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Tom Quinn is a Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington, Seattle. He leads the N-body Shop, which focuses on cosmological simulations of structure formation and planet formation. His research spans Galactic dynamics, exoplanets, and computational astrophysics. He is affiliated with the UW Astrobiology Program and chairs the Solar System Working Group.
Education background details are not explicitly provided in the sources, but his expertise suggests advanced training in astrophysics and computational methods. Research Interests: Quinn's work centers on N-body simulations of galaxy formation, planet formation processes, and the dynamics of solar system bodies. He develops software for projects like the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and contributes to gravitational wave astronomy studies.
Teaching includes graduate courses on Stellar Dynamics, Magneto-Hydrodynamics, and Numerical Methods for Astrophysics, along with undergraduate cosmology and numerical methods courses. Advising and grants: No specific grant details provided, but his involvement in large collaborations like AGORA indicates significant research funding.
Labs/Teams: Leads the N-body Shop at UW, collaborates with the AGORA and Romulus simulation projects. Future work includes improving models of gravitational wave signals from supermassive black hole binaries and studying dwarf galaxy evolution.
