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Dr Peter W. Draper

Senior Software Developer

B.Sc. (Physics), Ph.D. (Astronomy)


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Senior Software Developer in the Department of Physicsocw102+44 (0) 191 33 43198
Member of the Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy  

Biography

Research interests

Astronomy data analysis programming, specialising in Java, C/C++, Tcl, Fortran, UNIX scripting and user interfaces.

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Publications

Conference Paper

  • Berry, D., Currie, M., Jenness, T., Draper, P., Bell, G. & Tilanus, R. (2013), Starlink 2012: The Kapuahi Release, in Friedel, D.N. eds, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 475: Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXII. Champaign, Illinois, USA, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, 247.
  • Berry, D. & Draper, P. (2010), Using the AST Library to Create and Use STC-S Region Descriptions, in Mizumoto, Y., Morita, K.-I. & Ohishi, M. eds, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 434: Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XIX. 213.
  • Draper, Peter W., Berry, David S., Jenness, Tim & Economou, Frossie (2009), GAIA - Version 4, in Bohlender, D.A., Durand, D. & Dowler, P. eds, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XVIII ASP Conference Series 411: 18th Annual Conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems. Quebec City, QC, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco CA, 575-578.
  • Draper, Peter W., Berry, David S., Jenness, Tim, Economou, Frossie & Currie, Malcolm J. (2008), GAIA-3D: Volume visualization of data-cubes, in Argyle, R.W., Bunclark, P.S. & Lewis, J.R. eds, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 394: 17th Annual Conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems. London, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco CA, 339-342.
  • Currie, M.J., Draper, P.W., Berry, D.S., Jenness, T., Cavanagh, B. & Economou, F. (2008), Starlink Software Developments, in Argyle, R.W., Bunclark, P.S. & Lewis, J.R. eds, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series 394: 17th Annual Conference on Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems. London, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 650-653.
  • Giaretta, D. L., Currie, M. J., Rankin, S., Draper, P., Berry, D. S., Gray, N. & Taylor, M. (2004), Starlink Software, ASP Conf. Ser. 314: Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) XIII 314: 832-.
  • Gray, N., Giaretta, D. L., Berry, D. S., Currie, M. J., Draper, P., & Taylor, M. (2004), Data Models in the VO: How Do They Make Code Better?, ASP Conf. Ser. 314: Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) XIII 314: 535-.
  • Taylor, M., Platon, R., Chipperfield, A., Draper, P., McIlwrath, B. & Giaretta, D. (2003), Web Services and Their Use in Starlink Software, ASP Conf. Ser. 295: Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XII 295: 325-.
  • Giaretta, D.,, Taylor, M., Draper, P.,, Gray, N. and & McIlwrath, B. (2003), HDX Data Model: FITS, NDF and XML Implementation, ASP Conf. Ser. 295: Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XII 295: 221-.
  • Bly, Martin J., Chipperfield, Alan J., Giaretta, David L., Graffagnino, Vito G., McIlwrath, Brian K., Platon, Roy T., Wallace, Patrick T., Allan, Alasdair, Berry, David S., Davenhall, Clive, Draper, Peter W., Gray, Norman, Jenness, Tim & Taylor, Mark B. (2002), Starlink Software Developments, ASP Conf. Ser. 281: Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XI 281: 513-.
  • Draper, P.W. (2000), GAIA: Recent Developments, ASP Conf. Ser. 216: Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems IX 216: 615-.
  • Warren-Smith, R. F., Draper, P. W. & Scarrott, S. M. (1987), Evidence from optical polarimetry for spiral structure in the magnetic field and cloud density around newly-formed stars, IAU Symp. 122: Circumstellar Matter 122: 129-130.
  • Warren-Smith, R. F., Draper, P. W. & Scarrott, S. M. (1987), Observation of magnetic field structure around newly formed stars, Interstellar Magnetic Fields: Observation and Theory 166-170.
  • Scarrott, S. M., Warren-Smith, R. F., Draper, P. W. and & Gledhill, T. M. (1985), Optical polarimetry of nebulae with emission line jets, Cosmical Gas Dynamics 281-286.

Conference Proceeding

  • Draper, Peter W., Currie, Malcolm J., Jenness, Tim, Leech, Jamie, Economou, Frossie, Berry, David S. & Taylor, Mark B. (2007). GAIA 3D: Visualizing data cubes. ASTRONOMICAL DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS XVI, 390 ASHTON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112 USA, ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC.
  • Gray, N., Jenness, T., Allan, A., Berry, D.S., Currie, M.J., Draper, P.W., Taylor, M.B. & Cavanagh, B. (2005). Porting the Starlink Software Collection to GNU Autotools. Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XIV.
  • Draper, PW, Allan, A, Berry, DS, Currie, MJ, Giaretta, D, Rankin, S, Gray, N & Taylor, MB (2005). Starlink software developments. Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XIV, Proceedings, 390 ASHTON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94112 USA, ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC.
  • Wolstencroft, R.D., Andersson, B.-G., Draper, P.W., Moriarty-Schieven, G., Stockdale, D.P. & Wannier, P. (2004). The Nature of the Dust Disc Surrounding BD+31\deg643. Planetary Systems in the Universe.
  • Wolstencroft, R., Draper, P.W., Stockdale, D.P. & Scarrott, M. (2000). Astronomical Sources of Circular Polarization in Visible Light and. Bioastronomy 99.

Doctoral Thesis

  • Draper, Peter Walter (1988). CCD polarimetry as a probe of regions of recent star-formation. University of Durham. PhD.

Journal Article

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

  • Draper, P.W. (2014). SPLAT: Spectral Analysis Tool.
  • Castro-Neves, M. & Draper, P.W. (2014). SPLAT-VO: Spectral Analysis Tool for the Virtual Observatory.