Andrew Chael
Louis-Hansen Foundation Assistant Professor
Denmark
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Top SchoolAndrew Chael is a theoretical and computational astrophysicist who builds inference methods and software to turn global telescope data into definitive images of black holes. As a leader in the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration and author of the eht-imaging library, he played a central role in producing the first direct black hole image and the first resolved map of its magnetic fields. His research couples analytic theory, supercomputer simulations of plasma around black holes, and observational data to probe jet launching, image morphology, and precision tests of General Relativity. Currently a Louis-Hansen Foundation Assistant Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute after a NASA Einstein Fellowship at Princeton, he brings a rare blend of open-software engineering, statistical inference, and high-performance simulation experience. He also has a strong mentoring record, advising students on fellowships and LGBTQ+ issues, reflecting an active commitment to community and training. Based in Denmark, he leverages a decade of experience to push observational and theoretical frontiers in black hole astrophysics.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts, Physics, Bachelor of Arts, Physics at Carleton College
French, Chinese
Github Skills (16)
simulation10
temperature10
imaging10
raytracing9
3d8
transport8
python8
jupyter-notebook2
open-science1
visualization1
science1
htcondor1
scientific-computing1
grid1
cicd1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
achael/koral_lite
Aug 2018 - Dec 2022
A lighter version of KORAL: a radiative, two-temperature GRMHD code
Contributions:1 review, 301 commits, 21 PRs in 4 years 4 months
grmhdtemperature
achael/ipole
May 2022 - Aug 2025
Polarized covariant radiative transport code
Contributions:2 PRs, 12 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 3 months
covarianttransport
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