Jaymie Matthews

Jaymie Mark Matthews (born 1958 in Chatham, Ontario) is a Canadian astrophysicist, asteroseismologist, and popularizer of science.

Education and career Matthews received his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto in 1979. Matthews then studied in the University of Western Ontario's department of astronomy & astrophysics, receiving a master's degree in 1982 and doctoral degree in 1987 under the supervision of Dr. W. Wehlau. He was a postdoc at the University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1988 to 1990 and Attaché de recherche at the Université de Montreal from 1990 to 1992. At UBC, Matthews has held the position of assistant professor from 1992 to 2000, associate professor from 2000 to 2008, and full professor from 2008 to the present.