Garrek Stemo
Assistant Professor at Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Osaka, Japan
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Top SchoolGarrek Stemo is an assistant professor at Nara Institute of Science & Technology specializing in molecular physics, with 11 years of research experience focused on laser–molecule interactions. He holds a PhD and MS from NAIST and brings a multidisciplinary background bridging physics, materials science, and Asian studies from U.S. and Japanese universities. Based in Osaka, he combines experimental expertise—aptly summarized on GitHub as “shooting laser at molecules”—with academic leadership in a cutting-edge photonics and molecular dynamics lab. His trajectory reflects both deep technical skill in molecular spectroscopy and a cross-cultural perspective that supports international collaboration and student mentorship.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyBachelor of Arts - BA Physics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Physics at University of Colorado BoulderB.A. Global & Area Studies: Asia concentration Anthropology Minority Studies, B.A. Global & Area Studies: Asia concentration Anthropology Minority Studies at Michigan State UniversityGlobal and Area Studies Japanese language political science, Global and Area Studies Japanese language political science at Kansai Gaidai University
English, Japanese
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Github Skills (53)
visualization10
gpu10
julia10
fourier-transform9
visualizations9
diffraction9
data-visualization9
curve8
splines8
matrix8
mixed-models8
factorization6
simplification6
curve-fitting6
plot6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
garrekstemo/TransferMatrix.jl
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
A general 4x4 transfer matrix for optical waves in layered media for Julia
Contributions:13 releases, 10 reviews, 91 commits in 6 months
opticsoptics-simulationwavestransfer-matrix-methodmatrix
garrekstemo/InteractivePlotExamples.jl
Nov 2022 - Feb 2025
Interactive plot examples using GLMakie, the GPU-powered Julia plotting package
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 31 pushes in 2 years 3 months
visualizationplotplottinginteractive
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