Ali Hanks
Associate Teaching Professor
South Bend-Mishawaka Region United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAli Hanks is a physicist-turned-educator with a decade of experience transforming advanced research into hands-on learning at UC Berkeley, where they currently lecture and serve as Assistant Project Scientist. With a Ph.D. from Columbia and postdoctoral work spanning Stony Brook to Berkeley, Ali blends deep theoretical expertise with practical course design, believing the best way to learn is to build. They launched and teach a course they designed, demonstrating a talent for curriculum innovation that connects cutting-edge physics to accessible projects. Based in California, Ali bridges research and pedagogy, mentoring students to tackle real problems rather than just pass exams. Colleagues know them for translating complex concepts into tangible learning experiences and for sustaining an active research-informed teaching practice.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Physics and Astronomy, B.S. Physics and Astronomy at University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics at Columbia University
Github Skills (12)
open-access10
spectral9
measurements9
data-access9
raspberry-pi8
python8
gamma8
nuclear-physics4
raspberry3
sparkfun2
monitoring1
micropython1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alihanks/phenix
Jul 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:472 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
bearing/radwatch-analysis
Jun 2017 - Aug 2021
For spectral analysis tools for gamma and NAA measurements.
Contributions:61 commits, 12 PRs, 46 pushes in 4 years 2 months
measurementsanalysis-toolsgammaspectralspectral-analysis
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