B Alterman
Research Astrophysicist at Alterman Tutoring
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Top SchoolB Alterman is a research astrophysicist with a decade of experience studying the Sun and the solar wind, now based at NASA Goddard after a progression through research roles at Southwest Research Institute and the University of Michigan. He combines deep expertise in non-thermal plasma analysis and spacecraft data (Wind/Solar Wind Experiment) with hands-on modeling and data assimilation from his PhD work in applied physics. Beyond research, he has two decades of tutoring experience helping students with math, physics, and Latin—specializing in learners with ADHD, dyslexia, and executive-functioning challenges, which informs a patient, pedagogical approach to science communication. His background spans theoretical particle physics to applied heliophysics, giving him a rare blend of breadth and technical depth. Colleagues value him for translating complex plasma measurements into actionable scientific insight and for mentoring the next generation of scientists.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Physics at University of MichiganBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics & Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics & Philosophy at Macalester College
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (72)
python10
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data-structure10
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
blalterman/otherstuff.github.io
Jul 2025 - Aug 2025
Contributions:76 PRs, 145 pushes, 42 branches in 1 day
blalterman/SolarWindPy
Jan 2019 - Jun 2022
python data analysis tools for solar wind measurements
Contributions:418 commits, 268 PRs, 475 pushes in 3 years 5 months
python-data
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