Andrew Leonard
Director, Aperio Software Ltd.
Insight House, Riverside Business Park,
Stoney Common Road, STANSTED
Essex, CM24 8PL, UK.

Birth Place, Country:
UK

Academic Details:
PhD, Temperature and Emission Diagnostics of the Solar Corona, Aberystwyth University, 2015

Career overview:
After my PhD I worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield, then left academia to co-found a scientific software development company, Aperio Software.

Current research/ job focus:
My current focus is the development of calibration software for solar data, as well as managing Aperio Software.

Area of expertise:
Python, software development for solar physics, solar data calibration, software training

Area of interests:
Open-source software, software citation

Role in SOLARNET/PRE-EST:
I work with KIS on the development of calibration software for ground-based solar telescopes.

Life outside work:
Tabletop gaming, game design