Jacob Ward is Gameplay Programmer III at Cloud Imperium Games as part of the Squadron 42 Feature Team.[1][2]
Works at CIG
He joined as Junior Gameplay Programmer in May 2020 before becoming gameplay Programmer II then III.[3]
Other Works
He was an Astrophysics researcher focusing on investigating the origins of OB associations using data from ESA’s Gaia mission, and developing the first multi-tracer timeline of star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud.[1][4]
Early Life
He has a Phd in Astrophysics, for which he worked primarily on high-resolution integral field spectroscopy of massive YSOs in the Magellanic Clouds.[1][4]
External Links
Trivia
- He was part of the team that first detected the complex organic molecules dimethyl ether and methyl formate outside of our galaxy for the first time.[5]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 jakeward.net, archived,
- ↑ Inside Star Citizen: Avatar Repertoire, Star Citizen, YouTube, 14 March 2024
- ↑ Jacob Ward, Linkedin
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Astrophysics, jakeward.net, archived
- ↑ The Detection of Hot Cores and Complex Organic Molecules in the Large Magellanic Cloud, ui.adsabs.harvard.edu, February 2018