Garett Brown
Software Developer at Xanadu
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolGarett Brown is a software developer with eight years of experience who blends scientific rigor from a Physics PhD with practical engineering to build fast, reliable tools and intuitive APIs. Currently on the tools team at Xanadu, he supports the development of accessible, useful quantum computers and brings hands-on expertise in Python, C, and software engineering best practices. Previously he led development of the astrophysics simulation library AIRBALL and was a top contributor to the 900+ star REBOUND project, producing well-tested, documented scientific software used by the research community. An indie web developer and amateur podcaster, he also maintains a personally built portfolio and a progressive web app puzzle game, demonstrating a focus on simple design and polished user experiences. Notably, his doctoral research on solar system stability and stellar flybys resulted in multiple publications and software artifacts, underscoring his ability to turn complex research into production-quality code.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Pembroke-Kings Programme, First, Pembroke-Kings Programme, First at University of CambridgeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at University of TorontoBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, 3.96/4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, 3.96/4.0 at Brigham Young University
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Github Skills (33)
planetary-science10
jupyterlab9
orbital-mechanics9
astrodynamics9
jupyterlab-extension8
astrophysics8
jupyter8
jupyter-widget7
jupyter-notebook7
desktop-application6
strings6
ansi5
desktop5
console5
rss-reader5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
zyrxvo/airball
May 2022 - Feb 2023
A repository on how to implement flybys using hannorein/rebound
Contributions:5 releases, 1 review, 36 commits in 9 months
zyrxvo/rebound
Mar 2018 - Aug 2024
An open-source multi-purpose N-body code
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
multi-sourcebodyn-bodypurposemulti-purpose
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