Summary
Floor Broekgaarden is an Assistant Professor in astrophysics at UC San Diego with nine years of research experience spanning PhD work at Harvard and postdoctoral and fellowship roles at Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and the Simons Foundation. Her expertise combines computational astrophysics, gravitational-wave science, and applied mathematics—including machine learning and uncertainty quantification—always with a strong emphasis on tying theory to observations. She has a track record of interdisciplinary, high-performance computing projects and international research fellowships across Europe and the US, from VLBI radio work to gamma-ray burst modeling. Known for blending beautiful mathematics with practical emulation and sampling techniques, she leverages statistical methods to extract astrophysical insight from record-breaking data.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9.2/10, Master of Science (MSc), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9.2/10 at University of Amsterdam
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics at Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Exchange, Astronomy and Mathematics, Exchange, Astronomy and Mathematics at Lund University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Montessori Lyceum Herman Jordan