Mr
Paul
Kerry

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Astrophysics Research/Teaching Technician

p.kerry@sheffield.ac.uk
Hicks Building

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Mr Paul Kerry
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road

Sheffield

S3 7RH

Publications

Journal articles

  • Chickles ET, Chakraborty J, Burdge KB, Dhillon VS, Draghis P, El-Badry K, Green MJ, Householder A, Hughes S, Layden C , Littlefair SP et al (2026) . The Astrophysical Journal, 1000(2), 237.
  • Das M, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Brown AJ, Garbutt JA, Green MJ, Jarvis D, Kennedy MR , Kerry P et al (2026) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 548(1).
  • Parsons SG, Brown AJ, Casewell SL, Littlefair SP, van Roestel J, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Murillo-Ojeda R, Zorotovic M, Schreiber MR, Bagnulo S , Stroet MA et al (2026) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
  • Yates A, Parsons SG, Brown AJ, Castro Segura N, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Garbutt JA, Green MJ, Jarvis D, Kennedy MR , Kerry P et al (2026) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 547(2).
  • Pelisoli I, Brown AJ, Segura NC, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Garbutt JA, Green MJ, Jarvis D, Kennedy MR, Kerry P , Littlefair SP et al (2025) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 544(1), L76-L82.
  • Segura NC, Pelisoli I, Gänsicke BT, Coppejans DL, Steeghs D, Aungwerojwit A, Inight K, Romero A, Sahu A, Dhillon VS , Munday J et al (2025) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 543(3), 2116-2129.
  • Chickles ET, Burdge KB, Chakraborty J, Dhillon VS, Draghis P, Munday J, Rappaport SA, Tonry J, Bauer EB, Brown AJ , Castro N et al (2025) . The Astrophysical Journal, 987(2).
  • Kennedy MR, Callanan P, Garnavich PM, Breton RP, Brown AJ, Segura NC, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Fijma S, Garbutt J , Green MJ et al (2025) . The Open Journal of Astrophysics, 8.
  • Pelisoli I, Marsh TR, Tovmassian G, Amaral LA, Aungwerojwit A, Green MJ, Ashley RP, Buckley DAH, Gänsicke BT, Hambsch F-J , Inight K et al (2025) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 540(1).
  • Parsons SG, Brown AJ, Casewell SL, Littlefair SP, van Roestel J, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Murillo-Ojeda R, Hollands MA, Zorotovic M, Segura NC , Dhillon VS et al (2025) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 537(2), 2112-2126.
  • Chakraborty J, Burdge KB, Rappaport SA, Munday J, Chen H-L, Rodríguez-Gil P, Dhillon VS, Hughes SA, Nelemans G, Kara E , Bellm EC et al (2024) . The Astrophysical Journal, 977(2).
  • Pelisoli I, Chomiuk L, Strader J, Marsh TR, Aydi E, Dage KC, Kyer R, Molina I, Panurach T, Urquhart R , Maccarone TJ et al (2024) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 531(1), 1805-1822.
  • Green MJ, Hermes JJ, Barlow BN, Marsh TR, Pelisoli I, Gänsicke BT, Kaiser BC, Romero A, Amaral LA, Corcoran K , Grupe D et al (2024) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(2), 3445-3458.
  • Levan A, Gompertz BP, Salafia OS, Bulla M, Burns E, Hotokezaka K, Izzo L, Lamb GP, Malesani DB, Oates SR , Ravasio ME et al (2024) . Nature, 626(8000), 737-741.
  • Munday J, Tremblay P-E, Hermes JJ, Barlow B, Pelisoli I, Marsh TR, Parsons SG, Jones D, Kepler SO, Brown A , Littlefair SP et al (2023) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 525(2), 1814-1823.
  • Caiazzo I, Burdge KB, Tremblay P-E, Fuller J, Ferrario L, Gänsicke BT, Hermes JJ, Heyl J, Kawka A, Kulkarni SR , Marsh TR et al (2023) . Nature, 620(7972), 61-66.
  • Pelisoli I, Marsh TR, Buckley DAH, Heywood I, Potter SB, Schwope A, Brink J, Standke A, Woudt PA, Parsons SG , Green MJ et al (2023) . Nature Astronomy, 7(8), 931-942.
