Alan Duffy

Research Fellow Swinburne University of Technology

  • Melbourne Area, Australia

Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology

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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.

Industry Expertise

Research

Areas of Expertise

Science Communication
Supercomputing
Astronomy

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