Simon Zwart
Professor at Leiden Observatory
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolSimon Zwart is a Professor of Computational Astrophysics at Leiden Observatory with over a decade of focused experience bridging theoretical astrophysics and high-performance computation. His career includes postdoctoral work at MIT and the University of Tokyo and research at the University of Amsterdam, reflecting a sustained international track record in astrophysical research since earning a PhD from Utrecht University. He leads research that turns complex astrophysical problems into computational models and scalable simulations, mentoring students and collaborators in both academic and technical practices. Based in Amsterdam, he combines deep domain expertise with practical implementation skills, often working at the intersection of numerical methods and observational interpretation. Colleagues describe him as intellectually curious and versatile, equally comfortable deriving equations and optimizing code for large-scale simulations.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, astrophysics, PhD, astrophysics at Utrecht UniversityUniversity of Amsterdam
Github Skills (11)
simulations10
gravity10
python10
astrophysics10
astronomy10
triple9
evolution8
simulation6
stellar5
jekyll3
hybrid2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
spzwart/LonelyPlanets
Jan 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 release, 93 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
spzwart/AMUSE-Tutorial
Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
Contributions:1 release, 43 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 2 months
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