Jacob Shaffer
Graduate Student Researcher
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolJacob Shaffer is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at Penn State who applies an interdisciplinary toolkit spanning biochemistry, biophysics, and physical chemistry to study all-aqueous emulsions as models for membraneless organelles. With 11 years of research and engineering experience—including graduate work at Texas A&M—he combines rigorous experimental design with quantitative analysis to probe how physical driving forces shape biomolecular phase behavior. Summa cum laude in Biochemistry/Biology from University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, he brings a habit of high academic achievement and practical problem solving to application-driven projects. Equally comfortable in the lab and at the firmware/backend intersection suggested by his GitHub bio, he is adept at translating complex biophysical phenomena into testable systems and tools that accelerate discovery.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry at Penn State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biochemistry and Biophysics at Texas A&M UniversityBiochemistry, 3.98, Biochemistry, 3.98 at University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
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Github Skills (121)
hidapi10
wren10
scripting-language10
fibers10
bytecode10
rust10
concurrent10
scripting10
virtual-machine10
hid9
linux9
opengl9
pcre9
compiler9
usb-hid9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Phyllostachys/tuck_it
Jan 2019 - Nov 2023
Contributions:10 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 10 months
Phyllostachys/graphics-demos
Jul 2017 - Jan 2023
Contributions:1 release, 12 commits, 64 pushes in 5 years 6 months
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