Francis-yan Cyr-racine
Associate Professor Of Physics And Astronomy
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Top SchoolFrancis-yan Cyr-racine is an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico with over a decade of research and teaching experience in particle astrophysics and cosmology. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia after graduate work at McGill, and held postdoctoral fellowships at Caltech’s Keck Institute and Harvard, developing a strong track record in theoretical and observational cosmology. His work bridges fundamental particle physics questions with astrophysical data, and he has a history of translating complex theory into testable predictions. Based in Albuquerque, he brings an interdisciplinary background—including early experience in hydrology and language teaching—that informs a practical, collaborative approach to mentoring students and building research programs. Colleagues describe him as a curious problem-solver who blends deep analytic rigor with an eye for impactful, data-driven projects.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at The University of British ColumbiaMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Physics, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Physics at McGill University
French, English
Github Skills (4)
python4
cosmology2
machine-learning1
julia1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
franyancr/montepython_public
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Public repository for the Monte Python Code
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
python-codepublic-repositorypython
franyancr/Subhalo-correlations
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:3 pushes in 11 days
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