Carl Murray was born September 1955 in
Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of physician
Frank Murray. He grew up there and in
Newcastle, County Down. He obtained a BSc in
Applied mathematics with
Astrophysics from Queen Mary College in London in 1977, achieving
First Class Honours. He earned a PhD from the same institution in January 1980, with the thesis "Aspects of the Dynamical Evolution of Small Particles in the Solar System" under
Iwan P. Williams. His career has been spent on the staff at Queen Mary College (later known as Queen Mary University of London). He has been a Courtesy Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the
University of Florida since 1995. Murray's interests span all facets of solar system dynamics, encompassing everything from the evolution of minute dust particles to the stability of celestial bodies like planets. Since being selected in 1990, he has been a key member of the
Cassini Imaging Team, serving as the sole representative from the United Kingdom. He has studied the intricate dynamics of
Saturn's rings, especially the complex and mysterious
F-ring, along with gravitational interactions between the rings and neighbouring moons. He has also served as: : (2014–2021) Science Editor for Monthly Notices of the
Royal Astronomical Society : (1998–2004) Associate Editor of
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy : (1991–2010) Associate/Consulting Editor of
Icarus ==Books==