Initiative in Innovative Computing (IIC) Harvard University

Richard Edgar studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, completing his MSci in 2000. He stayed in Cambridge for his PhD, under the supervision of Cathie Clarke at the Institute of Astronomy.  Richard’s thesis was entitled "Radiative Feedback and Massive Star Formation." He performed postdoctoral research at Stockholm Observatory and the University of Rochester. In both places, his speciality was large-scale hydrodynamic calculations of planet-disc interactions. While in Rochester, Richard became interested General Purpose GPU programming, prompting his move to the IIC.