists involved in development of new breed of space vehicle

Media Showcase:

Nigel's article for Think: Leicester discussing how new technologies allowing us to better find ships that go missing at sea

Watch a podcast of Nigel discussing a new concept he is proposing that could significantly reduce the search areas for missing boats and planes: