William Wolf
Associate Professor
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolWilliam Wolf is an associate professor of Physics and Astronomy with 14 years of experience bridging computational astrophysics research, classroom innovation, and public outreach. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from UC Santa Barbara and brings deep expertise in mathematical modeling and scientific computing using Python, C++, Fortran, and Ruby. At the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire he runs the L.E. Philips Planetarium while teaching and supervising a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, reflecting a commitment to active learning. His research focuses on computational approaches to astrophysical problems, and his background in both observational and theoretical topics gives him a rare ability to translate complex simulations into engaging teaching and public programs.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BS, BA, Physics, Mathematics, BS, BA, Physics, Mathematics at Eastern Illinois UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of California, Santa Barbara
Github Skills (48)
coffeescript10
octave10
latex10
mesa10
mathjax10
stellar10
calculation10
jupyter9
astronomy9
r9
cosmology9
pari9
markdown9
python9
astrophysics9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
PHYS-240/handouts
Jan 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:119 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
MESAHub/MESATestHub
Dec 2017 - Mar 2025
Web app for collecting and aggregating results from the MESA test suite.
Contributions:29 PRs, 220 pushes, 4 branches in 7 years 4 months
collectingmesasuite
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