Daniel Price
Professor at Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolDaniel Price is a Professor of Astrophysics at Monash University with over 15 years of experience in academic research and teaching, after completing a PhD at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. Based in Melbourne, he has been a full-time faculty member at Monash since 2008 following an earlier post at the University of Exeter. His work bridges theory and computational methods, including substantive contributions to the widely used Phantom smoothed particle hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics code where he implemented general relativistic support, variable-composition models, and core physics fixes. He combines deep expertise in numerical astrophysics with hands-on software development in legacy scientific languages like Fortran, reflecting a practical focus on robust, physics-driven simulation. Colleagues value his long-standing commitment to building and maintaining community tools that advance simulation fidelity across astrophysical problems.
15 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of CambridgeMonash University
Github Skills (7)
simulations10
simulation10
fortran10
computational-physics10
scientific-computing9
parallel-computing9
cluster-computing9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
danieljprice/phantom
Feb 2017 - Jan 2023
Phantom Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Magnetohydrodynamics code
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:94 reviews, 2151 commits, 431 PRs in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily worked on a Fortran code for simulating Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and Magnetohydrodynamics. Their contributions focused on fixing bugs in the existing code, adding support for general relativistic equations, and implementing features such as a model for handling variable composition. These modifications demonstrate involvement in the core physics calculations and numerical methods implemented within the simulation.
fluid-solverfluid-dynamicssmoothed-particle-hydrodynamicsastrophysical-simulationastrophysics
danieljprice/homebrew-all
Nov 2018 - Mar 2023
homebrew install scripts for various packages I maintain, e.g. brew tap danieljprice/all; brew install splash
Contributions:113 commits, 78 PRs, 105 pushes in 4 years 4 months
brewbrew-tappython3splashhomebrew
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