Gillen Brown
Research Staff Member at Institute for Defense Analyses
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolGillen Brown is a research staff member and astrophysicist turned data scientist with 11 years of quantitative research experience and a PhD from the University of Michigan. He specializes in large-scale data analysis, Bayesian modeling, Python and C development, and has handled datasets up to 60 TB from supercomputer simulations and Hubble observations. At IDA he supports operational evaluation for major software and satellite communications, applying scientific rigor to defense-scale systems. He has four peer-reviewed publications, a track record of securing grants and compute time, and substantial teaching and communication experience from classroom instruction to talks for diverse audiences. Willing to relocate within the US, he brings a blend of independent problem solving, production-oriented coding, and clear stakeholder communication that helps bridge research and operational needs.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, GPA: 4.0/4.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy and Astrophysics, GPA: 4.0/4.0 at University of MichiganBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, GPA 4.0/4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, GPA 4.0/4.0 at University of Missouri-Kansas City
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Github Skills (17)
geophysics8
estimate8
visualization8
galaxy8
astronomy7
matplotlib7
astrophysics7
simulations7
python7
scientific-visualization7
oceanography6
scientific-computing6
makefile6
data-visualization5
finite-element-analysis5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
gillenbrown/library
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
A citation manager designed for astronomy.
Contributions:22 PRs, 489 pushes, 27 branches in 2 years 9 months
citationastronomy
gillenbrown/Sinistra
May 2015 - Jun 2020
Contributions:72 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 2 months
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