Ulrich Steinwandel
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Max Planck Institut for Astrophysics
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolUlrich Steinwandel is a computational astrophysicist and software developer with over eight years of experience building and optimizing massively parallel codes for gravitational N-body and magnetohydrodynamics simulations. Currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, he leads independent numerical studies of galaxy formation and the multiphase winds that shape them, combining deep domain knowledge of plasma and dust processes with advanced C/C++ and MPI/OpenMP expertise. Trained with a summa cum laude PhD from LMU Munich and a perfect MSc in Physics from the University of Konstanz, he bridges theoretical insight and production-scale simulation engineering. His work spans both detailed microphysical modeling and cosmological-scale calculations, and he has mentored students across bachelor to PhD levels while contributing to teaching at institutions including Rutgers and Princeton. Unusually for a researcher, he brings software-engineering rigor to community codes used at scale, making him as fluent in scalable parallel performance as in astrophysical interpretation.
8 years of coding experience
Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Physics, GPA: 4.0/4.0 (with distinction), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Physics, GPA: 4.0/4.0 (with distinction) at University of Konstanz
Github Skills (2)
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Github contributions (4)
Ulli1991/usteinwandel
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:37 pushes in 1 month
Ulli1991/RT-Dust-Boxes
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 24 days
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