Interdisciplinary Physics @ University of Galway

Hi there. My name is Aaron Golden and I am an interdisciplinary physicist, astrophysicist and radio astronomer based in the University of Galway’s School of Natural Sciences, College of Science and Engineering.

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I primarily work on large scale & complex astronomical data, and have for many years sought out opportunities to apply the the lessons learned to help solve real world problems in areas as diverse as medical imaging and climate science (see Research) using an interdisciplinary physics approach.

Involvement in cutting edge astronomical research using both optical and radio telescopes here in Ireland (the I-LOFAR telecope in Birr), in Chile (European Southern Observatory), in South Africa (SALT), and in the United States (James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope) provide the ideal drivers for such technological innovation in imaging, data anaysis and the application of AI solutions.

An excellent example of this is the TAPAS project - winner of the Science Foundation Ireland’s Future Innovator Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Societal Good Challenge - which combines expertise in time-series analysis, image processing and AI to measure the effectiveness of measures to adapt agriculture to climate change in the Global South using earth observation data.

I am based in the Arts and Sciences Building on the main University of Galway campus, in close proximity to the Centre of Astronomy, the School of Computer Science, the Ryan Institute’s Geospatial Core Facility, and the Medical Physics & Applied Optics groups in the School of Natural Sciences.

If you’re interested in working with me, please get in touch… (more info) !

I am very happy to acknowledge funding from the Health Research Board, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Geological Survey Ireland, the Irish Research Council, and from Science Foundation Ireland - the latter two combined now to form Taighde Éireann Research Ireland and Breakthrough Listen.