Dr. Matthew Turk

Associate Professor

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Biography

Matthew Turk is an associate professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois and also holds a position in the Department of Astronomy within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on how individuals interact with data, particularly the processes through which data is analyzed, visualized, and understood. He received his doctoral degree in Physics from Stanford University in 2009. Following his PhD, he completed postdoctoral work at the University of California at San Diego and served as an NSF Fellow in Transformative Computational Science at Columbia University. Turk joined the University of Illinois in 2014 where he works as a research scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and serves as a research assistant professor in the Department of Astronomy.

Research Interests

Experience

Research Assistant Professor

2014-01-01 — Present

Department of Astronomy • Champaign, IL

Works as a research assistant professor, focusing on astronomical computations and data science.

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.