Simon Vaughan
Head Of School, Physics And Astronomy at University of Leicester
Greater Leicester Area United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSimon Vaughan is Head of School for Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester and a professor whose career spans teaching first-year math to advanced year-4 data analysis while leading curriculum and quality-review initiatives across campus. He is an observational astrophysicist with a focus on AGN, gamma-ray bursts and black-hole X-ray binaries, and has authored over 100 refereed papers accumulating 7,000+ citations. A pioneer in astrostatistics, Simon has published influential work on time-series analysis and the proper — and improper — use of statistics in astronomy. He combines leadership in academic administration (including undergraduate programme direction and admissions oversight) with active research supervision and external examining for other universities. Known for translating complex statistical methods into practical tools for astronomers, he blends rigorous scholarship with sustained service to the academic community.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Physics and Astrophysics, BSc, Physics and Astrophysics at University of SouthamptonPhD, Astrophysics, PhD, Astrophysics at University of LeicesterGithub contributions (5)
SimonVaughanDataAndCode/sour
Jun 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:38 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
svdataman/tonic
May 2016 - Feb 2022
Contributions:49 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 5 years 10 months
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