Simon Mudd
Professor Of Earth Surface Processes at The University of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSimon Mudd is a Professor of Earth Surface Processes at the University of Edinburgh with 13 years of post-PhD academic experience studying geomorphology, coastal wetlands, soil development, chemical weathering, and natural hazards. He combines fieldwork and isotopic methods (including 10Be) with numerical modelling and spatial analysis to unravel landscape evolution and hydrological processes. As lead developer of LSDTopoTools, he translates research-grade algorithms into reproducible C++ and Python software used for topographic and point-cloud analysis. His work spans scales from salt-marsh dynamics to continental weathering patterns, reflecting a rare blend of hands-on field science and open-source tool development. Based in Edinburgh, he is committed to reproducible data analysis and integrates geochemistry, ecology, and hydrology in interdisciplinary studies.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Geology/Earth Science, General, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Geology/Earth Science, General at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt UniversityMaster of Arts (MA), Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Master of Arts (MA), Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at University of California, Santa Barbara
English, German
Github Skills (30)
prediction-model10
ecology10
generated-code10
architecture9
visualization9
dynamics9
raster9
vector9
python8
high-performance8
evolution7
landscape6
installers5
smithy5
jupyter-notebook5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
LSDtopotools/LSDAutomation
Jul 2015 - Jul 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 63 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
placepythonkeeptopographic
LSDtopotools/MuddPILE
Sep 2017 - Feb 2022
Contributions:9 releases, 67 commits, 3 PRs in 4 years 5 months
evolutionintegratedlandscapelandscape-evolution
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