Mark Richardson - Associate Director, Operations (Research Centres & Institutes)

Mark Richardson

Associate Director, Operations (Research Centres & Institutes)

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Mark Richardson is an operations and research leader at Queen's University with 13 years of experience bridging computational astrophysics, education, and public outreach. He develops and analyzes large hydrodynamic galaxy simulations to probe feedback-driven galaxy evolution, and has contributed backend fixes to the well-known yt project—improving RAMSES support and particle/time handling for cosmological runs. In institutional roles he directs operations for research centres, while previously managing education and outreach at the Arthur B. McDonald Institute and teaching numerical astrophysics at the graduate level. His MEd research into museum inquiry self-efficacy informs a rare blend of rigorous science communication and data-driven visualization skills for both immersive 3D environments and public engagement. Outside work he applies the same curiosity and persistence to rock climbing, puzzles, and long-distance cycling.

13 years of coding experience

2 years of employment as a software developer

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Astrophysics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Astrophysics at Saint Mary's University

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Astrophysics at Arizona State University

Master of Education - MEd Museums Inquiry Self-Efficacy, Master of Education - MEd Museums Inquiry Self-Efficacy at Queen's University

English, French

Github Skills (10)

cosmology10

python10

astrophysics10

scientific-computing10

data-analysis10

numpy9

data-structure9

data-structures9

fortran8

finite-element-analysis6

Programming languages (4)

JavaScriptJupyter NotebookRubyPython

Github contributions (5)

yt-project/yt

Jan 2013 - Aug 2016

Main yt repository

Role in this project:

Back-end Developer

Contributions:16 commits, 12 comments, 1 issue in 3 years 7 months

Contributions summary:Mark primarily focused on improving the RAMSES frontend within the yt project. Their work included fixing particle age calculations, adding deposit methods, optimizing the age calculation process, and correcting issues related to cosmological simulations. The user’s contributions involved modifying data structures and I/O handling within the RAMSES frontend, as well as particle field functionalities. They also addressed bugs and made adjustments to ensure accurate time calculations within the simulations.

pythondatafinite-element-analysisgeophysicsnuclear-engineering

mlarichardson/CosmosCanvas

Oct 2020 - Mar 2022

A library that incorporates Gilles Ferrand's colourspace, creating useful colour maps for different astrophysical properties.

Contributions:37 commits, 6 PRs, 34 pushes in 1 year 5 months

colourspacepropertiescolour

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