Ian Hewitt

Ian Hewitt serves as a Teaching Associate in the Department of Computing Sciences within the College of Science at Coastal Carolina University. His career transitioned from technical roles at Motorola in hardware, software, and global communications systems to astronomy research, where he now integrates computational expertise with astronomical studies.

Education:

• M.S. in Astronomy, Swinburne Institute of Technology
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina
• B.S. in Computer Engineering, University of South Florida

His research spans extra-galactic astronomy and galaxy morphology with specialized focus on machine learning applications for astronomical image analysis and observational data processing. Complementing this, he maintains active interests in computer architecture, machine language, and performance analysis, which directly inform his pedagogical approach to teaching scientific reasoning and programming fundamentals.

Professional Recognition:

• Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society

Ian Hewitt leads the Spiral Graph project on the Zooniverse citizen science platform as its principal programmer, facilitating public participation in galaxy morphology classification. His industry background in high-availability systems informs his research methodology, though specific student advising relationships or grant funding details are not documented in the available materials.