Eric Agol
Professor at University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolEric Agol is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Washington with over two decades of academic appointment and roughly 10 years of counted professional experience highlighted in research and mentorship. His research focuses on exoplanets—especially transiting systems like TRAPPIST-1—gravitational lensing, and black holes, and he is an avid proponent of JWST-driven discoveries. A seasoned observer and theorist, he combines deep astrophysical insight with practical programming skills, notably developing tools and analyses in the Julia language. He mentors a strong cohort of students and postdocs, cultivating the next generation of researchers while sustaining an active research program. Based in Seattle, he brings a rare mix of hands-on data analysis, instrumentation-facing science, and long-term theoretical perspective. Beyond publications, his enthusiasm for computational methods and for translating cutting-edge missions into science makes him a distinctive leader in exoplanet and compact-object studies.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Mathematics at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics at UCSB Department of Physics
Github Skills (52)
python10
astronomy10
time-series10
springer10
planets10
gaussian-processes10
analytical10
cpp10
julia10
optim9
programming-language9
transit9
astrophysics9
radial9
optimisation9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ericagol/starry
Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
Contributions:102 pushes in 9 months
rodluger/Limbdark.jl
May 2018 - Jun 2022
Analytical transit light curves for limb darkened stars
Contributions:1 review, 402 commits, 10 PRs in 4 years 1 month
lightlight-curvesanalyticaltransitcurves
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