  • Brown AJ, Parsons SG, van Roestel J, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Breedt E, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Green MJ, Kerry P, Littlefair SP , Marsh TR et al (2023) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 521(2), 1880-1896.
  • Munday J, Marsh TR, Hollands M, Pelisoli I, Steeghs D, Hakala P, Breedt E, Brown A, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ , Green M et al (2022) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 518(4), 5123-5139.
  • Pelisoli I, Marsh TR, Parsons SG, Aungwerojwit A, Ashley RP, Breedt E, Brown AJ, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Green MJ , Kerry P et al (2022) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 516(4), 5052-5066.
  • Dhillon VS, Kennedy MR, Breton RP, Clark CJ, Sánchez DM, Voisin G, Breedt E, Brown AJ, Dyer MJ, Green MJ , Kerry P et al (2022) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 516(2), 2792-2800.
  • Brown AJ, Parsons SG, Littlefair SP, Wild JF, Ashley RP, Breedt E, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Green MJ, Kerry P , Marsh TR et al (2022) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(2), 3050-3064.
  • Wild JF, Littlefair SP, Ashley RP, Breedt E, Brown A, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Green MJ, Kerry P, Marsh TR , Parsons SG et al (2022) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509(4), 5086-5101.
  • Pelisoli I, Marsh RT, Ashley RP, Hakala P, Aungwerojwit A, Burdge K, Breedt E, Brown AJ, Chanthorn K, Dhillon VS , Dyer MJ et al (2021) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507(4), 6132-6139.
  • Dhillon VS, Bezawada N, Black M, Dixon SD, Gamble T, Gao X, Henry DM, Kerry P, Littlefair SP, Lunney DW , Marsh TR et al (2021) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507(1), 350-366.
  • McAllister M, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Gaensicke BT, Breedt E, Copperwheat C, Green MJ, Knigge C , Sahman DI et al (2019) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486(4), 5535-5551.
  • Parsons SG, Gänsicke BT, Marsh TR, Ashley RP, Breedt E, Burleigh MR, Copperwheat CM, Dhillon VS, Green MJ, Hermes JJ , Irawati P et al (2018) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 481(1), 1083-1096.
  • Green MJ, Hermes JJ, Marsh TR, Steeghs DTH, Bell KJ, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG, Dennihy E, Fuchs JT, Reding JS , Kaiser BC et al (2018) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 477(4), 5646-5656.
  • Green MJ, Marsh TR, Steeghs DTH, Kupfer T, Ashley RP, Bloemen S, Breedt E, Campbell HC, Chakpor A, Copperwheat CM , Dhillon VS et al (2018) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 476(2), 1663-1679.
  • Hardy LK, Dhillon VS, Spitler LG, Littlefair SP, Ashley RP, Cia AD, Green MJ, Jaroenjittichai P, Keane EF, Kerry P , Kramer M et al (2017) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 472(13), 2800-2807.
  • Parsons SG, Gänsicke BT, Marsh TR, Ashley RP, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Burleigh MR, Copperwheat CM, Dhillon VS, Green M , Hardy LK et al (2017) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 470(4), 4473-4492.
  • McAllister MJ, Littlefair SP, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Gänsicke BT, Bochinksi J, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Hardy LK, Hermes JJ , Kengkriangkrai S et al (2017) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 467(1), 1024-1032.
  • Hallakoun N, Xu S, Maoz D, Marsh TR, Ivanov VD, Dhillon VS, Bours MCP, Parsons SG, Kerry P, Sharma S , Su K et al (2017) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 469(3), 3213-3224.
