Dr Andrew Wilson

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Astrophysics Group, conducting research into the distribution of young stars.

For my PhD, I constructed a machine learning application to identify candidate young stars, and investigated cool spot coverage on young stars by analysing spectra obtained with the VLT.

After studying Astronomy & Physics at UCL in the 1990's, I had a successful IT career, working at a variety of financial institutions in the City of London. I retained my interest in astronomy and scientific research, holding positions in the British Astronomical Association and studing for a mathematics degree with the Open Univesity during weekends. From the late 2010's I switched to part-time working so I could undertake research towards a PhD in the Astrophysics Group at Exeter, where I am now a full-time researcher.