Austen Scruggs
Chemical Engineer at Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolAusten Scruggs is a chemical engineer and doctoral candidate with nine years of hands-on experience developing laser-based instrumentation and in-situ aerosol optics for atmospheric characterization. He blends deep expertise in lasers, optics, electronics, and chemometric data analysis with practical skills in LabView, Python, and R to deliver real-time aerosol retrievals and novel polar nephelometer designs. His work spans academia, government research, and defense—leading AI-driven corrosion analytics for the U.S. Air Force and now advancing corrosion-protective coatings at Mercer Engineering Research Center. An adjunct chemistry instructor, he also mentors the next generation of scientists while translating complex experimental systems into operational tools. Notably, Austen pairs fundamental atmospheric chemistry research with applied machine-learning approaches to modernize maintenance prognostics and aerosol detection.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Chemistry at University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and SciencesBachelors of Science Chemistry, Bachelors of Science Chemistry at California State University, FresnoGithub contributions (5)
scruggs36/Polar-Nephelometer
Apr 2019 - Nov 2020
Contributions:59 commits, 36 pushes in 1 year 8 months
scruggs36/TSI-3563-INeph
Jun 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 20 days
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