Carl Fields
Assistant Professor at University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolCarl Fields is an Assistant Professor and computational nuclear astrophysicist with a decade of experience modeling massive stars, their explosions, and the multi-messenger signals they produce. He combines deep theoretical expertise (PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics) with hands-on computational physics developed during roles at Los Alamos National Laboratory and data-driven training through the LSST Data Science Fellowship. His work spans nuclear microphysics to large-scale simulations, bridging astrophysical theory and observatory-relevant predictions as an Assistant Astronomer at Steward Observatory. Funded and recognized by fellowships from NSF and Ford, he brings a track record of independent research and mentoring in high-performance computing environments. An interesting thread through his career is a consistent focus on translating complex simulation output into observable signatures for multi-messenger astronomy.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Physics, Cum Laude, Bachelor’s Degree, Physics, Cum Laude at Arizona State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astronomy and Astrophysics at Michigan State University
English
Github Skills (21)
routines10
cosmology9
orbital-mechanics9
mass-spectrometry9
hydrodynamics8
astrodynamics8
snl-applications8
binder7
astrophysics7
bitcoin7
jupyter-book7
python6
science5
jupyter-notebook5
astronomy5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
carlnotsagan/ReacSamp
May 2016 - Jun 2018
Contributions:2 releases, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
carlnotsagan/carlnotsagan.github.io
Aug 2016 - Jul 2024
homepage of Carl Fields
Contributions:185 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 8 years
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