About Modulo Universe

Modulo Universe is the blog and freelance workspace of mathematician and astronomer Stephen Mackintosh.  Here you will find musings on cosmology, astronomy and abstract mathematics, as well as links into Stephen’s freelance work.

About Stephen Mackintosh

Mathematician and astronomer Stephen Mackintosh lives with his family in Inverness, in the the Scottish Highlands.  His work journey began as a physics engine programmer in the computer games industry, before embarking on a long career in life sciences as a senior research scientist and mathematical modeller.

He now works freelance as an outreach astronomer, data scientist and maths & physics educator.  His passion for imparting knowledge of the cosmos and its mathematical underpinnings is infectious.

In his role as astronomer Stephen leads astronomy outreach at Abriachan Forest, working alongside Suzann Barr.   He helped certify Abriachan as a Dark Sky Discovery site and establish its position as a popular hub for stargazing and astronomy learning in the Highlands, with events running continuously since 2017.  He also formerly led the urban astronomy programme at the Merkinch Nature Reserve near Inverness (in collaboration with Caroline Snow).  He is an STFC researcher and Spark Award grant holder for work in public outreach.    Please see Highland Astronomy for more details or visit his blog (or visit Highland Astronomy’s Facebook page).

Stephen also designs and develops mathematical simulations with application in various educational and medical sectors.  Examples of this ongoing work include – blood cell dynamics, physiological disease state modelling, special and general relativity rendering, science gamification and VR based simulations. Please see Mackintosh Modelling & Data Simulations for more details.

Stephen has a BSc Honours degree in Pure & Applied Mathematics from Edinburgh University and holds an enhanced Disclosure Scotland PVG certification.  He is also a former STEM ambassador and member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.  In this capacity he supply teaches at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) as a Maths and Science lecturer and also runs his own successful and long established private tuition business at Mackintosh Maths and Physics (or visit MMP’s Facebook page).

Contact Stephen

Please make first contact via email here.