Jake Bowhay

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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Jake Bowhay is an applied mathematician and software engineer with six years of practical experience bridging scientific computing and documentation-focused open source development. Currently a PhD student at the University of Bristol with an MSc (Distinction) from Oxford and a first-class BEng, he specialises in mathematical modelling, numerical methods and HPC applications. As a SciPy maintainer and contributor to the flagship scipy/scipy repository, he improves numerical library reliability by tightening docstrings and clarifying test and installation guidance—work that helps other researchers reproduce and trust scientific code. His industry internships involved modelling resin flows and HPC data-centre behaviour, showing a talent for turning complex PDE problems into usable simulations. Outside research he coached sailing for seven years, a detail that reflects strong communication and mentorship skills applied beyond academia.

6 years of coding experience

8 years of employment as a software developer

A Levels, Maths: A*, Further Maths: A, Physics: A, A Levels, Maths: A*, Further Maths: A, Physics: A at Peter Symonds College

Master's degree, MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Distinction (79%), Master's degree, MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Distinction (79%) at University of Oxford

GCSEs, Maths: 9 English Language: 7 English Literature: 6 Plus 5 A* and 4 A, GCSEs, Maths: 9 English Language: 7 English Literature: 6 Plus 5 A* and 4 A at Swanmore College of Technology

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied Mathematics at University of Bristol

Github Skills (3)

scientific-computing10

documentation10

python10

Programming languages (8)

C++CMakefileSCSSHTMLJupyter NotebookMATLABPython

Github contributions (5)

scipy/scipy

Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

SciPy library main repository

Role in this project:

Backend Developer & Documentation Specialist

Contributions:1608 reviews, 82 commits, 694 PRs in 11 months

Contributions summary:Jake primarily focused on improving documentation and addressing minor inconsistencies in the code. They fixed inaccuracies in the docstrings for the `bisplev` function, ensuring better clarity. The user also addressed an inconsistency in the `factoralk` docstring and improved documentation of the `chndtr` function. In addition, the user made several improvements to the existing documentation for the repository itself, including documentation of the test cases and some notes on the install of the required dependencies.

scipypythonscientific-computing

j-bowhay/scipy

Dec 2021 - Mar 2025

SciPy library main repository

Contributions:9 reviews, 12 PRs, 535 pushes in 3 years 3 months

scipypython

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