  • Hardy L, McAllister M, Dhillon V, Littlefair S, Bours M, Breedt E, Butterley T, Chakpor A, Irawati P, Kerry P , Marsh T et al (2016) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 465(4).
  • McAllister MJ, Littlefair SP, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Ashley RP, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Hardy LK, Hermes JJ, Kengkriangkrai S , Kerry P et al (2016) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
  • Bours MCP, Marsh TR, Parsons SG, Dhillon VS, Ashley RP, Bento JP, Breedt E, Butterley T, Caceres C, Copperwheat CM , Hardy LK et al (2016) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 460(4), 3873-3887.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Bezawada N, Black M, Dixon S, Gamble T, Henry D, Kerry P, Littlefair S, Lunney DW , Morris T et al (2016) . Proceedings of SPIE.
  • McAllister MJ, Littlefair SP, Baraffe I, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Bento J, Bochinski J, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Copperwheat CM , Hardy LK et al (2015) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 451(1), 4633-4644.
  • Pyrzas S, Gaensicke BT, Hermes JJ, Copperwheat CM, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Dhillon VS, Littlefair SP, Marsh TR, Parsons SG, Savoury CDJ , Schreiber MR et al (2015) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(1), 691-697.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Atkinson DC, Bezawada N, Bours MCP, Copperwheat CM, Gamble T, Hardy LK, Hickman RDH, Irawati P , Ives DJ et al (2015) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 446(3), 2870-2870.
  • Littlefair SP, Casewell SL, Parsons SG, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Gaensicke BT, Bloemen S, Catalan S, Irawati P, Hardy LK , Mcallister M et al (2014) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 445(2), 2106-2115.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Atkinson DC, Bezawada N, Bours MCP, Copperwheat CM, Gamble T, Hardy LK, Hickman RDH, Irawati P , Ives DJ et al (2014) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 444(4), 4009-4021.
  • Parsons SG, Marsh TR, Gänsicke BT, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Dhillon VS, Littlefair SP, Copperwheat CM, Hickman RDG, Burleigh MR, Kerry P , Koester D et al (2012) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 420(4), 3281-3297.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Littlefair SP, Copperwheat CM, Hickman RDG, Kerry P, Levan AJ, Rea N, Savoury CDJ, Tanvir NR , Turolla R et al (2011) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 416(1), L16-L20.
  • Dhillon VS, Keane EF, Marsh TR, Stappers BW, Copperwheat CM, Hickman RDG, Jordan CA, Kerry P, Kramer M, Littlefair SP , Lyne AG et al (2011) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 414(4), 3627-3632.
  • Savoury CDJ, Littlefair SP, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Gänsicke BT, Copperwheat CM, Kerry P, Hickman RDG & Parsons SG (2011) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 415, 2025-2041.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Littlefair SP, Copperwheat CM, Kerry P, Dib R, Durant M, Kaspi VM, Mignani RP & Shearer A (2009) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 394(1), L112-L116.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Stevenson MJ, Atkinson DC, Kerry P, Peacocke PT, Vick AJA, Beard SM, Ives DJ, Lunney DW , McLay SA et al (2007) . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 378(3), 825-840.
  • Green MJ, Marsh TR, van Roestel J, Wong TLS, Belloni D, Kilic M, Breedt E, Brown A, Copperwheat CM, Chakpor A , Dhillon VS et al () . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Conference proceedings

