Ben Moore

Ben Moore is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, where he is Director of the Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology. He has authored over 200 scientific papers ranging from the origins of planets and galaxies to dark matter and dark energy. A British citizen, he gained his PhD from the University of Durham and spent several years as a research fellow in the United States of America at UC Berkeley and the University of Washington. His research group simulates the universe using custom built supercomputers. He has written several popular science books, including the best-selling 'Elephants in Space: The Past, Present and Future of Life and the Universe". Under his artist name "Professor Moore", he plays neoteric electro-rock music and has organised and played on a love-mobile during the Zurich Street Parade. Moore has been living in Switzerland for the past 17 years, where apart from his music he enjoys mountaineering, snowboarding and an occasional game of Quake.