Geneva Drayson
Researcher at UChicago Climate Systems Engineering initiative
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGeneva Drayson is a researcher and machine learning scientist based in Chicago with eight years of experience at the intersection of environmental science, policy, and applied ML. She blends academic rigor from the University of Chicago with hands-on startup and product leadership—serving as COO of a winning new venture, leading product at Haldune, and interning across trading and private equity—bringing a rare mix of quantitative research and commercial execution. Currently focused on climate systems engineering research, she pairs policy-oriented fieldwork with technical modeling to tackle real-world environmental risks. Known for sharp humor about existential risk and a knack for turning academic insights into pitched-ready ventures, she’s comfortable moving between labs, boardrooms, and code.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Trott Business Program, Trott Business Program at The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessAlleyn's SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Science at University of Chicago
Github Skills (21)
denoising9
kd-tree9
splines9
geodesy8
h38
image-filters8
wsi8
geostatistics8
vtk7
ray6
imaging6
python5
logistics4
frontend3
javascript3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
PolarizedLightFieldMicroscopy/napari-LF
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Light field imaging plugin for napari
Contributions:4 releases, 52 commits, 35 PRs in 1 year
wsipythonlightnapari-pluginimaging
PolarizedLightFieldMicroscopy/BirTomo
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
Geometrical Birefringence Tomography
Contributions:98 commits, 83 PRs, 272 pushes in 1 month
raysplinesgeostatisticstracingkd-tree
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