Luca Rizzi
Program Director at National Science Foundation (NSF)
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolLuca Rizzi is an experienced program director at the National Science Foundation, where he leads the development and oversight of large astronomical facilities and data management initiatives. With a decade of professional experience in astronomy, data services, and scientific programming, he combines scientific insight with strategic program leadership to enable cutting-edge research infrastructure. From 2011 to 2020, he contributed as an astronomer at the W. M. Keck Observatory, later guiding data services as Lead Scientist, before moving to NSF in 2021. He previously served as a Scientific Programmer at the Joint Astronomy Centre and as a Research Associate at the University of Hawaii, honing hands-on technical and collaborative skills across institutions. He earned his PhD in Astrophysics from Università degli Studi di Padova, equipping him with deep domain knowledge to steward complex scientific facilities. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, he operates at the intersection of science, data governance, and program management, turning ambitious research agendas into executable plans.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics at Università degli Studi di Padova
Github Skills (33)
reduction10
astronomy9
core-library9
python9
orbital-mechanics9
pipeline9
astrology9
science9
astrodynamics8
astrophysics8
ccd7
astropy7
publishers5
remote-control3
binder3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
KeckObservatory/KCWI_GUIs
Dec 2017 - Mar 2021
A set of GUIs for KCWI operations
Contributions:6 PRs, 65 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 3 months
guiskcwigui
KeckObservatory/LRIS_Focus_GUI
Dec 2017 - May 2021
Automatic spectroscopy focus for LRIS
Contributions:3 PRs, 33 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 5 months
pythonspectroscopy
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