Ana Prados
Senior Research Scientist at University of Maryland Baltimore County
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Top SchoolAna Prados is a Senior Research Scientist with 12+ years translating satellite remote sensing and atmospheric science into actionable environmental policy, training, and capacity-building programs. She led development of an internationally recognized NASA training program and directed 120+ courses used by 40,000+ learners across 160+ countries, combining technical expertise in air quality, wildfire monitoring, and drought impacts with program evaluation and public communication. Her work spans academia, federal agencies, and international partners—building partnerships from local municipalities to the World Bank—and she co-leads the Disasters Avoided initiative to connect practitioners on disaster risk reduction. Bilingual in English and Spanish, she designs hands-on workshops across Latin America to improve access to geospatial tools, and she brings a rare blend of PhD-level science, policy training, and practical sensor and modeling experience to bridge research and decision making.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry at University of MarylandB.A, Physics and Chemistry, B.A, Physics and Chemistry at New College of Florida
English, Spanish
Github Skills (13)
django6
sqlalchemy6
test-fixtures6
testing6
factory6
python5
spotify4
pytest4
api-client3
spotify-api2
music2
statistics2
auth1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
anaprados/Pomodoro
Jan 2021 - Feb 2025
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
MooseTeam/Tandemr
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:7 pushes in 13 days
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