Will Percival

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Will Percival
Born
England
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (PhD, 1999)
AwardsRoyal Astronomical Society Fowler Prize (2008), Philip Leverhulme Prize (2007), Royal Astronomical Society Team Award (2008), Distinguished Scientist Fellowship, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsCosmology, Astrophysics
InstitutionsWaterloo Centre for Astrophysics

Will Percival is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist known for his research on the large-scale structure of the Universe and galaxy surveys.

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Early life and education

Percival was born in England and earned his PhD in astrophysics from the University of Oxford in 1999.

Career

Percival's research focuses on the large-scale properties of the Universe, galaxy surveys, and cosmic structure formation. He has contributed to galaxy redshift surveys including the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey, Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). [1]

Percival is director of the Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics and co-Spokesperson for DESI. He has served on advisory and steering committees for organizations such as the European Space Agency and UK Space Agency.

Research and contributions

Percival's research focuses on:

Honours and awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Survey gets a grip on dark energy" . Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  2. ↑ "Royal Society of Canada 2025 New Members List" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Fowler Award (A) Winners" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-10-09.
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