Caden Phillips

About Me

I’m an MPhys Astrophysics student at the University of Liverpool with a special interest in compact objects, particularly neutron stars.

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Research

IFJ PAN – Kraków, Poland

Summer 2025 Internship under Dr. David Álvarez Castillo
Applied a Fisher Information Matrix framework to estimate tidal-deformability uncertainties in binary neutron-star systems. Converted a Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff (TOV) solver from Fortran to Python, computed mass–radius and tidal-deformability relations, and compared results to GW170817 data.

Teide Observatory – Tenerife, Spain

Observational fieldwork at the IAC’s Teide Observatory. Conducted multi-band imaging and constructed HR diagrams.

Independent Research

Independent outside of my academic studies. Currently working on an XMM-Newton Quasar project based on an ESA internship I was interviewed for.

Curriculum Vitae

My CV outlines my academic background, research experience, and technical skills in astrophysics.

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