Andrés Escovar
Scientific Software Developer - NOAA Contractor at GAMA-1 Technologies
Ames, Iowa, United States
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Top SchoolAndrés Escovar is a Scientific Software Developer and NOAA contractor with a Ph.D. in condensed matter physics and eight years of experience building numerical models, visualization tools, and scientific software for multidisciplinary teams. He blends deep theoretical expertise in stochastic and out-of-equilibrium statistical mechanics with practical software engineering skills across Fortran, C++, Python, Java and C#, delivering cloud-integrated deployments and testing within SAFe Agile workflows. His research-driven approach produced multiple high-impact publications and a Research Excellence Award, and he has translated kinetic Monte Carlo and Langevin dynamics into analytic models and interactive visualization pipelines. At Gama-1 he integrates and curates scientific applications for NOAA, bringing HPC and reproducible-science practices to operational science software. He also creates physics educational content and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses, reflecting strong communication skills that bridge research, software, and teaching.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Honors), Physics - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Honors), Physics - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics at Iowa State UniversityUniversidad de los Andes
English, SpanishProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
AndresGarciaEscovar/Notes-HTML
Nov 2021 - Mar 2025
Small HTML projects.
Contributions:2 PRs, 27 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 4 months
AndresGarciaEscovar/Python-COOxidation
Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:134 commits, 85 pushes, 2 branches in 7 months
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