Abhimat Gautam
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolAbhimat Gautam is a postdoctoral astrophysicist at UCLA with 11 years of experience combining observational astronomy, data science, and software engineering to solve complex problems in astrophysics. He earned his PhD and Master's in Astronomy and Astrophysics from UCLA after completing a bachelor's in Astrophysics at UC Berkeley, and has progressed from graduate researcher to a current postdoc role since 2014. His work emphasizes rigorous data analysis pipelines, reproducible research software, and large-scale scientific computation applied to astronomical datasets. Based in Los Angeles, he blends academic rigor with practical engineering—writing production-ready code alongside developing novel scientific methods. Colleagues appreciate his ability to translate intricate physical models into maintainable, testable software that accelerates team science. He is quietly prolific in research software practices, prioritizing reproducibility and scalable workflows that benefit both collaborators and the broader astronomy community.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s, Astrophysics, Bachelor’s, Astrophysics at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy — PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy — PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of California, Los Angeles
Spanish, Hindi, English
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Github Skills (31)
python10
astronomy10
core-library10
astrophysics10
planets10
orbital-mechanics10
screensaver10
apple-tv10
astrology10
planet10
science10
astrodynamics10
cosmology9
synthesis9
geodesy9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
abhimat/abhimat.github.io
Nov 2017 - Mar 2025
Repository for my personal website: abhimat.net
Contributions:18 PRs, 94 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 4 months
reactnextjs
abhimat/AstroCoffee
Apr 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:158 commits, 1 PR, 96 pushes in 5 years 1 month
reactuclaastrocoffee
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