Adina Feinstein
Assistant Professor at Michigan State University
New York, United States
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Top SchoolAdina Feinstein is an observational astronomer and Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State University, with nine years of research experience spanning undergraduate internships to a NASA Sagan Fellowship. She studies the early evolution of young (<500 Myr) stellar and planetary systems, using multi-wavelength campaigns from X-ray to infrared to investigate how stellar activity sculpts exoplanet atmospheres. After an unconventional path—applying to 15 PhD programs as a senior and instead taking a one-year master’s at UChicago—she completed her PhD there and transitioned through Sagan fellowships at CU Boulder and MSU. Her work emphasizes coordinated ground- and space-based observations and highlights the empirical power of cross-wavelength datasets to connect stellar behavior with planetary outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Major: Astrophysics. Minor: English, Bachelor of Science - BS, Major: Astrophysics. Minor: English at Tufts UniversityHigh School Diploma, Regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program, High School Diploma, Regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program at Jericho High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of Chicago
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Github Skills (65)
python10
convolutional-neural-networks10
telescope10
reduction10
james10
curve10
extraction10
pipeline9
numba9
gradient-descent9
numerics9
planets9
ndarray9
time-series9
mpi9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
afeinstein20/presentation-figures
Jan 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:27 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
afeinstein20/nirhiss
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
Speedy NIRISS data reduction
Contributions:37 commits, 2 PRs, 24 pushes in 3 months
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