Alan Duffy
Research Fellow Swinburne University of Technology
Social
Biography
Extensive radio/TV/print experience in science communication with numerous live shows to audiences of all ages on topics in physics and astronomy.
Professional research-level skills in cosmology/astronomy computer models with solid background in physics and mathematical modelling.
Expert computer programmer and quantitative analyst. Several years of massively parallel programming in C with numerous research projects also utilising Fortran, Python and IDL.
Professional research-level skills in cosmology/astronomy computer models with solid background in physics and mathematical modelling.
Expert computer programmer and quantitative analyst. Several years of massively parallel programming in C with numerous research projects also utilising Fortran, Python and IDL.
Industry Expertise
Research
Areas of Expertise
Supercomputing
Astronomy
Science Communication
Education
The University of Manchester
PhD
Astronomy
2009
Awarded Marie Curie Early Training Scheme scholarship to the University of Leiden
The University of Manchester
MPhys
Physics with Study in Europe
2005
Awarded Major Science award (2001),
Awarded Entrance Scholarship (2001),
Attained Fluency in Dutch - level: NT2 Staatsexamen (2004),
Awarded Erasmus exchange scholarship to the University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Affiliations
- Swinburne University of Technology
