Allison Youngblood
Research Astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolAllison Youngblood is a NASA research astrophysicist and Project Scientist for the TESS mission, leading ~100 scientists and engineers to operate the observatory and maximize its scientific return while stewarding public resources. With 11 years of experience across NASA Goddard, LASP, and the NASA Postdoctoral Program, she has authored 90+ peer‑reviewed papers on stellar environments and exoplanet habitability using Hubble, Chandra, XMM‑Newton, Swift and TESS. She secures competitive funding, mentors early‑career researchers, and has successfully defended mission extensions and advanced small‑sat and CubeSat concepts toward flight. Allison also contributes to planning the Habitable Worlds Observatory, bridging near‑term mission operations with the design of a next‑generation flagship aimed at finding life-bearing worlds. Known for combining rigorous data analysis with mission leadership, she brings a rare mix of hands‑on observational expertise and large team stewardship.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at University of Colorado at BoulderBachelor of Arts, Astrophysics, Bachelor of Arts, Astrophysics at Wellesley College
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
mass9
interpolation6
python6
gaussian-processes6
scipy6
cpp5
time-series4
planets2
jack2
planetary2
exo2
planet2
orbital-mechanics1
exposure1
calculator1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
allisony/lyapy
May 2015 - Jan 2023
Contributions:3 releases, 78 commits, 6 PRs in 7 years 9 months
fittingnearbylyman-alphamass
allisony/LISM_NHI
Aug 2024 - Sep 2025
Contributions:4 releases, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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