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 (22)
simulation10
python10
electrophysiology10
imaging10
temperature10
transport7
raytracing7
parallel6
theory2
htcondor2
exploratory-data-analysis1
open-science1
visualization1
jupyter1
data-science1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
achael/kgeo
Jul 2021 - Feb 2023
simple python analytic kerr raytracing
Contributions:1 release, 70 commits, 8 PRs in 1 year 6 months
pythonraytracinganalytic
achael/grtrans
Oct 2018 - Dec 2020
Contributions:45 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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