Dr. Jane Smith

Last updated April 2026

Work Experience

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow for University of Cambridge
    + Institute of Astronomy
    + Royal Society University Research Fellowship
    Oct 2022 – present

Education

  • Ph.D. Astrophysics, University of Cambridge, 2022
  • M.Phil. Astronomy, University of Cambridge, 2018
  • B.Sc. Physics, University of Edinburgh, 2017
    First class honours

Primary interests: Stellar Dynamics, Galactic Evolution, N-body Simulations
Secondary interests: Spectral Methods, Gravitational Waves, Scientific Computing

Working Papers

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Teaching

  • Lecturer Stellar Dynamics
    University of Cambridge, 2023–24
  • Lecturer Numerical Methods
    University of Cambridge, 2022–23
  • Teaching Assistant Theoretical Mechanics
    University of Oxford, 2020–22

Presentations

2024
  • Galaxy Formation Workshop, Garching (invited)
  • SPHERIC 2024, Durham (contributed)
2023
  • Princeton IAS Seminar
  • IAU Symposium 390, Busan
2022
  • Applied Micro Seminar, Cambridge (×3)
  • Theory Seminar, Oxford

Academic Service

  • Referee: ApJ, MNRAS, A&A, JCP (since 2021)
  • SOC Member: UK Stellar Dynamics Workshop 2024
  • Organiser: Cambridge Astro Theory Seminar 2022–23
  • Outreach: Institute of Astronomy Open Evenings (annual)

Honors & Awards

  • 2023 — Royal Astronomical Society Fowler Award
  • 2022 — Royal Society University Research Fellowship
  • 2021 — Best Student Paper, IAU Symposium 362

Skills

  • Computing: Python, Julia, C/C++, Fortran, MATLAB
  • Tools: Git, LaTeX, Slurm, Docker, AWS
  • Languages: English (native), French (conversational)

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