Brant Robertson
Professor at University of California, Santa Cruz
California, United States
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Top SchoolBrant Robertson is a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz with over a decade of experience bridging theoretical and computational astrophysics, numerical simulation, and AI/ML analysis of large-scale astronomical data. Trained at Harvard (PhD) and distinguished by Hubble and other postdoctoral fellowships, he has led research groups and taught across top institutions including Caltech, University of Arizona, and the Institute for Advanced Study. His work combines high-performance computing and machine learning to model cosmic structure formation and extract signals from petabyte-class datasets, enabling both predictive simulations and data-driven discovery. Known for translating complex theory into scalable code and reproducible workflows, he brings a rare mix of deep physics insight and practical software engineering aimed at accelerating astrophysical discovery.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Astronomy, cum laude, with Distinction in Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Astronomy, cum laude, with Distinction in Physics at University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy at Harvard University
Github Skills (15)
gpu9
jupyter-notebook8
astronomy6
python5
astropy4
diffraction4
semantic-segmentation2
emr1
notebook1
data-catalog1
catalog1
system-integration1
jupyter1
documentation1
pendulum1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
brantr/comp-astro-group-manual
Jun 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
brantr/sedov_taylor
Dec 2014 - Dec 2017
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push in 3 years
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