Arthur Adams
Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Viginia
Riverside, California, United States
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Top SchoolArthur Adams is a postdoctoral researcher with nine years of experience specializing in exoplanet atmospheres, currently based at the University of Virginia after prior postdoc roles at UC Riverside and the University of Michigan. He earned a PhD in Astronomy from Yale, where his research focused on modeling exoplanet observations and involved collaborations across observatories and planetary scientists. Arthur combines observational modeling, statistical analysis, and software skills developed from early particle-physics data work, giving him a strong quantitative toolkit for interpreting challenging datasets. Known for bridging theory and observation, he has collaborated with diverse research groups and supervisors, and brings practical teaching experience from running undergraduate astronomy labs. An understated strength is his ability to move between code-driven data analysis and high-level scientific interpretation, making him effective in cross-disciplinary projects.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Physics, Master of Science (MS), Physics at San Francisco State UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics (Astrophysics), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics (Astrophysics) at Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy at Yale UniversityNorthgate High School
English, German, Finnish
Github Skills (15)
atmosphere8
planets7
planet7
planetary7
retrieval6
planetary-science5
climate-model5
transmission4
astronomy4
python4
citation3
journal3
astrophysics3
bibtex2
latex2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
adadams/eccentric-atmospheres
Oct 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:1 release, 109 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 10 months
adadams/adadams.github.io
Nov 2016 - May 2022
Contributions:30 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 6 months
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