  • Bezawada N, Gao X, Henry D, Black M, Miller C, Lunney D, Dhillon V, Littlefair S, Kerry P, Gamble T , Dixon S et al (2018) . Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 10709. Austin, Texas, 10 June 2018 - 10 June 2018.
  • Dhillon VS, Dixon S, Gamble T, Kerry P, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG, Marsh TR, Bezawada N, Black M, Gao X , Henry D et al (2018) . Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 10702. Austin, Texas, 10 June 2018 - 10 June 2018.

Preprints

  • Das M, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Brown AJ, Garbutt JA, Green MJ, Jarvis D, Kennedy MR , Kerry P et al (2026) Photometric masses for long period CVs: the case study of CSS131106, arXiv.
  • Parsons SG, Brown AJ, Casewell SL, Littlefair SP, van Roestel J, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Murillo-Ojeda R, Zorotovic M, Schreiber MR, Bagnulo S , Stroet MA et al (2026) ZTF J021804.16+071152.93: a dead cataclysmic variable and potential solution to the missing period bouncers, arXiv.
  • Yates A, Parsons SG, Brown AJ, Segura NC, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Garbutt JA, Green MJ, Jarvis D, Kennedy MR , Kerry P et al (2026) , arXiv.
  • Pelisoli I, Brown AJ, Segura NC, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Garbutt JA, Green MJ, Jarvis D, Kennedy MR, Kerry P , Littlefair SP et al (2025) , arXiv.
  • Segura NC, Pelisoli I, Gänsicke BT, Coppejans DL, Steeghs D, Aungwerojwit A, Inight K, Romero A, Sahu A, Dhillon VS , Munday J et al (2025) , arXiv.
  • Parsons SG, Brown AJ, Casewell SL, Littlefair SP, van Roestel J, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Murillo-Ojeda R, Hollands MA, Zorotovic M, Segura NC , Dhillon VS et al (2025) , arXiv.
  • Kennedy MR, Callanan P, Garnavich PM, Breton RP, Brown AJ, Segura NC, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Garbutt J, Fijma S , Green MJ et al (2024) , arXiv.
  • Pelisoli I, Chomiuk L, Strader J, Marsh TR, Aydi E, Dage KC, Kyer R, Molina I, Panurach T, Urquhart R , Maccarone TJ et al (2024) , arXiv.
  • Munday J, Tremblay P-E, Hermes JJ, Barlow B, Pelisoli I, Marsh TR, Parsons SG, Jones D, Kepler SO, Brown A , Littlefair SP et al (2023) , arXiv.
  • Brown AJ, Parsons SG, van Roestel J, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Breedt E, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Green MJ, Kerry P, Littlefair SP , Marsh TR et al (2023) .
  • Brown AJ, Parsons SG, Littlefair SP, Wild JF, Ashley RP, Breedt E, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Green MJ, Kerry P , Marsh TR et al (2022) Characterising eclipsing white dwarf M dwarf binaries from multi-band eclipse photometry, arXiv.
  • Pelisoli I, Marsh TR, Ashley RP, Hakala P, Aungwerojwit A, Burdge K, Breedt E, Brown AJ, Chanthorn K, Dhillon VS , Dyer MJ et al (2021) , arXiv.
  • Pelisoli I, Marsh TR, Dhillon VS, Breedt E, Brown AJ, Dyer MJ, Green MJ, Kerry P, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG , Sahman DI et al (2021) , arXiv.
  • Wild JF, Littlefair SP, Ashley RP, Breedt E, Brown A, Dhillon VS, Dyer MJ, Green MJ, Kerry P, Marsh TR , Parsons SG et al (2021) , arXiv.
  • Green MJ, Marsh TR, Carter PJ, Steeghs D, Breedt E, Dhillon VS, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG, Kerry P, Fusillo NPG , Ashley RP et al (2020) , arXiv.
  • McAllister M, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Gaensicke BT, Breedt E, Copperwheat C, Green MJ, Knigge C , Sahman DI et al (2019) , arXiv.
  • Parsons SG, Gänsicke BT, Marsh TR, Ashley RP, Breedt E, Burleigh MR, Copperwheat CM, Dhillon VS, Green MJ, Hermes JJ , Irawati P et al (2018) , arXiv.
