Steven Kirk
Professor at University West
Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan Metropolitan Area China
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Top SchoolSteven Kirk is a professor and computational scientist with over a decade of experience modeling mathematical, chemical, and physical systems, currently based in the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan metropolitan area. He holds a PhD in Computational Physics and a BA in Natural Sciences (Physics) from Cambridge, and combines deep academic research with practical numerical software development dating back to the late 1990s. At Hunan Normal University he leads work in chemistry and chemical engineering while also serving as a docent in computational materials science at University West, reflecting a sustained cross-border research presence. His background spans postdoctoral physics research at McMaster and long-term teaching and research roles in the UK and Sweden, signaling strong mentorship and curriculum development experience. Steven frequently applies simulation techniques to bridge theory and experiment, and maintains a research portal at beaconresearch.org that highlights his group's computational projects. Colleagues describe him as a methodical problem solver who brings rigorous numerical methods to complex materials and chemical challenges.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BA, Natural Sciences (Physics), BA, Natural Sciences (Physics) at University of CambridgePhD, Computational Physics, PhD, Computational Physics at The University of SalfordHigh School, High School at Coleraine Academical Institution
Github Skills (83)
citations9
creative-commons9
visualization9
ngrok9
bibliography9
tcp9
python-modules9
chemistry8
cheminformatics8
linux8
golang8
webserver8
ssh8
citation8
chat8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
srk/AIMPAC2-Suite
Jan 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:1 release, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
srk/QuantVec
Mar 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 89 commits, 172 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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