I am a Lecturer in Physics at the University of Hull with a background in astrophysics and science communication. I love teaching physics and science to students and the public. I have taught a variety of courses covering classical mechanics to exoplanets via lectures, practical laboratories, tutorials, and computing workshops as well as supervising research projects.
I have previously been a Teaching Fellow at Durham University and held research fellowships at the University of Hull, and University of Exeter. I first discovered my love for computational methods in astrophysics during my undergraduate studies toward a MSc (Hons) in Physics with Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Nottingham. After that I moved on to the University of Central Lancashire, where I was awarded my PhD on the topic of Chemodynamical Adaptive Mesh Refinement Simulations of Galaxies.
My research work is about the formation and evolution of galaxies. I use computer simulations to model the formation and evolution of spiral galaxies. My research interests include the processes which shape galaxies and the chemical elements are produced in the Universe. To achieve this I use some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, without which these sophisticated hydrodynamics models would be impossible.
I give talks to schools, public audiences, astronomy clubs, and science festivals. People seem to think I'm interesting to listen to, so if you'd like to have me talk at your group then get in touch today at c.gareth.few@gmail.com