  • Dhillon V, Dixon S, Gamble T, Kerry P, Littlefair S, Parsons S, Marsh T, Bezawada N, Black M, Gao X , Henry D et al (2018) , arXiv.
  • Green MJ, Hermes JJ, Marsh TR, Steeghs DTH, Bell KJ, Littlefair SP, Parsons SG, Dennihy E, Fuchs JT, Reding JS , Kaiser BC et al (2018) , arXiv.
  • Green MJ, Marsh TR, Steeghs DTH, Kupfer T, Ashley RP, Bloemen S, Breedt E, Campbell HC, Chakpor A, Copperwheat CM , Dhillon VS et al (2018) , arXiv.
  • Hardy LK, Dhillon VS, Spitler LG, Littlefair SP, Ashley RP, De Cia A, Green MJ, Jaroenjittichai P, Keane EF, Kerry P , Kramer M et al (2017) , arXiv.
  • Parsons SG, Gänsicke BT, Marsh TR, Ashley RP, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Burleigh MR, Copperwheat CM, Dhillon VS, Green M , Hardy LK et al (2017) , arXiv.
  • Hallakoun N, Xu S, Maoz D, Marsh TR, Ivanov VD, Dhillon VS, Bours MCP, Parsons SG, Kerry P, Sharma S , Su K et al (2017) , arXiv.
  • McAllister MJ, Littlefair SP, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Gänsicke BT, Bochinksi J, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Hardy LK, Hermes JJ , Kengkriangkrai S et al (2017) , arXiv.
  • Hardy LK, McAllister MJ, Dhillon VS, Littlefair SP, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Butterley T, Chakpor A, Irawati P, Kerry P , Marsh TR et al (2016) , arXiv.
  • McAllister MJ, Littlefair SP, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Ashley RP, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Hardy LK, Hermes JJ, Kengkriangkrai S , Kerry P et al (2016) , arXiv.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Bezawada N, Black M, Dixon S, Gamble T, Henry D, Kerry P, Littlefair SP, Lunney DW , Morris T et al (2016) , arXiv.
  • Bours MCP, Marsh TR, Parsons SG, Dhillon VS, Ashley RP, Bento JP, Breedt E, Butterley T, Caceres C, Copperwheat CM , Hardy LK et al (2016) , arXiv.
  • McAllister MJ, Littlefair SP, Baraffe I, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Bento J, Bochinski J, Bours MCP, Breedt E, Copperwheat CM , Hardy LK et al (2015) , arXiv.
  • Pyrzas S, Gaensicke BT, Hermes JJ, Copperwheat CM, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Dhillon VS, Littlefair SP, Marsh TR, Parsons SG, Savoury CDJ , Schreiber MR et al (2014) , arXiv.
  • Littlefair SP, Casewell SL, Parsons SG, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Gaensicke BTG, Bloemen S, Catalan S, Irawati P, Hardy LK , Mcallister M et al (2014) , arXiv.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Atkinson DC, Bezawada N, Bours MCP, Copperwheat CM, Gamble T, Hardy LK, Hickman RDH, Irawati P , Ives DJ et al (2014) , arXiv.
  • Parsons SG, Marsh TR, Gänsicke BT, Rebassa-Mansergas A, Dhillon VS, Littlefair SP, Copperwheat CM, Hickman RDG, Burleigh MR, Kerry P , Koester D et al (2011) , arXiv.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Littlefair SP, Copperwheat CM, Hickman RDG, Kerry P, Levan AJ, Rea N, Savoury CDJ, Tanvir NR , Turolla R et al (2011) , arXiv.
  • Savoury CDJ, Littlefair SP, Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Gaensicke BT, Copperwheat CM, Kerry P, Hickman RDG & Parsons SG (2011) , arXiv.
  • Dhillon VS, Keane EF, Marsh TR, Stappers BW, Copperwheat CM, Hickman RDG, Jordan CA, Kerry P, Kramer M, Littlefair SP , Lyne AG et al (2011) , arXiv.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Littlefair SP, Copperwheat CM, Kerry P, Dib R, Durant M, Kaspi VM, Mignani RP & Shearer A (2009) , arXiv.
  • Dhillon VS, Marsh TR, Stevenson MJ, Atkinson DC, Kerry P, Peacocke PT, Vick AJA, Beard SM, Ives DJ, Lunney DW , McLay SA et al (2007) , arXiv.
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