Exploiting the XMM science archive for X-ray galaxy cluster mass calibration
University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Ph.D. in Astronomy
Advisor: Professor Kathy Romer
2018–2022
University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
1st Class MPhys in Astrophysics
2014–2018
David J Turner
(Assistant Research Scientist)
| Email: | david.j.turner@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 662 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 662 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UMBC Univ. of MD, Baltimore County |
Positions/Employment
Assistant Research Scientist
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore, Maryland, USA
August 2025 - Present
Staff Scientist
NASA High Energy Archive Science Archive Research Center - NASA Goddard, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
August 2025 - Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan, USA
November 2022 - August 2025
Education
Professional Service
Chandra time allocation committee
2025
XRISM time allocation committee
Extragalactic Panel
2024
Awards
Doctoral Open Research Prize
2022
Grants
Abell 1750 - Examining a triply merging cluster along a cosmic filament with NuSTAR, soft X-ray, and lensing mass maps
NuSTAR Guest Observer Program - NASA - Awarded: 2025-08-16
Dates: -
Pre-merging galaxy clusters A399 & A401: Using 2D lensing mass maps, SZ, and X-rays to search for non-thermal emission
NuSTAR Guest Observer Program - NASA - Awarded: 2024-08-16
Dates: -
Selected Publications
Refereed
2025. "The XMM Cluster Survey: automating the estimation of hydrostatic mass for large samples of galaxy clusters – I. Methodology, validation, and application to the SDSSRM-XCS sample.", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 537 (2): 1404-1429 [10.1093/mnras/staf007] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "The XMM Cluster Survey: an independent demonstration of the fidelity of the eFEDS galaxy cluster data products and implications for future studies.", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517 (1): 657-674 [10.1093/mnras/stac2463] [Journal Article/Letter]