Curriculum Vitae
Education & Employment
2022 - Present
Lecturer at the University of Hull
2020 - 2022
Teaching Fellow at Durham University
2019 - 2022
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Durham University
2018 - 2019
Junior Research Fellow at Durham University
2016 - 2018
Lindheimer postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University
2011 - 2015
Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Leiden University
Supervisor: Joop Schaye
An electronic copy of my Ph.D. thesis can be found here
2010 - 2011
Master of Advanced Studies in Mathematics at Cambridge University
Distinction
2006 - 2010
Master of Physics (Hons) in Astrophysics at Southampton University
First class honours
Selected Honours & Awards
2018 - 2019
Durham International Junior Research Fellowship
2016 - 2018
Lindheimer postdoctoral fellowship
2011 - 2015
Huygens fellowship
2010 - 2011
Kings college studentship
2008
Nuffield Foundation undergraduate research bursary
2006 - 2010
University of Southampton Physics Dept. Scholarship
Supercomputing Allocations
2018
XSEDE Supercomputer Research Allocation (TG-AST160059)
Simulating time-dependent interstellar chemistry on galactic scales
PI, 2.16M CPU hours
2017
Quest Supercomputer Research Allocation (p30341)
Simulating interstellar chemistry on galactic scales
PI, 500k CPU hours
2017
XSEDE Supercomputer Research Allocation (TG-AST160059)
Simulating time-dependent molecule formation in AGN-driven galactic winds
PI, 902k CPU hours
Grant Funding
2017
Cycle 25 HST Archive Theory Proposal (HST-AR-15045)
HI and low metal ions at the intersection of galaxies and the CGM
Co-I (PI: Benjamin Oppenheimer), $133,527 total including $11,537 for Richings
2015
Cycle 23 HST Archive Theory Proposal (HST-AR-14308)
Characterising group baryons and galaxies through EAGLE-zoom simulations
Co-I (PI: Benjamin Oppenheimer), $123,751 total
Teaching
2023 - 2024
Lecturer and Module Leader for the MSc module Understanding Artificial Intelligence, University of Hull.
2022 - 2023
Lecturer for the MSc module Fundamentals of Data Science, University of Hull.
2021 - 2022
Demonstrator for the postgraduate course `Radiative Processes', Durham University.
2020 - 2022
Demonstrator for the first-year undergraduate labs, Durham University.
2018 - 2022
Tutor for the first-year undergraduate course `Foundations of Physics', Durham University.
2011 - 2013
Teaching assistant for the Masters-level course `Origin and evolution of the Universe', Leiden University.
Student Supervision
2022 - Present
Primary supervisor for PhD student Elliot Howatson, University of Hull.
2022 - Present
Primary supervisor for PhD student Oliver Thompson, University of Hull.
2023 - 2024
Supervisor for 22 MSc students in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Hull.
2020 - 2021
Co-supervisor of a final year undergraduate research project, Durham University.
2016 - 2018
Co-supervisor of graduate student Alex Gurvich, Northwestern University.
Professional Service
2020 - 2022
Member of the Physics Board of Studies and Board of Examiners, Durham University.
2016 - 2018
Astronomy seminar organising committee, CIERA, Northwestern University.
2016
Scientific Organising Committee for the Fellows at the Frontiers conference, CIERA, Northwestern University.
2015 - Present
Peer review: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS, since 2015); Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A, since 2018); Astrophysical Journal (ApJ, since 2019).
Computing Skills
Programming:
Python, C, MPI, LATEX, HTML, UNIX.
Code Development:
• Created the CHIMES non-equilibrium chemistry code.
• Core member of the development team for the COLIBRE cosmological simulations project.
• Experienced with several hydrodynamical simulation codes including SWIFT, GIZMO, AREPO and GADGET-3.
Last modified: Tue Feb20 15:55:35 GMT 2024
Email: a.j.richings@hull.ac.uk