Tim Cornwell
Lead Consultant at Tim Cornwell Consulting
Stevenage, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTim Cornwell is a radio astronomy technologist and consultant with nearly four decades of experience translating cutting-edge research into operational telescope systems and software. He pioneered the self-calibration algorithm and led key advances for wide-field interferometry (mosaicing and w-projection), shaping imaging techniques used globally. Tim has held senior technical and architectural roles at NRAO, CSIRO (ASKAP), and the SKA project, and now runs his own consultancy advising space and observatory programs. His background blends deep algorithmic research (PhD, Manchester) with hands-on high-performance computing—he produced one of the first 16 MPixel interferometric images on a CRAY-YMP—and a track record of influencing telescope design, commissioning, and data management. Based in Stevenage, he brings a rare mix of theoretical insight and practical delivery across large, distributed scientific infrastructures.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Radio Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Radio Astronomy at The University of Manchester
Github Skills (18)
astronomy10
core-library10
synthesis10
orbital-mechanics10
imaging10
astrology10
science10
python9
astrophysics9
calibration9
astropy9
astrodynamics9
radio-astronomy8
binder8
simulation8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
SKA-ScienceDataProcessor/rascil
Dec 2019 - Jun 2020
Radio Astronomy Simulation, Calibration, and Imaging Library
Contributions:6 releases, 587 commits, 74 PRs in 6 months
sentinel-1pythonradio-astronomyastrodynamicssimulation
SKA-ScienceDataProcessor/algorithm-reference-library
Jun 2016 - Dec 2019
Reference code for simplified aperture synthesis imaging
Contributions:1507 commits, 89 PRs, 948 pushes in 3 years 6 months
synthesisaperturesimplifiedimaging
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