Jason Tumlinson
Astronomer at Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Tumlinson is an observational and theoretical astrophysicist with over a decade of experience studying galaxy formation and evolution while shaping strategic plans for future NASA space astrophysics missions. Based at the Space Telescope Science Institute and affiliated with Johns Hopkins, he blends hands-on scientific research with mission-level planning and community coordination. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado Boulder and a BA in Physics and Astronomy from Rice, and his career includes a Mead Fellowship at Yale. Known for "fine handcrafted astrophysics since 1999," he brings long-standing, meticulous modeling and data-analysis expertise to both research and programmatic roles. Colleagues rely on him for connecting detailed theoretical work to practical mission concepts that influence the direction of space astrophysics.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Astronomy, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Astronomy at Rice UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics at University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (41)
simulation9
mesh9
refinement9
bokeh8
python8
ipywidgets8
data-visualisation8
charm8
visualization8
reduction8
jupyter8
cosmology7
astronomy7
altair7
javascript7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
giadasprink/luvoir_simtools
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:18 commits in 1 day
tumlinson/luvoir_simtools
Oct 2016 - Dec 2018
simulation tools for the LUVOIR Surveyor STDT
Contributions:1 PR, 349 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
surveyorpythonsimulationopenscenegraph
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