Dax Feliz
Flatiron Research Fellow
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolDax Feliz is an astrophysicist and Flatiron Research Fellow with nine years of research experience focused on exoplanet discovery and characterization. Based in New York City, he brings a strong computational background from postdoctoral positions at the American Museum of Natural History and Vanderbilt University and a PhD in Astronomy from Vanderbilt. Raised in Spanish Harlem, Dax is deeply committed to improving science education for students of color and mentors through teaching and lab roles earlier in his career. His research blends telescope data analysis and instrument work—dating back to Kepler light-curve mining and hands-on instrumentation at the Large Millimeter Telescope—aimed at answering whether we are alone and identifying future habitable worlds.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
central park east high schoolMaster's degree, Physics, Master's degree, Physics at Fisk UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy at Vanderbilt UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
periodic9
planet9
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transit7
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ascii6
bash6
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axis6
colorbar6
dataframe6
scatter-plot6
astronomy6
python5
algorithm4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
daxfeliz/TESS_Project
Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
Contributions:283 commits, 248 pushes in 1 year 11 months
daxfeliz/cunybridgebootcamp
Jul 2022 - Aug 2024
Contributions:196 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 1 month
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