Angus Forrest
Hi, I'm Angus, a mathematician and astronomer.
Right now I'm building Solfain, an operations consultancy in London, alongside my astronomy research, simulating the dynamical evolution of interstellar objects.
I've helped businesses reach global clientele by moving them onto new cloud infrastructure, digitised P&L audits across historical and current portfolios, and built user acquisition models for B2B and B2C go-to-market.
My academic research has been done in collaboration with the wonderful Ĺtautahi-Oxford Working Group led jointly by Chris Lintott and Michele Bannister. I've co-authored two papers in The Astrophysical Journal, with a first-author paper in preparation.
I've recently finished my Master of Science in Astronomy from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Before that I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Physics with First Class Honours.
I've built GPU-accelerated galaxy simulators for investigating interstellar objects, and a full-stack web application for a recruitment company. I've assembled my own server racks and deployed international server systems. In my spare time I make Godot games for my friends.
I also tutor students in GCSE, A Level, and first- and second-year university Mathematics. Previously I worked in the University of Canterbury's Mathematics Department in senior academic support, as part of the STAR programme for MATH198 (previously MATH199). I presented annual course orientations, helped run national week-long residential courses for hundreds of students, and managed weekly 60-person tutoring sessions across the 26 weeks of the academic year. I also helped support and grow the tutoring team.