Profile
Rowan Smith
My CV
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Education:
Coltness High School, North Lanarkshire
University of St. Andrews -
Qualifications:
Standard Grades*8
Highers*6: Physics, Maths, Chemistry, English, Modern Studies, Information Systems all at A
Advanced Highers*3: Maths, Physics, Chemistry all at AMPhys in Astrophysics, 1st class
PhD in Astrophysics -
Work History:
– Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg in Germany
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Current Job:
– Research fellow (and proleptic lecturer) at the University of Manchester
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About Me:
I am a researcher who studies how stars form in galaxies using giant computer simulations.
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My Typical Day:
I get up and take my children to nursery, then return home to start working on my laptop. At work I work with my students to help them run simulations of how galaxies form stars, teach physics, and talk to scientists around the world on zoom. Best of all I can access an enormous super-computer with my home laptop to run my own simulations of how stars form.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Scottish computational astronomer
What did you want to be after you left school?
An astronomer from a really early age.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
not really
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Florence+ The Machine
What's your favourite food?
sushi
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
That the pandemic was over so I could see my family again, that my children and family are happy, and that I can always do the things I love.
Tell us a joke.
whats brown and sticky
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