Summary
Hannah Woodward is an Associate Lecturer and PhD candidate at Birkbeck researching exoplanet climates and habitability, combining rigorous planetary science with practical teaching and MSc supervision. With a decade of experience bridging academia and industry, she brings a strong quantitative background from an MMath and an MSc in Environmental Modelling to modeling complex planetary environments. Previously a front-end and web developer, she retains hands-on software skills that inform reproducible research workflows and public-facing science communication. Based in London, she blends classroom mentoring, interdisciplinary research, and real-world product experience—an unusual mix that helps translate advanced exoplanet science into accessible projects and tools.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Aylesbury High School
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Planetary Astronomy and Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Planetary Astronomy and Science at Birkbeck, University of London
MMath, Mathematics, 2:1, MMath, Mathematics, 2:1 at University of Exeter
University College London